What do Second graders need to know about art?

Second grade students will be able to identify and use visual arts vocabulary and concepts, and apply basic skills and techniques.

How you can help your child with Visual Arts:

Display artwork around the home and workplace.
Keep a variety of art materials available.
Encourage safe use of material and clean-up practices.
Do art projects with your child.
Talk about the art objects in your home.
Sign, date and save some artwork in a folder.
Visit online galleries, museums and cultural events.
Your child needs to understand and apply Visual Arts concepts, vocabulary and skills in order to:

Identify and demonstrate different line qualities, e.g. thick/thin.
Identify and use warm/cool colors.
Identify and use repetition in artwork.
Use texture in two and three dimensional work.
Vary pressure, placement and direction of tools with control.
Use one type of tool to create different visual qualities.
Create space in artwork using overlap and relative size.

Your child needs to demonstrate the thinking skills used in the artistic processes by:

Applying a creative, performing and responding/reflecting process to Visual Art.
Your child needs to understand how to communicate through visual art by:

Combining geometric and organic shapes to create free form shapes.

Your child needs to make connections within and across the Arts, to other disciplines, life, cultures, and work by:

Describing the features of a specific artists or culture’s art.
Describing career roles in Visual Art and demonstrating the skills used in the world of work.
Resources to use at home:
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction at http://www.k12.wa.us/curriculumInstruct/arts/
Wenatchee School District web site at http://home.wsd.wednet.edu/