types of greetings to welcome people

1. Greetings &WelcomeGreetings &Welcome
to
Elementary Visual ArtElementary Visual Art

2. ELEMENTARY ART
•Elements & Principles of Design—the basic
“ingredients” of visual art; the language of art
•Art Production—Materials, techniques & skills
•Aesthetics/Art in a cultural setting
The entire Elementary Art program is based
on three broad, overlapping areas:

3. Elements & Principles ofElements & Principles of
DesignDesign:
the basic “ingredients” and
language of Visual Art
Line, Shape, Value, Color,
Texture, Contrast, Balance,
Pattern, Unity

4. Art activities are age appropriate
Kindergarten & Grade 1 Artwork

5. Grade 1 learns about
borders and backgrounds

6. Grade 4 learns about composition,
balance, and the element of value.

7. Grade 5 learns about color schemes,
composition and genres of art.

8. Art Production/Materials &Art Production/Materials &
TechniquesTechniques
Students learn how to effectively use
various materials to create original
artwork.

9. Grade 5 weaving effectively combines
the elements of Line, Color, and
Texture

10. Grade 2 used paper sculpture techniques and their
knowledge of rainforest animals from a unit in
science in order to produce effective and detailed
animal masks.

11. Grade 4 learns about
printmaking and the
use of opposite colors.
Grade 1 uses paint and collage
technique in this “Under the
Sea” composition.

12. Kindergarten & Grade 1 paint
self-portraits.

13. Grade 3 uses collage to learn
about distance in a picture.
Grade 4 learns a charcoal
technique to help them learn
about drawing solid forms.

14. Aesthetics/Visual ArtAesthetics/Visual Art
in a cultural settingin a cultural setting
Students look at artwork from
various artists and cultures and
use what they see as inspiration
for their own work.

15. They might look at the work
of Vincent Van Gogh. . .

16. . .or Australian Aboriginal
people . .

17. . . .or work from observation
Drawings by Grade 4

18. . . .or memory.
International Flag Ceremony, Grade
2

19. . .or from a combination of
knowledge, memory and
imagination.
Grade 2 watercolor

20. There are some basic rules
and routines in the art room:
• Wear protective clothing
• Be attentive to instruction
• Try your best
• Use the materials as they are intended to be
used
• Be very careful with scissors
• Ask the teacher questions if you do not
understand
• Respect other people’s artwork—look but do not
touch!

21. It:
* holds all of his artwork,
* shows his progress over time,
* is used for assessment and
* provides work for exhibitions in school.
Your child’s portfolio looks something like this.
It will be sent home during the year for you
to look at and at the end of the year it will
be sent home permanently.