Any parent that would like to volunteer as an art parent, please email
(Ryna Alexander or Hollis Citron-Gross) at 
ralexander@kellmanbrownacademy.org or hcgross@kellmanbrownacademy.org 
to set up a time to come in an help with the great art projects.

Kellman Academy provides a comprehensive and hands on experience in the art room that every child experiences. Understanding and knowledge of the arts is a vital part of a complete education. The arts are rich disciplines that include a vibrant history, an exemplary body of work to study, and compelling cultural traditions. An education in the arts is an essential part of the academic curriculum for the achievement of human, social, and economic growth. The arts offer tools for development. They enable personal, intellectual, and social development for each individual. Teaching in and through the arts within the context of the total school curriculum, especially during the formative years of an elementary K-6 education, is key to maximizing the benefits of the arts in education.

 

 

Nursery:

In this course, students will participate in initial art activities where basic concepts, ideas, skills and techniques will be introduced. The course is designed to establish basic understandings of the foundation skills. By the end of the Nursery, some or most students may be able to explore and manipulate art media.

 

Kindergarten:

In this course, students will participate in initial art activities where basic concepts, ideas, skills and techniques will be introduced. The course is designed to establish basic understandings of the foundation skills. By the end of the Kindergarten, some or most students may be able to explore and manipulate art media. Through observation of artworks, students will recognize differences and similarities, and verbalize about their feelings. Students may be able to use color as a means of emotional expression. Kindergarteners should experience their environment through art, and gain confidence and discovery through experimentation.

 

By the end of Kindergarten students will achieve these benchmarks:

 

 

                        A. Learns and applies art vocabulary

                             • Express ideas and feelings about artists’ works they observe

                             • Describes organic shapes in the environment

                        B. Understands art elements such as color, value, shape, form, line, and
                 texture

                             • Observe differences in shapes and forms

                             • Name and use various lines (thick, thin, straight, curved, wavy,
                   sharp, soft, hard)

                             • Recognize light and dark

                             • Identify and differentiate natural and manufactured textures

                        C. Develops appreciation for visual arts

                             • Examine artists and identify such artists as Van Gogh, Kandinsky,
                   Monet, El Greco, and others

                        D. Demonstrates an understanding of how art affects our everyday
                 lives

                             • Identifies the use of pattern in their environment such as bricks in
                   a wall, designs on a cloth, windows in a building

                             • Explore and describe environment through art

                        E. Develops keen observation skills

                             • Illustrate objects in order, although proportion may not be correct

 

 

First Grade:

In this course, students will participate in initial art activities where basic concepts, ideas, skills and techniques will be introduced. The course is designed to establish basic understandings of the foundation skills. By the end of the 1st grade, some or most students may be able to explore and manipulate art media. Through observation of artworks, students will recognize differences and similarities, and verbalize about their feelings. Students may be able to use color as a means of emotional expression. First graders should experience their environment through art, and gain confidence and discovery through experimentation.

 

By the end of 1st grade students will achieve these benchmarks:

 

 

                        A. Learns and applies art vocabulary

                             • Express ideas and feelings about artists’ works they observe

                             • Describes organic shapes in the environment

                        B. Understands art elements such as color, value, shape, form, line, and
                 texture

                             • Recognize and Identify primary and secondary colors

                             • Observe differences in shapes and forms

                             • Name and use various lines (thick, thin, straight, curved, wavy,
                   sharp, soft, hard)

                             • Recognize light and dark

                             • Identify and differentiate natural and manufactured textures

                        C. Develops appreciation for visual arts

                             • Define color choices

                             • Examine artists and identify such artists as Modigliani, Courier and
                   Ives, Mondrian, Dubuffet, Chagall, Miro, and others

                        D. Demonstrates an understanding of how art affects our everyday
                 lives

                             • Identifies the use of pattern in their environment such as bricks in
                   a wall, designs on a cloth, windows in a building

                             • Explore and describe environment through art

                        E. Recognizes different still life, portraits, landscapes

                             • Discover differences and similarities in artworks

                        F. Develops keen observation skills

                             • Illustrate objects in order, although proportion may not be correct

                             • Recognize and Identify primary and secondary colors

 

 

 

Second Grade:

In this course, students will participate in art activities where basic concepts, ideas, skills and techniques will be further developed from the introductory level. Students will experience a progression of achievement in the foundation skills. By the end of 2nd grade, some or most students may be able to discover self-awareness in relation to the environment. Students may also have discovered activities that express their imagination and their emotions. Discovery is the key to all of the artistic forms of vocabulary, manipulation, color and communication in grade 2.

 

By the end of 2nd grade students will achieve these benchmarks:

 

 

                        A. Learns and applies art vocabulary

                             • Verbalize about tools, materials, and art experiences

                             • Build an active art vocabulary

                             • Discuss differences and similarities in colors, environments, object,
                   etc.

                             • Name primary, secondary, warm-cool colors

                        B. Understands art elements such as color, value, shape, form, line, and
                 texture

                             • Identify lines in own work and in artist’s works

                             • Name and describe basic geometric shapes; circle, square, rectangle,
                   triangle, diamond, oval

                             • Use color in a realistic way

                             • Experiment with color mixing

                             • Identify and discuss textures and how they make one feel

                        C. Develops appreciation for visual arts

                             • Examine and make decisions about what they like in art

                             • Identify and study artists like Matisse, Leger, and Henri Rousseau,
                   Keith Haring, Picasso, and others

                        D. Demonstrates an understanding of how art affects our everyday lives

                             • Discover an awareness of the elements of art in their surroundings

                        E. Recognizes different still life, portraits, landscapes

                        F. Develops keen observation skills

                             • Develop an awareness of composition in art

                             • Understand how different types of art are produced with various
                    media

 

 

 

Third Grade:

In this course, students will participate in art activities where basic concepts, ideas, skills and techniques will be refined from previous levels. By the end of 3rd grade, some or most students may be able to participate in group activities. Students may have developed their awareness of space and the dimensional environment through observation of their surroundings. Drawing skills become more developed with accuracy in details and colors become more realistic.

 

By the end of 3rd grade students will achieve these benchmarks:

 

 

 

                        A. Learns and applies art vocabulary

                             • Develop an understanding of different styles of art

                             • Realize various viewpoints: ant’s eye view, bird’s eye view

                        B. Understands art elements such as color, value, shape, form, line, and
                 texture

                             • Use color in a realistic way

                             • Observe value changes between dark and light

                             • Demonstrate awareness of three-dimensional space

                             • Practice lines using a variety of tools

                             • Comprehend how light causes shadows and shading

                        C. Develops appreciation for visual arts

                             • Examine and make decisions about what they like in art

                             • Observe works of artists such as Picasso, Joseph Stella, Braque,
                    Ernst Kirchner, and others

                        D. Demonstrates an understanding of how art affects our everyday lives

                             • Discover an awareness of the elements of art in their surroundings

                             • Identify geometric shapes in environment, such as buildings, animals,
                   etc.

                        E. Recognizes different still life, portraits, landscapes

                             • Recognize foreground, middle-ground, and background, and
                   placement (sky-ground relationships)

                             • Discusses use of line in nature, manufactured objects, and artists
                   works

                        F. Develops keen observation skills

                             • Develop awareness of composition in art

                             • Analyze subject and surroundings with increasing detail

                             • Sees values, changes in dark and light

 

 

Fourth Grade:

In this course, students will participate in art activities where basic concepts, ideas, skills and techniques will be further refined from previous levels. By the end of 4th grade, some or most students may be able to explore concepts of composition, spatial relationships, and organization, and demonstrate control in handling materials. Drawing is now a refinement of observation as well as understanding basic color theory.

 

By the end of 4th grade students will achieve these benchmarks:

 

 

                        A. Learns and applies art vocabulary

                             • Identify realistic shapes, abstract shapes, non-objective shapes

                             • Discuss foreground, middle-ground, and background concepts

                             • Analyze how artists use color in artworks

                        B. Understands art elements such as color, value, shape, form, line, and
                 texture

                             • Discuss differences and similarities in shapes, sizes

                             • Analyze lines in artworks

                             • Comprehend how values change as move around form, resulting in
                    shading

                             • Analyze color in nature, artworks, and objects

                             • Identify how texture is used in artworks

                        C. Develops appreciation for visual arts

                             • Observe works of art by famous artists such as Picasso, Edward
                    Hicks, Duchamp, and others

                        D. Demonstrates an understanding of how art affects our everyday lives

                        E. Recognizes different still life, portraits, landscapes

                             • Recognize foreground, middle-ground, and background, and
                   placement (sky-ground relationships)

                             • Discusses use of line in nature, manufactured objects, and artists
                    works

                        F. Develops keen observation skills

                             • Analyze subject and surroundings with increasing detail

                             • Create drawings from observation

                             • Analyze how art elements are used by artists

 

 

Fifth Grade:

In this course, students will participate in art activities where basic concepts, ideas, skills and techniques will be further refined from previous levels. By the end of 5th grade, some or most students may be able to plan art projects, use motor skills, and demonstrate dexterity with tools and techniques. They may be able to use basic shapes to create compositions in drawing and demonstrate a greater understanding of perspective, value, and space. As students continue to develop an art vocabulary, they may recognize different styles and purposes of art, understand movements in art history, and appreciate cultural heritages. Through perceptual activities, students will involve all of their senses to express moods and feelings in their artwork.

 

By the end of 5th grade students will achieve these benchmarks:

 

 

                        A. Learns and applies art vocabulary

                             • Discuss how artists use texture in artworks and crafts

                             • Discuss how color affects mood, atmosphere, and feelings

                        B. Understands art elements such as color, value, shape, form, line, and
                 texture

                             • Observe and identify more complex shapes in nature and man-made
                   environment, simple to complex

                             • Apply color knowledge: practice complimentary, analogous, tertiary
                   colors

                             • Practice color contrasts, intensities, values, and indicates volume
                    with color

                             • Identify various lines, use lines to create movement, use lines in all
                   directions

                        C. Develops appreciation for visual arts

                             • Study how art is used by other cultures

                             • Observe works of art by famous artists such as Chagall, Braque,
                   Romare Bearden, Van Gogh, Stuart Davis, Matisse and others

                        D. Demonstrates an understanding of how art affects our everyday lives

                             • Experience visual as well as tactile textures

                             • Understand the different purposes of art

                        E. Recognizes different still life, portraits, landscapes

                        F. Develops keen observation skills

                             • Identify and practice differences in two and three dimensional space

 

 

Sixth Grade:

In this course, students will participate in art activities where development and refinement of basic concepts, ideas, skills and techniques will be emphasized. By the end of 6thgrade, students will be able to compare and observe aesthetic details in artworks and use art terminology to give active verbal descriptions through oral presentations or written reflections. In drawing, students will be able to utilize value tones to indicate form, use shape to create non-objective designs, and use shadows to indicate spatial relationships. Students will explore independent thinking and expand personal horizons through the study and creation of art. Through perceptual activities, students will be able to relate the arts with other disciplines and cultures.

 

By the end of 6th grade students will achieve these benchmarks:

 

 

                        A. Develops skills and confidence in applying media, techniques, and
                 processes

                             • Show greater detail with line

                             • Experiment with line to create three-dimensions

                             • Analyze and practice using shapes in compositions

                             • Demonstrate form and spatial relationships using shadows and
                   values

                             • Create non-objective designs using the elements and principles of
                    art and design

                             • Understand color relationships such as mixing tints, shades,
                   monochromatic, warm-cool colors, etc.

                             • Develop patterns using rhythm, movement, and spacing

                        B. Demonstrates effective communication of ideas and independent
                 problem-solving skills

                             • Explore independent thinking

                             • Expand personal horizons

                             • Investigate resources for inspiration and information

                        C. Develops appreciation for visual arts

                             • Study how art is used by other cultures

                             • Observe works of art by famous artists such as David Hockney,
                    Matisse, Peter Max, Horrace Pippin, and others

                         

 

 

Seventh Grade:

In this course, students will participate in art activities where refinement of concepts, ideas, skills, and techniques will be emphasized. By the end of 7th grade, students should be able to refine skills specific to art forms in drawing, painting, and design. These art forms will be studied to elaborate an idea, a theme, or a composition to a point of realization. Students should explore both spontaneous and structured activities through more refinement of independent thinking skills and written responses.

 

By the end of 7th grade students will achieve these benchmarks:

 

 

                        A. Develops skills and confidence in applying media, techniques, and
                 processes

                             • Manipulate materials to create desired aesthetic qualities

                             • Define and use a variety of techniques

                             • Refine technical competence and manipulative skills and use tools
                   and materials in a systematic and disciplined way

                             • Experiment with different techniques such as perspective to create
                   the illusion of space

                        B. Demonstrates effective communication of ideas and independent
                problem-solving skills

                             • Explore the characteristics and qualities of different media

                             • Combine different media to create artistic products

                        C. Develops appreciation for visual arts

                             • Study how art is used by other cultures

                             • Observe works of art by famous artists such as Andy Warhol,
                   David Hockney, and others

                         

 

 

Eighth Grade:

In this course, students will participate in art activities where continued development and refinement of concepts, ideas, skills, and techniques will be emphasized. By the end of 8thgrade, students may be proficient in skills specific to art forms in drawing, painting, and design. These art forms will be studied to elaborate an idea, a theme, or a composition to a point of realization. Students should explore both spontaneous and structured activities through independent thinking skills and written responses. Students will have created a large scale self portrait as the culminating year-long activity.

 

By the end of 8th grade students will achieve these benchmarks:

 

 

                        A. Develops skills and confidence in applying media, techniques, and
                 processes

                             • Manipulate materials to create desired aesthetic qualities

                             • Develop a variety of techniques with varied media to proficiency

                             • Refine use of tools by continuing development technical
                   competence and manipulative skills

                        B. Demonstrates effective communication of ideas and independent
                 problem-solving skills

                             • Recognize proportion through observation and measurement

                         

 

 

 

 

 

 
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