Lesson 8 – Capstone 1: Silhouettes

Two silhouette profiles face each other, one black with a white thought bubble reading “I hope to use my sketchbook everyday,” and the other white with a black thought bubble reading “I want to use watercolor more.”

In this lesson, students will combine everything they have learned about how artists use their materials in order to create their first self-portrait.

Lesson 7 – Negative Space: Cut Paper

A red and white paper cutout shows symmetrical abstract shapes

This lesson is an introduction to the concept of negative and positive space in art, which describes the space around the subject of an art piece (negative) and the subject itself (positive).

Lesson 3 – Museum

Three thought-bubble-shaped forms inside black circles, each filled with a different textured pattern: the first is gray with a geometric leaf design, the second is purple and pink with a rough, marbled texture, and the third is tan with a woven plaid-like texture.

Completing a virtual class museum trip is recommended at least three times over the course of the year to ensure a well-rounded art experience for the students.

Lesson 2 – Textures in the Living World

A textured crayon and pastel drawing shows fall trees with brown trunks and overlapping red, orange, and yellow leaf rubbings.

Students will continue to explore visual and tactile texture, how artists use texture as a visual element in art, and how different textures appear in the natural world.