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Elementary Art Curriculum Guide Unit PlanElementary Art Curriculum Guide Unit Plan
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Spring Branch Independent School District
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1st - 5th
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Elementary Art Curriculum Guide

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Get crafting with hundreds of pages of art lessons! The plans are organized into topics, which include clay, drawing, composition and design, mixed media, painting, printmaking, and paper.

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Drawing, painting, sculpture, compositions, design, printmaking

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visual and performing arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Pick and choose a few lessons of your choice or build a few units with selected lessons from each topic

Classroom Considerations

  • There are a few blank pages that appear to be unintentionally blank and possibly were originally meant for images; these are few and far between

Pros

  • Lessons include objectives, materials, vocabulary, and step-by-step instructions; the steps are sometimes accompanied by drawings that show the process
  • Many lessons are paired with pictures of sample works of art
  • Covers many areas of visual arts with enough lessons for an entire year (or more!)

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  • None

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