Mrs. Vanessa Ryan

Parkside Elementary School

Visual Art Teacher 

Hi Everyone!

Below are the Alignments for each grade!

Kindergarten:

Skills: picnh pots, cut on a straight and curved line, hold and use: pencil, marker, crayon, paintbrush, Glue: brush, bottle, stick

Identifying Elements: line- horizontal and vertical, color- primary and secondary, shape- geometric

Identifying Art: portrait, landscape, still life, real vs. imaginary

Responding to Art: explain art work verbally through selected elements of art (line, shape, color)

verbally share something they like about their art work and something they would change

1st Grade:

Skills: use rulers, multiple sized brushes, pinching, pulling and textured clay

Identifying Elements: build on knowledge of color and begin to accurately mix color, introduce warm and cool colors, texture- applied and actual

Identifying Art: understanding 2-D vs. 3-D, show an understanding of realistic vs. abstract

Responding to Art: explain art work verbally using selected elements of art (line, shape, color), verbally share something they like about their art work and something they would change

2nd Grade:

Skills: expanding painting techniques and materials, measurements using rulers, developing drawing skills: application and use of variety of materials, coil, slip and score, sealing clay

Identifying Elements: understand organic and geometric shapes

Identifying Art: understand how art is used to express differences in cultures through history

Responding to Art: explain art work through writing and focusing on selected elements of art (color, line, shape)

compare ideas expressed in their own art work in the works of others

3rd Grade:

Skills: introducing new materials: charcoal, chalk, ebony pencils, brayers/printmaking, weaving, slab additive

Identifying Elements and Principles: expand on value ( light and dark, tints and shades), identify horizon line (space), movement and balance

Identifying Art: understand how different art movements influence and effect art history

Resonding to Art: respond and interpret the art works of others, set personal goals for their art work

4th Grade:

Skills: developing printmaking skills- reductive printmaking, completing art with a higher level of craftmanship, advanced hand building techniques and glaze

Identifying Elements and Principles: atmospheric perspective, horizon line and vanishing point, facial proportion

Identifying Art: careers in art, functions of art (fiber, graphic arts, architecture, etc.), understand how different art movements influence and effect art history

Responding to Art: respond and interpret the art work of others, set personal goals for their art work

Technology: chrome books for research, using google classroom for certain projects