Art

Art

Welcome to Art at Brandeis Marin!

Engaging in art will spark your creativity and lead you on a journey of discovery through the works of
various artists and their masterpieces. Throughout this journey, we will delve into the lives and artistic
contributions of these creators, and subsequently, our students will craft their own artworks inspired by
the styles and techniques of these artistic masters. The climax of each lesson comes when our students'
exceptional creations are showcased and exhibited in our school's corridors, providing an opportunity for
our community to appreciate their talent.

All students K-8 will engage artistically through these core values:

  • creativity: interpretation, create, presentation & pride
  • compassion: kindness, respect, empathy & understanding
  • community: communication, identity, belonging, & collaboration
  • knowledge: cultural, global, theoretical, practical, & historical

 

curriculum by grade

kindergarten

  • Find simple geometric shapes
  • Recognize primary colors
  • Discuss what art looks like
  • Discuss balance in artwork
  • Discuss the most important area in the artwork
  • Look for patterns

first, second & third

  • Find simple geometric shapes
  • Recognize primary colors and neutral tones
  • Difference between light and dark values
  • Difference between flat and not flat
  • Find overlapping objects
  • Find different textures
  • Visually large spaces in small areas
  • Begin recognizing fore/background and relative size
  • Identify different areas in an artwork
  • Use inventive words to describe patterns
  • Compare size and objects as introduction to scale
  • Look for motion in artwork

fourth & fifth

  • Recognize contour lines, sketching
  • Use lines in inventive ways
  • Variety of shapes and forms
  • Examples of monochromatic schemes
  • Visual vs actual textures
  • Positive and negative space
  • Begin learning scale, placement, fore/background
  • Look at geometry and symmetry
  • Differences in the areas of the artwork
  • Compare relative sizes
  • Identify the focal point
  • Describe movement
  • Learn proportions

sixth, seventh & eighth

  • Recognize contour lines, sketching
  • Use lines in inventive ways
  • Advanced shapes and multidimensional
  • Recognize color schemes
  • Differentiate textures
  • Learn perspective, overlapping, and converging
  • Learn scale, placement, fore/background
  • Visual balance
  • Identify dark, light, smooth, textured and color areas
  • Patterns through lines, shapes and forms
  • Compare and contrast the artist's technique