Elementary Visual School Arts

Concepts

(students need to know)

Skills

(students need to be able to

do)

Bloom’s
Taxonomy
Levels
Artists use point of view of the
environment as a source of
imagery.

Artists plan where to use dark
and light colors. (Atmospheric
perspective. Colors close up are
different than colors far away.

Elements of Art and Principles of
Design: color, texture, space,
value, balance, emphasis

Science of seeing color (light)

Artists use techniques of
perspective to show distance or
depth in a landscape painting.
...close-up
objects appear large
and close to the bottom
of the picture plane

...far away
objects appear smaller
and higher up on the
picture plane

...overlapping shapes
creates a feeling of
depth

Effectively use techniques

of perspective drawing to

create a sense of depth in

the landscape they paint

Successful use paint to

create textures in the

foreground of the landscape

Effectively mix light and

dark colors (tints and

shades)

Show how colors close up

are different than colors far

away

1 Remember

2. Understand


3. Apply

5 Evaluate

6. Create

Essential Questions Corresponding Big Ideas

How do we see color?

What are some of the techniques you