Week 1

* Rules & expectations
* Introduce the 7 elements of art
* Materials: art journal and pencil

Week 2

* Element: Color
* Activity: Color Wheel
* Materials: art journal, pencil, pastels

Week 3

* Element: Color
* Activity: Warm and Cool colors
* Materials: art journal, pencil, pastels, crayons

Week 4

* Element: Line
* Activity: Kinds of lines
* Materials: art journal, pencil, pastels

Week 5

* Element: Line & Color
* Activity: Kinds of lines and colors
* Materials: art journal, pencil, pastels

Week 7

* Element: Shape
* Activity: Positive and Negative Shapes
* Materials: art journal, pencil, scissors, glue

Week 6

* Topic: Value
* Activity: Watercolor techniques
* Materials: art journal, pencil, watercolors

Week 8

* Element: Shapes
* Activity: Geometric Shapes
* Materials: art journal, pencil, ruler, pastels

Week 11

* Thanksgiving Break Project

Week 14

* Focus: Line and Color
* Activity: Block Printing
* Materials: art journal, pencil, brayers, printing ink

Week 9

* Focus: Line, Shape and Color
* Activity: Mondrian
* Materials: art journal, pencil, black marker,
                   pastels, ruler, glue

Week 10

* Element: Space
* Activity: Overlapping Collage
* Materials: art journal, pencil, scissors, glue, pictures, fabric scraps

Week 12

* Focus: Symmetry
* Activity: Self Portrait
* Materials: art journal, pencil, pastels

Week 13

* Focus: Line, Symmetry and Color
* Activity: Picasso
* Materials: art journal, pencil, pastels, ruler, glue

Winter Break

Week 15

* No art class due to our field trip to Peterson Museum

Week 16

* Review rules & expectations
* Review the 7 elements of art
* Review types of lines
* Review cool and warm colors

Week 17

* Activity: Landscape collage
* Media: Watercolors

Week 19

* No art class due to field trip to LACMA

Week 18

Activity: Animal Patterns
Media: Crayons

Week 20

* Activity: Animal drawing
* Media: Drawing pencils

Week 22

* Tessellations
* Media: Watercolors and Crayons

Week 24

* Element: Value & Shape
* Activity: Sketching
* Materials: art journal, pencil, vine charcoal

Week 21

* Activity: Splatter Art
* Media: Acrylic paints

Week 27

* Element: Form
* Activity: Pinch Pot
* Materials: art journal, pencil, clay

Week 23

* Activity: Landscape with lines
* Media: Acrylic paints

Week 29

* Spring Break

Week 25

* Topic: Perspective
* Activity: My Favorite Room
* Materials: pastels

Week 26

* No school

Week 27

* Element: Form
* Activity: Pinch Pot
* Materials: art journal, pencil, clay

Week 28

Favorite art pieces.

Week 29

Spring Break

Be Prepared

Please have all art materials ready before class begins.

When you look at art think about this...
          What is the art showing?
          What story do you think the artist is trying to tell?
          How does the art make you feel and why?