2nd Grade Art

August - December

Strand 1: Create (Investigate, Plan, Make, Refine)

• Discuss  in a small group the many ways to solve an art problem.
• Create art about personal interests using a variety of materials and tools.
  • Design a building (architecture).
  • Create a still life.
  • Create a landscape. Identify foreground and background to create the illusion of space.
  • Create/identify a variety of lines.
  • Create/identify secondary colors.
  • Identify and use geometric shapes and forms.
  • Identify and create value.
• Experiment with a variety of materials and tools.
• Show proper and safe techniques for using and cleaning various art materials and work space.
• Discuss and reflect with peers about choices made in creating artwork.
  • Explain why people have different responses to: subject matter, use of line, color, shape and texture, and use of media.

Strand 2: Present (Display, Express)

• Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.
  • Distinguish between different materials or artistic techniques for preparing artwork for presentation.
• Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.
  • Analyze how art exhibited inside and outside of schools (such as in museums, galleries, virtual spaces, and other venues) contributes to communities.

Strand 3: Respond (Perceive, Analyze, Interpret)

• Perceive and analyze artistic work.
  • Consider and describe aesthetic qualities of  nature and architecture.
  • Categorize images based on expressive properties.
• Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.
  • Interpret art by identifying mood  described by subject matter and elements of art.
• Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.
  • Use art vocabulary to express preferences about artwork.

Strand 4:  Connect (Synthesize, Relate)

• Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.
  • Create works of art about events in home, school, or community life.
• Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
  • Compare and contrast cultural uses of artwork from different times and places.

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January - May

Strand 1: Create (Investigate, Plan, Make, Refine)

• Discuss  in a small group the many ways to solve an art problem.
• Create art about personal interests using a variety of materials and tools.
  • Identify and use geometric shapes and forms.
  • Identify and use real/actual texture.
  • Identify and create pattern.
• Repurpose objects to make something new.

Strand 2: Present (Display, Express)

• Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.
  • Categorize artwork based on a theme or concept for an exhibit.
• Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.
  • Distinguish between different materials or artistic techniques for preparing artwork for presentation.
• Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.
  • Analyze how art exhibited inside and outside of schools (such as in museums, galleries, virtual spaces, and other venues) contributes to communities.

Strand 3: Respond (Perceive, Analyze,Interpret)

• Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.
  • Interpret art by identifying mood  described by subject matter and elements of art.
• Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.
  • Use art vocabulary to express preferences about artwork.

Strand 4:  Connect (Synthesize, Relate)

• Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
• Compare and contrast cultural uses of artwork from different times and places.