(Visual) Art Education 1

In the Saskatchewan Arts Education: 1 Curriculum it is stated that, "Arts education is a Required Area of Study in Saskatchewan’s Core
Curriculum. The provincial requirement for Elementary Level Arts Education is 200 minutes of instruction per week for the entire school
year. . . .Time Requirement for Kindergarten to Grade [9] Core Curriculum policy states that the time allotment for arts education at the Elementary Level is 200 minutes per week. The time allotted to Dance, Drama, Music, Visual Art [is] 50 minutes [each] per week" (Ministry of Education, 2011, p.7) . The art education K-8 outcomes that specifically relate to the visual art strand are listed below by grade. 

Mixed Media Forsynthia Flowers

Students will create bright, eye-catching forsythia branches with watercolour paint, tempera paint, and tissue
paper

Oil Pastel Texture Rubbings

Students ranging from kindergarten to grade 6 explore the world around them through oil pastel texture rubbings.

Paint a Landscape & Add an Animal

Look at artists' paintings of  landscapes and talk about animals in these
landscapes. Study children’s books with animals or birds.  Then paint a scene.

Pinch Pots

Kids learn how to make bowls out of clay pinch pots

Who Am I?

Students in kindergarten or grade 1 draw or paint a picture of themselves.

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(Visual) Art Grade 1 Outcomes

Grade 1
Cultural/Historical
CH1.1 - Describe the arts and cultural traditions found in own home and school community.

​CH1.2 - Identify traditional arts expressions of First Nations and Métis artists.
Creative/Productive
CP1.4 - Use language, visual images, and other ways (e.g., movement, sound effects) to represent ideas both in and out of role.

​CP1.7 - Investigate a variety of formal and informal patterns in art works and the environment, and apply observations to own work.

CP1.8 - Create art works that express own ideas and explore different forms (e.g., painting, drawing, printmaking) and media (paint, found objects).
Critical/Responsive
CR1.1 - Demonstrate understanding that the arts are a way of expressing ideas.
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CR1.2 - Investigate and describe various reasons for creating arts expressions.