Art: Ms. Mary Beth Gersh
Art Topics
Lessons will illustrate important elements of making and appreciating art, and emphasize important artists, works of art, and artistic concepts.
The elements of art (line, shape, form, space, light, texture, and color) will be discussed at various levels depending on the grade taught.
Topics will be added or deleted depending on the time frame and on the other core subjects the students are studying because art is interdisciplinary.
Kindergarten
Holiday Projects- ex. Symmetrical hearts
Seasonal Projects – ex. Spring Flowers
Projects focusing on line, shape and color
CK Artwork : Observe and talk about:
Mary Cassatt: The Bath
Alexander Calder : Lobster trap and Fish Tail
Winslow Homer: Snap the Whip
First Grade
Illustrate a lion using the elements of shape
Colors of a Rainbow
Two and three-dimensional paper sculptures
Textured animal rubbings
Recognize kinds of pictures; portraits, still life
CK Artwork: Observe and talk about:
Leonardo daVinci: Mona Lisa
Francisco Goya: Don Manuel Osauo, Marique de Zungu
Vincent Van Gogh: Self Portrait
Art from Long Ago
Jacob Lawrence: Parade
Diego Rivera: The History of Medicine in Mexico
Second Grade
Chinese Dragons
Chinese Scrolls
Fairy Tale Castles
Abstract Designs
Origami
O’Keefe Inspired Flowers
Audubon and Bird Gliders
Building Designs
CK Artwork: Observe and talk about:
Picasso: Bull Head
Paul Klee: Cat and Bird
Albrecht Durer: Young Hare
Henri Rousseau: Virgin Forest
Van Gogh: The Starry Night
Third Grade
Roman Art – aqueducts, mosaics
Navajo Rug Design
Still Life
Animal Mural
Architectural Relief
CK Artwork: Observe and talk about:
Le Pont du Gard
The Pantheon
James Chapin: Ruby Green Singing
Jan Vermeer: Milkmaid
Edward Hicks: The Peaceable Kingdom
Faith Ringgold: Tar Beach
Seventh Grade
Chuck Close Portraits
Navajo Sand Painting
Rose Windows
Calligraphy
Linear Perspective
CK Artwork: Observe and talk about:
Works of Matisse, Munch, Chagall, Picasso, Dali, Klee, Kandinsky
