Scope and sequence · Arts
Grade 1 Art
A cheerful first year of looking, learning and making: line, shape, color, light, materials, texture, space and the great masters, one picture and one project at a time.
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What to cover
32 of 32 lessons are MUST COVER. They are tested on the unit tests and exams, or are skills the SAT/ACT relies on. OPTIONAL lessons are enrichment. Do them if time allows. The course is complete when the MUST COVER lessons are done.
Unit 1: Line
- MUST COVER 1.1 Lines Are Everywhere · unit test
- MUST COVER 1.2 Lines That Stand, Lie Down and Lean · unit test
- MUST COVER 1.3 Lines That Move · unit test
- MUST COVER 1.4 Contour Drawing: Slow Looking Lines · unit test
Unit 2: Shape
- MUST COVER 2.1 Geometric Shapes · unit test
- MUST COVER 2.2 Organic Shapes · unit test
- MUST COVER 2.3 Drawing with Shapes · unit test
- MUST COVER 2.4 Positive and Negative Shapes · unit test
Unit 3: Color
- MUST COVER 3.1 The Color Wheel · unit test
- MUST COVER 3.2 Mixing Orange, Green and Purple · unit test
- MUST COVER 3.3 Warm and Cool Colors · unit test
- MUST COVER 3.4 Tints: Adding White · unit test
Unit 4: Light and Shadow
- MUST COVER 4.1 Where Light Comes From · unit test
- MUST COVER 4.2 Shadows Change with the Sun · unit test
- MUST COVER 4.3 Light and Dark Values · unit test
- MUST COVER 4.4 Shading with Crayon Pressure · unit test
Unit 5: Materials
- MUST COVER 5.1 Crayon Resist: Why Wax and Water Don’t Mix · unit test
- MUST COVER 5.2 Tempera Paint and Brush Care · unit test
- MUST COVER 5.3 Kinds of Paper · unit test
- MUST COVER 5.4 Clay: The Pinch Pot · unit test
Unit 6: Texture and Form
- MUST COVER 6.1 Real Texture and Drawn Texture · unit test
- MUST COVER 6.2 Texture Rubbings · unit test
- MUST COVER 6.3 Forms: Sphere, Cube and Cone · unit test
- MUST COVER 6.4 Paper Sculpture · unit test
Unit 7: Space and Composition
- MUST COVER 7.1 Foreground and Background · unit test
- MUST COVER 7.2 Ground Line and Horizon Line · unit test
- MUST COVER 7.3 Overlapping · unit test
- MUST COVER 7.4 Big Near, Small Far · unit test
Unit 8: Masters and Picture Study
- MUST COVER 8.1 Millet: Painting Work and Prayer · unit test
- MUST COVER 8.2 Audubon: The Birds of America · unit test
- MUST COVER 8.3 Rembrandt: Light in the Darkness · unit test
- MUST COVER 8.4 Velázquez and Our Family Art Show · unit test
36-week pacing calendar
From the course’s own 32-week pacing guide, with catch-up and review weeks added to fill a 36-week (180-day) year.
| Week | Plan | Done | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | Session 1: Lesson 1.1 Lines Are Everywhere: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 1.1 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 2 | Session 1: Lesson 1.2 Lines That Stand, Lie Down and Lean: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 1.2 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 3 | Session 1: Lesson 1.3 Lines That Move: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 1.3 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 4 | Session 1: Lesson 1.4 Contour Drawing: Slow Looking Lines: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 1.4 studio project and sketchbook practice Session 3: Unit 1 review and portfolio piece | ||
| Wk 5 | Session 1: Lesson 2.1 Geometric Shapes: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 2.1 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 6 | Session 1: Lesson 2.2 Organic Shapes: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 2.2 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 7 | Session 1: Lesson 2.3 Drawing with Shapes: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 2.3 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 8 | Session 1: Lesson 2.4 Positive and Negative Shapes: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 2.4 studio project and sketchbook practice Session 3: Unit 2 review and portfolio piece | ||
| Wk 9 | Session 1: Lesson 3.1 The Color Wheel: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 3.1 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 10 | Session 1: Lesson 3.2 Mixing Orange, Green and Purple: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 3.2 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 11 | Session 1: Lesson 3.3 Warm and Cool Colors: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 3.3 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 12 | Session 1: Lesson 3.4 Tints: Adding White: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 3.4 studio project and sketchbook practice Session 3: Unit 3 review and portfolio piece | ||
| Wk 13 | Session 1: Lesson 4.1 Where Light Comes From: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 4.1 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 14 | Session 1: Lesson 4.2 Shadows Change with the Sun: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 4.2 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 15 | Session 1: Lesson 4.3 Light and Dark Values: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 4.3 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 16 | Session 1: Lesson 4.4 Shading with Crayon Pressure: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 4.4 studio project and sketchbook practice Session 3: Unit 4 review and portfolio piece | ||
| Wk 17 | Catch-up and review week (no new lessons) | ||
| Wk 18 | Session 1: Lesson 5.1 Crayon Resist: Why Wax and Water Don’t Mix: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 5.1 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 19 | Session 1: Lesson 5.2 Tempera Paint and Brush Care: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 5.2 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 20 | Session 1: Lesson 5.3 Kinds of Paper: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 5.3 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 21 | Session 1: Lesson 5.4 Clay: The Pinch Pot: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 5.4 studio project and sketchbook practice Session 3: Unit 5 review and portfolio piece | ||
| Wk 22 | Session 1: Lesson 6.1 Real Texture and Drawn Texture: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 6.1 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 23 | Session 1: Lesson 6.2 Texture Rubbings: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 6.2 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 24 | Session 1: Lesson 6.3 Forms: Sphere, Cube and Cone: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 6.3 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 25 | Session 1: Lesson 6.4 Paper Sculpture: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 6.4 studio project and sketchbook practice Session 3: Unit 6 review and portfolio piece | ||
| Wk 26 | Session 1: Lesson 7.1 Foreground and Background: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 7.1 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 27 | Session 1: Lesson 7.2 Ground Line and Horizon Line: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 7.2 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 28 | Session 1: Lesson 7.3 Overlapping: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 7.3 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 29 | Session 1: Lesson 7.4 Big Near, Small Far: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 7.4 studio project and sketchbook practice Session 3: Unit 7 review and portfolio piece | ||
| Wk 30 | Session 1: Lesson 8.1 Millet: Painting Work and Prayer: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 8.1 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 31 | Session 1: Lesson 8.2 Audubon: The Birds of America: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 8.2 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 32 | Session 1: Lesson 8.3 Rembrandt: Light in the Darkness: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 8.3 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 33 | Session 1: Lesson 8.4 Velázquez and Our Family Art Show: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 8.4 studio project and sketchbook practice Session 3: Unit 8 review and portfolio piece | ||
| Wk 34 | Catch-up week: finish any MUST COVER lesson not yet done | ||
| Wk 35 | Catch-up week: finish any MUST COVER lesson not yet done | ||
| Wk 36 | Year-end review, portfolio and records |