Baltimore City Public School System Division of Curriculum and Instruction Office of Elementary Curriculum and Instruction Quarter One Curriculum Overview

Kindergarten - 1

Unit/Theme: Picture Making

Content to be Taught/ Resources Student Products Assessments Timeframe Lessons1-6  BCPSS Elementary Art  Crayon drawings  Informal observation and  Picture Making: Curriculum  Crayon rubbings recording of progress Exploring lines, Recommended materials  Crayon and torn paper  Graphic representation of shapes, colors,  Connections in Art-Davis pictures visual arts elements textures, and patterns Publications  Sponge and gadget prints  Art element identification  Introduce the  Arts Edge Web Site- worksheets language of art- www .artsedge.kennedy- center.org Elements of art &  Fine Art prints Principles of design  Where the Sidewalk Ends, *Refer to attached chart Shel Silverstien  Hey, Diddle, Diddle, illustrated by Bonnie MacKain  Moonlight on the River, William Shattuck  Shadow, Marcia Brown  The Wall, Ronald Himler

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Kindergarten - 1

Unit/Theme: Showing Seasons of the Year

Content to be Taught/ Resources Student Products Assessments Timeframe Lessons 7-10  BCPSS Elementary Art  Collage pictures  Informal observation and  Picture Making: Curriculum  Tempera pictures recording of progress Explore a variety of Recommended materials-  Colored marker pictures  Graphic representation of visual picture making media  Connections in Art-Davis arts elements  Identify and describe Publications  Art element identification ways in which people  Arts Edge Web Site- worksheets express themselves www.artsedge.kennedy - center.org through visual design in  Fine Art prints clothing, costumes,  Calendars depicting seasons celebrations  Shadow, Marcia Brown  Identify Art in everyday  Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf, Lois life Ehbert  Identify the language of  Pumpkin, Pumpkin, Jeanne art - Elements of art & Tithering Principles of design  What Will the Weather Be Like *Refer to attached chart Today?, Paul Rogers  What Is the Sun?, Reeve Lindbergh

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Grades 2-3

Unit/Theme: Picture Making

Content to be Taught/ Resources Student Products Assessments Timeframe Lessons1-6  BCPSS Elementary Art  Crayon drawings  Informal observation and  Picture Making: Curriculum  Crayon rubbings recording of progress Exploring lines, Recommended materials  Crayon stencil drawings  Graphic representation of shapes, colors, textures  Connections in Art-Davis  Crayon and torn paper visual arts elements and patterns Publications pictures  Graphic representation of  Identify the language  Arts Edge Web Site-  Sponge and gadget prints visual principles of design of art-Elements of art www.artsedge.kennedy-center.org  Art element identification & Principles of design  Fine Art Reproductions worksheets *Refer to attached chart  Where the Sidewalk Ends-Shel Silverstein  The Dragon Takes a Wife, Walter Dean Myers  A Wolf of My Own, Jan Wahl  Shadow, Marcia Brown  The Wall, Ronald Himler

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Grades 2-3

Unit/Theme: Showing Seasons of the Year, Time of Day, and Weather

Content to be Taught/ Resources Student Products Assessments Timeframe Lessons 7-10  BCPSS Elementary Art  Collage pictures with  Informal observation and  Picture Making: Curriculum paper sculpture recording of progress Explore a variety of Recommended materials- techniques  Graphic representation of visual picture making media  Connections in Art-Davis  Colored markers arts elements  Identify and describe Publications pictures  Graphic representation of visual ways in which people  Arts Edge Web Site  Crayon resist principles of design express themselves -www.artsedge.kennedy-  Art element identification through visual design in center.org worksheets clothing, house  Fine Art prints furnishings, costumes,  Calendars depicting seasons celebrations, festivals,  Shadow, Marcia Brown holidays  Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf, Lois  Identify Art in everyday Ehbert life  The Legend of The  Identify the language of Bluebonnet, retold and art-Elements of art & illustrated by Tomie dePaola Principles of design *Refer to attached chart

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Grades 4-5

Unit/Theme: Picture Making

Content to be Taught/ Resources Student Products Assessments Timeframe Lessons 1-6  BCPSS Elementary Art  Collage pictures with  Informal observation and  Picture Making: Curriculum paper sculpture techniques recording of progress  Explore a variety of  Recommended materials-  Tempera patterns  Graphic representation of visual picture making media Connections in Art-Davis  Colored markers pictures arts elements  Identify Art in everyday Publications  Collage and marker  Graphic representation of life  Arts Edge Web Site- picture visual principles of design  Identify the language of www .artsedge.kennedy-center.org  Crayon rubbing and  Art element and art principle art-Elements of art &  Fine Art prints stencil pictures identification worksheets Principles of design  James and the Giant Peach, *Refer to attached chart Roald Dahl  Bad Day at Riverbend, Chris Van Allsburg  Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf, Lois Ehbert

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Grades 4-5

Unit/Theme: Showing Seasons of the Year, Time of Day, and Weather

Content to be Taught/ Resources Student Products Assessments Timeframe Lessons 7-10  BCPSS Elementary Art  Collage pictures  Informal observation and  Picture Making: Curriculum  Tempera patterns recording of progress Explore a variety of Recommended materials-  Colored markers pictures  Graphic representation of visual picture making media  Portfolios- Barnett Kendall  Collage and marker arts elements  Identify and describe publishing picture  Graphic representation of visual ways in which people  Arts Edge Web Site-  Crayon rubbing and principles of design express themselves www. artsedge.kennedy-center.org stencil pictures  Art element and art principle through visual design in  Fine Art prints identification worksheets clothing, house  Calendars depicting seasons furnishings, costumes,  Shadow, Marcia Brown celebrations, festivals,  Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf, Lois holidays Ehbert  Identify Art in everyday  The Seasons Sewn:A Year in life Patchwork-Gerald McDermott  Identify the language if  The First Thanksgiving-George art-Elements of art & Jean Craighead Principles of design *Refer to attached chart

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