A PBL Focused K-5 Elementary Art Trimester Curriculum Outline

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Introduction

In the winter of 2015 I considered teaching art education at the elementary level within a project based learning school. I am trained to teach at all levels of primary and secondary art education. As I’ve mentioned before, my mother has been teaching elementary art for 33+ years

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  1. Design Constraints
  2. K-2 Developmental Expectations
  3. K-2 Projects Breakdown
  4. 3-4 Developmental Expectations
  5. 3-4 Projects Breakdown
  6. 5th Grade Developmental Expectations
  7. 5th Grade Projects Breakdown
  8. Public Art Project Note

and without her influence I would not be the artist and educator I am today. When the idea of teaching elementary came I knew just who to call. Several of hours and notes later I had a better idea of what to expect, as well as a reminder of what I already knew. Then I hit the books, specifically the quintessential text for early childhood education: “Creative And Mental Growth” by Viktor Lowenfeld (1964) – which, amazingly, is available free, online, and in  multiple formats care of the Internet Archive.

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