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Drawing a Family Portrait

— 5 Lessons


Exploring line and color
Planning the Family Portrait
Placing Figures in a Context
Adding the Finishing Touches
Creating a Portrait Gallery

Grade 2

Drawing

Discoveries in Collage

— 5 Lessons


Experimenting with Composition
Using Color and Shape to Depict a Familiar Place: The first of three linked lessons
Using Different Kinds of Paper to Define a Figure: The second linked lesson
Adding Details: The third linked lesson
Displaying Artwork

Grade 2

Collage

Discoveries in Paint

— 6 Lessons


Painting with Lines
Mixing Colors
Depicting a Place in the Community
Layering Shapes - Big and Small
Adding Details
Preparing Work for an Exhibition

Grade 2

Painting

Making Collographic Prints of the Community

— 5 Lessons


Drawing buildings in the neighborhood
Introduction to the collograph plate
Finishing the Collographic Plate
Creating rubbings
Printing!

Grade 2

Printmaking

Discoveries in Clay

— 5 Lessons


Learning about Clay
Making a Pinch Pot
Adding Pattern
Creating an Animal Head Lid
Creating an Exhibit

Grade 2

Sculpture

Creating Accordion Books

— 4 Lessons


How do illustrators use letters in pictures?
Changing and cutting letters
Making a cover
Assembling the accordion book and mounting the collages inside

Grade 2

Two-Dimensional Applied Design