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Art With Heart: 8 Weeks of Elementary Art Around the World (K-2)

Completed by 5 learners
Ages 5-8
Self-Paced Course
In this 8-week elementary art course, learners in grades K-2 will observe and discuss art from many cultures; learn techniques in drawing, painting, collage, and sculpture; and explore their own creativity.
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Number of reviews:
(464 reviews)

8 pre-recorded lessons
8 weeks of teacher support
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What's included

8 pre-recorded lessons
8 weeks
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1 year access
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Homework
2-4 hours per week. Young artists will spend varying amounts of time exploring resources in the classroom and working on their artwork.
Assessment
Learner progress is assessed informally through participation in the classroom and sharing photos of finished artworks. A personalized Certificate of Completion will be shared as a PDF.

Class Experience

US Grade Kindergarten - 3
This 8-week, elementary art course is a taste of art with heart for young, beginning artists.  There are no live meetings for this course; rather, students learn independently from interactive video lectures on Edpuzzle, instructional videos, and museum websites for kids. During this course, each week learners will explore artworks, learn and practice a new skill, and make an artwork.  No art experience is required for this course.

Topics We Will Cover:   Each week, we will explore a theme in art including self, family, friendship, community, friends, pets, and the natural world.  As we study art from many cultures and time periods, the unity of human experience is an overarching theme.  Cross-curricular content in foreign languages, history, geography, science, and math appear in every lesson.  Learners will be making drawings, paintings, collages, and sculpture using their own ideas.

Week One:  Self
Week Two:  Play
Week 3: Families
Week 4:  Community
Week 5:  Places
Week 6: Pets and Other Animals
Week 7:  The Sun
Week 8:  Friends

What to Expect Each Week:  Every week begins with a student-centered discussion in the classroom around a set of artworks.  Using the Visual Thinking Strategy, learners interpret art on their own first, developing confidence and visual literacy.  I share the story behind the artworks during a brief lecture, followed by a skill-learning and practice session. These include guided drawing and experimenting with media and tools.  I use a document camera so learners can easily follow along. 

We tie the theme and our new skills together in the final project for each class.  These are open-ended visual problems, encouraging choice and individual expression.  I provide options for artists who want more specific directions, and ones who are more independent.  Learners will share photos or videos of their finished works and discuss them in our classroom.  Each week, I will share enrichment and extension activities.

My Teaching Style: I am a friendly, compassionate teacher and I respect student artists’ varying skill levels and communication preferences.  Learners may choose to engage in discussions, respond using chat, and/or share their artworks. Learners are encouraged to communicate in a way that is best for them.  Art is all about individual expression!

Learning Goals

Students will learn vocabulary to talk about what they see in a work of art.
Students will art making techniques in drawing, painting, collage, and sculpture.
Students will learn about the work of artists from around the world.

Syllabus

8 Lessons
over 8 Weeks
Lesson 1:
Self: Drawing Faces
Lesson 2:
Play: Paper Engineering
Lesson 3:
Families: Shadow Puppets
Lesson 4:
Community: Adinkra Printing

Other Details

Parental Guidance
Parental guidance is suggested while learners are using scissors, paint and glue.
Supply List
White paper for drawing and painting, 9 x 12" or a similar size
Color construction paper
Card stock or other heavy paper for building
Pencil and eraser
Markers, crayons, colored pencils, or oil pastels
Ruler
Scissors
Glue
Watercolor paint and brushes
Model magic or homemade salt dough (recipe will be shared)
 1 file available upon enrollment
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Meet the teacher

Joined June, 2020
4.9
464reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Virginia Teaching Certificate in Music/Theater/Arts
Bachelor's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from Lander University
I am a certified Visual Arts teacher in Virginia (USA), and have over 20 years of art-teaching experience, from ages 4 to 18.  As a practicing artist, I have work in private and corporate collections here in the US.  I have been teaching art on Outschool since 2020.

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