Grade 1 study

What can you use to make art?

Art materials are things you make with. Crayons, paint, clay, paper, and found objects. Each one looks and feels different.

What is a collage?

A collage is art you glue together from paper and other pieces.. Cut paper shapes and glue them down. That glued picture is a collage.

Is this true? A sculpture is not art you can walk around.

No. A sculpture is art you can walk around. It is not flat like a drawing. Clay animals and stacked boxes can be sculptures.

What is creativity?

Creativity means trying a new idea. In art you can mix colors, change a shape, or invent something that is not real. Mistakes can turn into discoveries.

How do you talk about art?

When you talk about art, say what you see, how it makes you feel, and what you think it might be about.. Look at a picture and say: I see… I feel… I think…

Is this true? A self-portrait is a picture you make of yourself.

Yes. Look in a mirror. Draw your eyes, nose, mouth, and hair. That is you.

Match each prompt to its fact.

What can you use to make art? → Art materials are things you make with. Crayons, paint, clay, paper, and found objects.; What is a collage? → A collage is art you glue together from paper and other pieces.; What is a sculpture? → A sculpture is art you can walk around.; What is creativity? → Creativity means trying a new idea.

Put these ideas in lesson order.

art media → collage → sculpture → creativity