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GRADES
K-3 Book 1, An Introduction to the Visual Arts
Units capture students interests and imaginations
while introducing fundamental principles of arts. Units are divided into
three sections as follows: What Artists Do: 7units cover activities
artists engage in when making art such as imagining and observing.
Students explore both drawing and painting techniques. What Artists See:
6 units cover the elements that artists use in 2 and 3 dimensional work such as
shape, form, and color. Students explore collage, paper works, and color mixing.
Students gain experience in handling scissors, glue and paper forms. Exploring
Ancient Art: 11 units cover ancient art from cave painting to Gothic glass
windows. Students explore mural, pottery, paper art, bookbinding, mosaic
techniques and more. Students gain experience in handling a variety of media
including chalk pastels, oil pastels, clay, and paper.
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THREE PAGES PER
UNIT
TAKE A LOOK AT
THE PAGES FROM UNIT 2, SHOWN BELOW!
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PAGE1
An introduction
to the
unit topic
is read to students and includes
an exercise.
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In
this unit students learn that artists use their imaginations when making art.
"Artists imagine. Imagination starts with images, pictures, ideas or
things we see in the world around us...As the young boy studies the lizard he
pictures in his mind what a larger creature of that nature might look like.
What he sees turns to something new through his imagination!" Artists begin
with an idea and gather information for picture making. |
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The
activity in this unit sends students for an exploration walk. They gather visual
information by taking their pencil and notebook so they can make drawings
or take notes about what they've seen. |
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PAGE 2
The topic is shown in a work of art by the
masters. Questions guide the student in exploring the picture further.
Questions are located under each print.
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The
painting on this page is I and the Village by Marc Chagall |
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is an imaginative picture based on the artists' recollection of his home town. |
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Questions
are as follows: "Are all the houses in the village drawn the way the artist
saw them? Are any upside-down? Do the colors look real or unreal? Why?
Do you think the artist has fond memories of the
place where he lived? Does the painting
tell you what things were important to the artist?" |
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PAGE 3
The project in this unit directs students to use
their imaginations. "Think about how you feel about the people,
animals, houses, and other objects that are around you. Draw a picture to show
how you feel. Paint with watercolor crayons."
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Students
are able to use information gathered on page one to enhance their imaginative
picture of what is around them. |
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Step
by step directions are given for using watercolor crayons. This media
allows experience with color and paint, as well as the drawing methods that
students use naturally. |
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The
finished artworks on the third page of each unit are created by students in
Kindergarten through third grades. |
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Take a look at the table of contents for this book.
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Contents |
page |
Contents |
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Materials |
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Introduction - Teaching Simply |
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WHAT ARTISTS DO - Artists... |
51 |
Unit 15 Palaces (Minoan
Frescos) |
| 6 |
Unit 1 Compose |
54 |
Unit 16 Pyramids ( Egyptian
Murals ) |
| 9 |
Unit 2 Imagine |
57 |
Unit 17 City Walls (Near
Eastern Bas- Relief) |
| 12 |
Unit 3 Use Photographs |
60 |
Unit 18 Pots ( Greek
Pottery) |
| 15 |
Unit 4 Observe Nature |
63 |
Unit 19 Tombs ( Etruscan
Wall Paintings) |
| 18 |
Unit 5 Talk with Pictures |
66 |
Unit 20 Streets ( Roman
Sculpture) |
| 21 |
Unit 6 Use Special Objects |
69 |
Unit 21 Churches (Byzantine
Mosaics) |
| 24 |
Unit 7 Show Works |
72 |
Unit 22 Castles (Medieval
Tapestry) |
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75 |
Unit 23 Books
(Illuminations of the Middle Ages) |
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WHAT ARTISTS SEE - Artists See... |
78 |
Unit 24 Windows (Gothic
Glass) |
| 28 |
Unit 8 Shape |
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| 31 |
Unit 9 Form |
83 |
Keys to a Great Art Experience |
| 35 |
Unit 10 Line |
85 |
Real Motivation - Real Art |
| 38 |
Unit 11 Empty Space |
86 |
Expanding on
the Text With Visual Motivators |
| 41 |
Unit 12 Full Space |
95 |
Expanding on
the Text With Auditory Motivators |
| 44 |
Unit 13 Color |
96 |
Stages
of Development and
Expression in Children's Art |
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EXPLORING ANCIENT ART - Art In... |
100 |
Wild
and Wonderful ways With Art and Our Responses to Them |
| 48 |
Unit 14 Caves ( European
Cave Art) |
103 |
Final Note |
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Materials Introduced:
ebony pencils, pastel sticks,
oil pastels, watercolor crayons, colored paper craft, clay.
List of Prints:
An Interior, Boy Bringing Pomegranates by DeHooch, I and the Village
by Chagall, Prima Ballerina on Stage by Degas, The Pond by Corot, A
Peasant Wedding by Bruegel the Elder, Old Models by Harnett, La
Moulin De La Galette by Renoir, The City by Leger, Angel with
Candlestick by DaBari, The Flight into Egypt: Life of the Virgin by
Durer, Cloth Bleaching Dance by Hanabusa Itcho, Children's Games
by Bruegel the Elder, Entree Du Port De Marseilles by Signac, Horses,
Bull and Stags. Cave Painting at Lasxaux, The Bull Leapers Minoan, Servants
with Offerings Egyptian, Lion Hunt of Ashurnasirpal II Near Eastern, Athena
Pouring Wine for Heracles Greek, Head of a Woman Etruscan, Bronze
Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius Roman, Empress Theodora and Court
Ladies Byzantine, Battle of Hastings Romanesque, St. Luke
Illustration of Gospel of Otto III Ottonian, King David with Harp
Gothic.
Price: $39.99/print packet included (set of 24
fine art prints)
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Artistic
Pursuits Grades K-3 Book Two, Artists from Cimabue to Delacroix is sure to
delight young students with colorful illustrations and fine art prints. It
focuses on the lives of artists who left the world with a vision that has awed
and inspired for generations. Units are based on individual artists within
major periods of art from 13th century late Gothic to the academy artists of the
18th century. The purpose of the text is to place in students' minds the
primary character of each artist and his work. Short fictional stories
give a glimpse into each artist's childhood experience, which may have given him
the unique vision of our world by which we know him and his art. |
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FOUR TO FIVE
PAGES PER UNIT
TAKE A LOOK AT
THE PAGES FROM UNIT 2, SHOWN BELOW!
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PAGE1
An introduction
to the
artist helps students see a relationship between their own lives and that of the
artist. Fictional story adds details and focuses on one point for which
the artist is remembered, for best retention of facts.
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The
introduction states, "Giotto helped his father watch over the sheep.
The sheep grazed in green fields all day. Giotto had lots of time as a
young boy to think, dream, and to discover. Do you have a place to go
where you can think or daydream with no particular purpose in mind? Young
Giotto discovered that he had artistic talent in just such a place." |
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story begins, "Young Giotto opened the fenced gate. His father's
sheep sprung forward, making their way to the choicest grasses and wild flowers..." |
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PAGE 2
The conclusion restates the
main point for which the artist is known and remembered. Boxes provide
information about art of the times.
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The
conclusion in bold type states, "Just as Giotto carefully observed his
father's sheep, he carefully observed people. Giotto became well known for
his skill in painting people with expression and emotion." |
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This
box asks, "What is a fresco painting? A fresco is created when paint
is applied to a wet plaster wall. The paint joins the plaster.
First, the section of wall to be painted is covered with plaster. The
craftsman..." |
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PAGE 3
The project in this unit directs students to use
their imaginations. Step by step instructions show how to use the
materials. Student work is shown for inspiration.
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Text
states, "You can make art by scratching into a soft surface just as Giotto
did as a young boy. He used rocks and stone. You can use a softer
material, oil pastels. Draw a picture of what you imagine Giotto saw as he
tended his father's sheep on the grassy hills." |
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Step
by step directions are given for using oil pastels to make a scratch board. |
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Box
at the top of the page lists materials needed to complete the project. |
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The
finished artworks on the project pages are created by students in Kindergarten
through third grades. |
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PAGE 4
The artists work is shown in a glossy fine art
reproduction which you attach to the page. Art work is discussed, helping
students discover how to appreciate the arts and what to look for in a picture.
Questions guide the student in exploring the picture further. Questions
are located under each print.
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The
painting on this page is The Flight Into Egypt by Giotto. |
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Text
states, "Most art from Europe during the Gothic period was made for
Christian churches. Artists painted stories centering on the life of
Christ. Giotto's painting shows..." |
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Questions
are as follows: "What colors does Giotto use in this painting? Which
figures have gold halos? What do the halos suggest about the figures?
Which figure has wings?" |
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PAGE 5
The second project allows students to work with
the same materials as the artist. Students work with frescos.
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Instructions
state, "You can make a fresco just like Giotto, using plaster and paint.
Make a scene that shows the emotions of the people in it. Emotions can be
happy, sad, lonely, or excited." |
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Step
by step directions are given for using plaster (spackling) on a cardboard
backing. Watercolors are the painting medium used. |
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Box
at the top of the page lists materials needed to complete the project. |
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The
student work on this page shows her family seated at the table. She
remembers a conversation from the night before. Students are encouraged to
work from personal experiences. |
See the Contents page below:
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Contents |
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Contents |
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Materials |
50 |
Unit 10 Durer |
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Introduction |
54 |
"Saint Eustace" |
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Unit 1 Cimabue |
56 |
Unit 11 Bruegel |
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"Madonna Enthroned" |
58 |
""Hunters in the Snow" |
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Unit 2 Giotto |
60 |
Unit 12 Rembrandt |
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"The Flight to Egypt" |
62 |
"Abraham's Sacrifice" |
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Unit 3 Limbourg |
64 |
Unit 13 Vermeer |
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"Book of Hours, April" |
67 |
"The Artist in his Studio" |
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Unit 4 Van Eyck |
69 |
Unit 14 Chardin |
| 25 |
"Jean Arnolfini and His Wife" |
71 |
"Boy with a Top" |
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Unit 5 Da Vinci |
73 |
Unit 15 Fragonard |
| 30 |
"Mona Lisa" |
75 |
"The Swing" |
| 32 |
Unit 6 Michelangelo |
77 |
Unit 16 Turner |
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"The Creation of Man" |
79 |
"The Fighting Temeraire" |
| 37 |
Unit 7 Raphael |
81 |
Unit 17 Delacroix |
| 40 |
"Madonna Della Sedia" |
84 |
"The Tigre Royale" |
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Unit 8 Anguissola |
87 |
Bibliography |
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"Three Sisters Playing
Chess" |
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Unit 9 Correggio |
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"Adoration of the Shepherds" |
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Materials Introduced:
watercolors, tempera paints,
oil pastels, printmaking, stamping, clay, paper mache, mixed media with colored
paper and markers.
List of Prints is in contents
above.
Price: $39.99/print packet included (set of 17
fine art prints)
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