Scope and sequence · Arts
Grade 2 Art
A year of looking closely and making carefully: line, shape, color, light, materials, texture, space and the great masters, for children ages 7 to 8.
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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 That Show Feelings · unit test
- MUST COVER 1.2 Line Patterns · unit test
- MUST COVER 1.3 Contour Drawing · unit test
- MUST COVER 1.4 Lines in Illuminated Letters · unit test
Unit 2: Shape and Form
- MUST COVER 2.1 Geometric and Organic Shapes · unit test
- MUST COVER 2.2 From Shapes to Forms · unit test
- MUST COVER 2.3 Symmetry · unit test
- MUST COVER 2.4 Mosaics: Pictures from Pieces · unit test
Unit 3: Color
- MUST COVER 3.1 The Color Wheel · unit test
- MUST COVER 3.2 Tints and Shades · unit test
- MUST COVER 3.3 Complementary Colors · unit test
- MUST COVER 3.4 Color in Stained Glass · unit test
Unit 4: Value and Shadow
- MUST COVER 4.1 Light, Middle and Dark · unit test
- MUST COVER 4.2 Highlight and Shadow on a Ball · unit test
- MUST COVER 4.3 Cast Shadows · unit test
- MUST COVER 4.4 Silhouettes · unit test
Unit 5: Materials
- MUST COVER 5.1 Watercolor: Water and Pigment · unit test
- MUST COVER 5.2 Oil Pastels: Blending Color · unit test
- MUST COVER 5.3 Colored Pencil Layering · unit test
- MUST COVER 5.4 Clay: The Coil Pot · unit test
Unit 6: Texture and Pattern
- MUST COVER 6.1 Drawing Texture with Marks · unit test
- MUST COVER 6.2 Pattern and Repetition · unit test
- MUST COVER 6.3 Paper Weaving · unit test
- MUST COVER 6.4 Stamp Printing · unit test
Unit 7: Space and Composition
- MUST COVER 7.1 Foreground, Middle Ground and Background · unit test
- MUST COVER 7.2 Big Near, Small Far · unit test
- MUST COVER 7.3 Overlapping · unit test
- MUST COVER 7.4 Symmetrical Balance · unit test
Unit 8: Great Art
- MUST COVER 8.1 Animals in Art · unit test
- MUST COVER 8.2 Landscapes: Constable and Hiroshige · unit test
- MUST COVER 8.3 Portraits · unit test
- MUST COVER 8.4 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 That Show Feelings: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 1.1 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 2 | Session 1: Lesson 1.2 Line Patterns: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 1.2 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 3 | Session 1: Lesson 1.3 Contour Drawing: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 1.3 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 4 | Session 1: Lesson 1.4 Lines in Illuminated Letters: 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 and Organic 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 From Shapes to Forms: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 2.2 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 7 | Session 1: Lesson 2.3 Symmetry: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 2.3 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 8 | Session 1: Lesson 2.4 Mosaics: Pictures from Pieces: 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 Tints and Shades: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 3.2 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 11 | Session 1: Lesson 3.3 Complementary 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 Color in Stained Glass: 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 Light, Middle and Dark: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 4.1 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 14 | Session 1: Lesson 4.2 Highlight and Shadow on a Ball: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 4.2 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 15 | Session 1: Lesson 4.3 Cast Shadows: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 4.3 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 16 | Session 1: Lesson 4.4 Silhouettes: 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 Watercolor: Water and Pigment: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 5.1 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 19 | Session 1: Lesson 5.2 Oil Pastels: Blending Color: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 5.2 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 20 | Session 1: Lesson 5.3 Colored Pencil Layering: 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 Coil 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 Drawing Texture with Marks: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 6.1 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 23 | Session 1: Lesson 6.2 Pattern and Repetition: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 6.2 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 24 | Session 1: Lesson 6.3 Paper Weaving: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 6.3 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 25 | Session 1: Lesson 6.4 Stamp Printing: 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, Middle Ground 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 Big Near, Small Far: 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 Symmetrical Balance: 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 Animals in Art: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 8.1 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 31 | Session 1: Lesson 8.2 Landscapes: Constable and Hiroshige: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 8.2 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 32 | Session 1: Lesson 8.3 Portraits: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 8.3 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 33 | Session 1: Lesson 8.4 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 |