Scope and sequence · Arts
Kindergarten Art
A joyful first year of looking and making: lines, shapes, colors, light, materials, texture and great pictures, one gentle lesson a week.
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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: Lines All Around
- MUST COVER 1.1 Straight Lines and Curved Lines · unit test
- MUST COVER 1.2 Zigzag, Wavy and Spiral Lines · unit test
- MUST COVER 1.3 Thick Lines and Thin Lines · unit test
- MUST COVER 1.4 Lines in Nature · unit test
Unit 2: Shapes
- MUST COVER 2.1 Circles and Squares · unit test
- MUST COVER 2.2 Triangles and Rectangles · unit test
- MUST COVER 2.3 Animals Made of Shapes · unit test
- MUST COVER 2.4 A Cut-Paper Shape Picture · unit test
Unit 3: Colors in God’s World
- MUST COVER 3.1 Naming Colors and the Rainbow · unit test
- MUST COVER 3.2 Red, Yellow and Blue · unit test
- MUST COVER 3.3 Mixing Orange, Green and Purple · unit test
- MUST COVER 3.4 Warm Colors and Cool Colors · unit test
Unit 4: Light and Dark
- MUST COVER 4.1 Day and Night · unit test
- MUST COVER 4.2 Shadows Outdoors · unit test
- MUST COVER 4.3 Light Colors and Dark Colors · unit test
- MUST COVER 4.4 A Sun and Shadow Picture · unit test
Unit 5: What Art Is Made Of
- MUST COVER 5.1 Crayons Are Made of Wax · unit test
- MUST COVER 5.2 Paint and Markers · unit test
- MUST COVER 5.3 Paper: Tear, Fold and Cut · unit test
- MUST COVER 5.4 Clay: Pinch, Roll and Squeeze · unit test
Unit 6: Texture
- MUST COVER 6.1 What Is Texture? · unit test
- MUST COVER 6.2 Rubbings · unit test
- MUST COVER 6.3 Textures on Animals · unit test
- MUST COVER 6.4 A Texture Collage · unit test
Unit 7: Putting a Picture Together
- MUST COVER 7.1 Patterns · unit test
- MUST COVER 7.2 Big and Small, Near and Far · unit test
- MUST COVER 7.3 The Ground Line and the Sky · unit test
- MUST COVER 7.4 Filling the Page · unit test
Unit 8: Looking at Great Art
- MUST COVER 8.1 Portraits · unit test
- MUST COVER 8.2 Landscapes · unit test
- MUST COVER 8.3 Still Life · unit test
- MUST COVER 8.4 Animals in Art · 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 Straight Lines and Curved Lines: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 1.1 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 2 | Session 1: Lesson 1.2 Zigzag, Wavy and Spiral Lines: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 1.2 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 3 | Session 1: Lesson 1.3 Thick Lines and Thin Lines: 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 Nature: 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 Circles and Squares: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 2.1 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 6 | Session 1: Lesson 2.2 Triangles and Rectangles: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 2.2 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 7 | Session 1: Lesson 2.3 Animals Made of 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 A Cut-Paper Shape Picture: 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 Naming Colors and the Rainbow: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 3.1 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 10 | Session 1: Lesson 3.2 Red, Yellow and Blue: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 3.2 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 11 | Session 1: Lesson 3.3 Mixing Orange, Green and Purple: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 3.3 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 12 | Session 1: Lesson 3.4 Warm Colors and Cool Colors: 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 Day and Night: 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 Outdoors: 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 Colors and Dark Colors: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 4.3 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 16 | Session 1: Lesson 4.4 A Sun and Shadow Picture: 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 Crayons Are Made of Wax: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 5.1 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 19 | Session 1: Lesson 5.2 Paint and Markers: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 5.2 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 20 | Session 1: Lesson 5.3 Paper: Tear, Fold and Cut: 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: Pinch, Roll and Squeeze: 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 What Is 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 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 Textures on Animals: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 6.3 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 25 | Session 1: Lesson 6.4 A Texture Collage: 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 Patterns: 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 and Small, Near and 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 The Ground Line and the Sky: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 7.3 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 29 | Session 1: Lesson 7.4 Filling the Page: 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 Portraits: 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: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 8.2 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 32 | Session 1: Lesson 8.3 Still Life: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 8.3 studio project and sketchbook practice | ||
| Wk 33 | Session 1: Lesson 8.4 Animals in Art: 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 |