Description:
Students begin the unit by exploring the use of tempera paint and the use various sized brushes. They experiment with primary colors, black and white to create a non-objective composition of lines and shapes. The teacher takes the class on a neighborhood walk to prepare for the next part of the unit -- painting an experience in the community. Students discuss their observations and depict their experiences through paint. They layer big and small shapes to organize space, use light and dark colors to create contrast, and add details to create visual interest. The unit concludes with preparing work for exhibition.
Grade 2 Benchmark:
Through an exploration of art materials and techniques, students exercise imagination, construct meanings, and depict their experiences; work in two-dimensional and three-dimensional art forms, use basic art tools, and gain knowledge of media and compositional elements
Vocabulary:
composition, curvy, thick, thin, overlap, similar, different, primary, palette, shape, light, dark, layer, vehicle, foreground, middle ground, background, contrast, details, exhibit, label, medium, mount, statement, frame,