2 nd Grade Image

Grade 2

Visual Arts

North Carolina Essential Standards

Study of visual arts is cumulative and sequential to include learning introduced
and emphasized at previous grade levels.

The emphasis for the grade level is on:

• Awareness of themselves and their own community


• Trying a variety of techniques and imagery to enhance the
  design solution


• Emphasis and movement


• Recognizing how artists create mood/emotions in their work


• Reality and fantasy

Strands: Visual Literacy, Contextual Relevancy, Critical Response