Suggested Vocabulary for First Grade Students
The use of proper terminology and the ability to converse about art knowledgably
is encouraged; therefore, each student should be made aware of the language
of art. This is a suggested vocabulary list and is by no means intended to be
all-inclusive. As each teacher introduces new media, techniques, and concepts
additional vocabulary is often needed in order to appropriately communicate ideas.
elements form clay
lines three-dimensional clay
straight drawing pinch pot
curved crayon coil
zigzag chalk form
broken marker kiln
thin oil pastels fire
thick outline texture
diagonal with a brush general
shapes painting artist
circle brush overlap
square tempera self-portrait
rectangle watercolor portrait
triangle wash cityscape
oval primary colors seascape
diamond secondary colors landscape
two-dimensional resist sculpture
colors collage mask
color names fold balance/symmetry
primary bend mural
secondary curl pattern
neutrals glue background
warm and cool colors scissors center of interest
light and dark colors cut still life
texture overlap imaginary
rough shapes imagination
smooth printmaking reproduction
bumpy pattern gallery
shiny print museum
space stamp creative
near/far gadgets creativity
overlap rubbing
horizon line crafts
value weaving
lightness or darkness over and under
of a color