Studio Articulations Curriculum Level 1 (Grades 1 & 2)

Studio Articulations is a user-friendly art curriculum designed for Christian schools and homeschooling families, but you don't have to be an art teacher to use it!

• The lessons are laid out in a clear, structured format even the non-artsy parent can apply. The spiral book is your lesson plan and more.
• Perfect for a group or co-op setting.
• Every lesson includes objectives, material lists, art vocabulary, list of standards, an artist focus, reproducible worksheets (for your class/home only), grading rubrics, review questions, project examples and a comprehensive lesson plan.
• Daily lessons are scripted.
• Each level has 24 units, to be done over 3-4 lessons (1-2 lessons per week/36 weeks)
• There is one 11" x17" poster per unit.
• Lessons align with National Standards for Visual Arts.
• If you are not an art teacher, you are provided with background knowledge to teach the lessons.
• The Christian perspective assures a parent/teacher that some of the seedier details of the artists lives or works will not be included.

I have to tell you, this program appealed to two very different Curriculum Consultants here at RRC. I am very artistically inclined and confident in my knowledge of artists, methods and materials. Janice is a more analytical person who finds comfort in structure and a pattern to follow when it comes to art. For an art curriculum to speak to both of us is basically a unicorn! 

We offer convenient art supply bundles for each level (linked below), and you can see the artists you will study in each level. Each bundle is for 1-3 students with a couple items to purchase for each child.

Level 1 (Grades 1 & 2)  Supply Bundle 1 – Paul Signac, Frederick George Cotman, Georges Seurat, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Harriet Powers, Paul Cezanne, Grant Wood, Japanese Fans, Japanese Koinobori & Kites, Rembrandt van Rijn, Franz Marc, Poppies by 3 Different Impressionists (van Gogh, Monet, Tarkhov), Jen-Honore Fragonard, Taj Mahal, Town Musicians of Bremen, Ansel Adams, Henri Rousseau, Hats, Charles Demuth, Alexander Calder, Camille Pissaro, Galbreath's Country Style Bread, Where We See Art

Level 2 (Grades 3 & 4) Supply Bundle 2 – Hans Holbein the Younger, Paul Klee, Albrecht Durer, Indonesian Batik, Alebrijes, Papel Picado, Raphaelle Peale, Mahlon Haines, El Greco, Winslow Homer, Vincent can Gogh, Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Mimbre, Edvard Munch, Piet Mondrian, Patrick Dougherty, Crazy Quilts, Claude Monet, Greek Pottery, Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Chairs, Ottomar Anschutz, the Sea.

Level 3 (Grades 5 & 6) Supply Bundle 3 – Balthasar van der Ast, Scrimshaw, the Styles of Art, the Genres of Art, Wassily Kandinsky, African Bogolanfini Mud Cloth, Lascaux Cave Paintings, Claes Oldenburg, the Art of Haiti, J.M.W. Turner, Greek Columns, George Stubbs, Louise Nevelson, Claude Monet, Roman Mosaic, Edward Hicks, Mai Vietnamese Handicrafts, Road Signs & Symbols, Package Design, Vladimir Tatlin, Joseph Nicephore Niepce, Piet Mondrian, Jen-Francois Millet, Optical Illusions

Level 4 (Grades 7 & 8) Supply Bundle 4 – Swiss Army Knife photo, Robert Delaunay, Edward Hopper, Frank Lloyd Wright, Caspar David Friedrich, William Morris, Edward Curtis, Robert Indiana, Katsushika Hokusai, Notre Dame Cathedral Paris, Andy Goldsworthy, Gilbert Stuart, Matryoshka Dolls, Guna Molas, Robert Weingarten, George Segal, Navajo Rugs, Kathe Kollwitz, Dorothea Lange, Dale Chihuly, Victory Garden Posters from WWII, Leonardo Da Vinci, John James Audubon, Hermenegildo Bustos.

~Sara