Subject Overview: Visual Arts 2016 -17

MEF INTERNATIONALSCHOOL
Unit 1 - Support UOI

Grade 4

Unit 3 - SAU

Unit 4 - SAU

Perspective and Value

Contours, Outlines and

edges

Advertising

Central Idea:
Perspective and value convey
meaning in art and create
unique settings using space.

Central Idea:
Observation and
experimentation create an
understanding of how forms
fill the space it occupies.

Central Idea: People can

Central Idea:
Forms can shape how a space
is used.

Central Idea:

TDT: Who we are

TDT: Sharing the Planet

TDT:

TDT: How we express

ourselves

TDT:

TDT:

Key concept(s):
Function
Perspective
Responsibility

Key concept(s):
Responsibility
Reflection
Perspective

Key concept(s):
Causation
Connection
Perspective

Key concept(s):
Function
Causation
Responsibility

Key concept(s):
Function
Change
Reflection

Key concept(s):
Form
Change
Connection

Art Concepts:
Elements of Art, Principles of
Design

Art Concepts:
Space Perspective, Unity,
Value, Depth, Balance

Art Concepts:
Contours, outlines, value,
space, depth, observation,
proportions

Art Concepts:
Emphasis, variety,

Art Concepts:
Spatial, 2D, 3D, sculpture,
relief, in the round, space,
positive and negative

Art Concepts:
Points of view, perspective,
layout, area

Inquiry:

Inquiry:
Perspective and value create
and define space.
Light effects on the setting of
an artwork.
Perspectives change the view
of an art composition.

Inquiry:
Meaning of outlines, contours
and edges
Connecting lines, edges,
outlines and contour lines in
art to create forms
Different observations create
different art.

Inquiry:

Inquiry:
Function of form in creating
art
Creating forms
The right form for the right
space

Inquiry:

Assessment Task(s):
PK - defining space through
thought
Formative - Skills to develop
art using value, overlapping,

Assessment Task(s):
PK - draw a still life in class
using material of choice

Assessment Task(s):
PK - color influences

Assessment Task(s):
PK - organize shapes to
complete a puzzle on forms
and shapes

Assessment Task(s):
Through developing planning
and drawing skills in art
create a cityscape, a city plan

Art in the Artroom

Central Idea:

Understandings how
different concepts, ideas
and things in the classroom
function in creating art.

Different communities.
Roles,rights and
responsibilities within
communities

Assessment Task(s):
Create an artwork using
different materials available
in the art room.

create or manipulate
messages to target specific
audiences

How images, texts and

music can influence
audiences.
Critical evaluation of
messages presented in the
media
How people respond to
messages

Formative

Unit 5 - SAU

Unit 6 - Support UOI

Unit 2 - UOI

Space and Forms in

Art

City Planning

The features structure and

function of a city are
impacted on by past and
present urban planning

City functions
Past and current features
and structures of a city
The purposes of urban
planning.

sizing, perspective, detail, and

placing.
Summative: Create a
composition which expresses
how art concepts(value,
perspective and space) are
used in art.

Formative - small drawings

learning several different
skills of observation: contour
and outlining, adding value,
proportions
Summative - Draw or paint a
still life using skills from the
unit.

Summative:

Learning Outcomes:
CU - We use what we know to
interpret arts and deepen our
understanding of ourselves
and the world around us.
R - reflect on their own and
others creative processes to
inform their thinking

Learning Outcomes:
CU - We use what we know to
interpret arts and deepen our
understanding of ourselves
and the world around us.
R - provide constructive
criticism when responding to
artwork.

Learning Outcomes:
CU - There are different kinds
of audiences responding to
different arts.
R - recognize that different
audiences respond in
different ways to artworks

CU - We can explore our

personal interests, beliefs and
values through arts.
C - use a range of strategies to
solve problems during the
creative process.

CU - We can explore our

personal interests, beliefs and
values through arts.
C - use a personal interest,
belief or value as the starting
point to create a piece of
artwork
use a range of strategies to
solve problems during the
creative process.

Approaches to Learning:
(Skills)
Self- Management skills
Codes of behaviour
Safety
Social Skills
Accepting
responsibility
Resolving conflict
Communication Skills
Reading
Nonverbal
communication

Approaches to Learning:
Communication Skills
Speaking
Nonverbal
communication
Thinking skills
Application
Evaluation
Self-Management Skills
Organization
Time Management

Approaches to Learning:
Social Skills
Respecting others
Resolving conflict
Communication Skills
Writing
Listening
Thinking SkillsComprehension
Dialectical thought

Attributes:
Principled

Attributes:
Communicators

Attributes:
Caring

Learning Outcomes:
CU-We can reflect on and
learn from the different
stages of creating.
R - identify the stages of their
own and others creative
processes
- use appropriate terminology
to discuss artwork

CU- We can explore our

personal interests, beliefs and
values through arts.
C- use a personal interest,
belief or value as the starting
point to create a piece of
artwork

Formative: skills on creating

form in 2D and 3D art

or building using conventional

art or digital technology.

Summative:

Learning Outcomes:
CU - We use what we know to
interpret arts and deepen our
understanding of ourselves
and the world around us.
R - identify and consider the
contexts in which artworks
were made

Learning Outcomes:
CU - Through exploring arts
across cultures, places and
times we can appreciate that
people innovate.
R - understand the role and
relevance of visual arts in
society

CU -We can explore our

personal interests, beliefs and
values through arts.
C- use a personal interest,
belief or value as the starting
point to create a piece of
artwork

CU - We make connections
between our artwork and that
of others to extend our
thinking.
C- make connections between
the ideas they are exploring in
their artwork and those
explored by other artists
through time, place and
cultures

Approaches to Learning:
Thinking skills

Approaches to Learning:
Thinking skills

Analysis
Dialectical thought
Social skills

Application
Analysis
Evaluation
Self-management skills

Approaches to Learning:
Research Skills
Observing
Planning
Interpreting Data
Thinking skills
Application
Evaluation
Self- Management skills
Gross Motor skills
Fine motor skills

CU - Arts have the power to

influence thinking and
behaviour.
C - create artwork for a
specific audience

Group decision making

Self-management skills
Safety
Informed choices
Research Skills
Collecting Data
Recording Data
Formulating
questions
Attributes:
Communicators

Spatial awareness
Healthy Lifestyle
Research skills
-

Organizing Data
Presenting research
findings

Attributes:
Knowledgeable

Attributes:
Reflective

Balanced

Risk-takers

Open-minded

Inquirer

Risk- Taker

Thinkers

Attitudes:
Respect
Independence
Cooperation

Attitudes:
Integrity
Creativity
Independence

Attitudes:
Tolerance
Empathy
Appreciation

Attitudes:
Commitment
Confidence
Enthusiasm

Attitudes:
Curiosity
Creativity
Enthusiasm

Attitudes:
Appreciation
Respect
Commitment

Techniques:
Drawing
line weight
Kinds of lines
Painting
Using a brush
Correct amounts of
materials
Cleaning tools

Technique(s):
Tonal Qualities
Value in art - lights, darks,
shade and shadow
Perspective drawings
Sizing and overlapping
Detail of objects

Technique(s):
Observation skills
Drawing without looking
Drawing while looking
Ellipses and foreshortening
How to create contours
Cross contours
Size and overlapping
Details
Value and shadowing objects

Technique(s):
Color layout, Shapes, line

Technique(s):
Form and Shape
Paper forms
Organic and abstract forms
Paper mache
Clay building
Digital 3D Drawing

Technique(s):
Digital 3D Drawing (Sketchup)
Layout city and streets
Building Paper and Cardboard
structures
Drawing Perspective of City

Visual Element(s):
Shapes, Lines
Principles:
Balance
Unity
Patterns

Visual Element(s):
Space, Value
Principles:
Movement, Unity, Balance

Visual Element(s):
lines, value
Principles:
movement, proportions

Visual Element(s):
Color, shapes, space, lines
Principles:
Emphasis
Variety

Visual Element(s):
Forms, Shapes
Principles:
Unity, Emphasis,

Visual Element(s):
Form, shape, space line,
texture
Principles:

Stimulus:
Organizers
Essential Agreements
Planning and learning cycle

Stimulus:
Videos of perspective drawing
and value
Images and artworks of artists
using these techniques.

Stimulus:
Still life, drawings of artists

Stimulus:
Advertisement

Stimulus:
Study of different forms in
art.
Communication about how
art is represented..

Stimulus:
Video on Architecture
Sketchup Demo
Planning and layout of
buildings

Subject Overview: Visual Arts 2016 -17

MEF INTERNATIONALSCHOOL

Grade 3

Unit 1 - Full UOI

Unit 2

Unit 3 - Support UOI

Unit 4

Performing Arts

Colors Around

Role Models

Which Medium is Right

Central Idea:

Central Idea:
Colors react with each other
creating a mood, feeling or
idea for making art.

Central Idea:

Central Idea:
Artist choose to work in
different medias which help
them to create their ideas

Central Idea:
Artist use space in many
different forms to create and
display art.

Central Idea:

TDT:

TDT:

TDT:

TDT:

TDT:

TDT:

Key concept(s):

Key concept(s):

Key concept(s):

Key concept(s):

Key concept(s):

Key concept(s):

Function
Connection
Perspective

Causation
Form

Form
Perspective

Reflection

Reflection

Function
Connection
Responsibility

Function
Causation
Connection

Causation
Change
Perspective

Art Concepts:
Elements of art

Art Concepts:
Color mixing, reflection, color
schemes,

Art Concepts:
Art styles, period, media, Art
roles

Art Concepts:
Media vs. material, balance,
rhythm, variety, mix media

Art Concepts:
Space, area, positive and
negative

Art Concepts:
Perception, point of view,
perspective,

Inquiry:

Inquiry:
Surroundings change the tone
or feel of a color.
Choosing colors to create the
mood of an artwork.
Colors have a wide spectrum.

Inquiry:
Art has many different Role
models
The influence of art role
models
Our choice of an art role
models

Inquiry:
How art materials create
different affects in art
Choosing an art medium
helps to form ideas
Amounts and proportions of
different art materials.

Inquiry:
The right medium for the
right space
The space defines the art
Displaying art in different
spaces

Inquiry:
Creativity in art.
Different view change how art
is seen
Everyone experiences art
differently.

Assessment Task(s):
Students will create a series
of artworks which reflects
how color affects mood and
tone of the piece.

Assessment Task(s):
PK - brainstorming the
different forms of art

Assessment Task(s):
Students will create artworks
based on using different
media and materials.

Assessment Task(s):
Students will create art which
can represent a space it will
be used in.

Assessment Task(s):
Take an existing artwork and
rework or redo it to create a
different artwork.

The performing arts are a

combination of self
expression and
collaboration.

Different forms of
expression through the
performing arts
Effective collaboration
Responsibilities as a team
member

Assessment Task(s):
Students will collaboratively
learn about and create the
props and set designs for
their performance arts
stories.

People choose different

role models based on their
own beliefs and their
shared culture

Formative - introduce
different artists and art
medias

Unit 5

Unit 6 - Support UOI

Space and Art

Exploration
Exploration leads to
discoveries, opportunities
and new understandings.

Summative - research artists

and art styles to help in
creating an artwork which
honors that artist.
Learning Outcomes:
- identify, plan and make
specific choices of materials,
tools and processes
- participate in individual and
collaborative creative
experiences.
- identify the materials and
processes used in the creation
of an artwork

Learning Outcomes:
Responding
CU - People communicate
ideas, feelings and
experiences through the arts.
- describe similarities and
differences between artworks
Creating
CU - Applying a range of
strategies helps us to express
ourselves.
- make predictions,
experiment, and anticipate
possible outcomes
- sharpen their powers of
observation

Learning Outcomes:
CU- When experiencing arts,
we make connections
between different cultures,
places and times.
R - compare, contrast and
categorize artworks from a
range of cultures, places and
times
CU- We make connections
between our artwork and that
of others to extend our
thinking.
C - make connections
between the ideas they are
exploring in their artwork and
those explored by other
artists through time, place
and cultures

Learning Outcomes:
Responding
CU - People communicate
ideas, feelings and
experiences through the arts.
- describe similarities and
differences between artworks
Creating
CU - Applying a range of
strategies helps us to express
ourselves.
- make predictions,
experiment, and anticipate
possible outcomes
- sharpen their powers of
observation

Learning Outcomes:
CU- When experiencing arts,
we make connections
between different cultures,
places and times.
R - compare, contrast and
categorize artworks from a
range of cultures, places and
times
CU- We make connections
between our artwork and that
of others to extend our
thinking.

Learning Outcomes:
Responding
CU - People communicate
ideas, feelings and
experiences through the arts.
- describe similarities and
differences between artworks
Creating
CU - Applying a range of
strategies helps us to express
ourselves.
- make predictions,
experiment, and anticipate
possible outcomes
- sharpen their powers of
observation

Approaches to Learning:

Approaches to Learning:

Approaches to Learning:

Approaches to Learning:

Approaches to Learning:

Approaches to Learning:

Social Skills
Communication Skills
Self management
(Behaviour, group decision
making, responsibility,
planning, non-verbal
communication, writing_.

Thinking Skills
Self management skills
Research skills
(Observing, Spatial
Awareness, Acquistition of
Knowledge)

Research Skills
Thinking skills
Communication skills
(Collect data
Record data Organize data
Use and analyse evidence
Demonstrate dialectical
Present findings )

Thinking skills
Self management skills
Research skills

Thinking
Social skills
Communication skills
(Dialetical Thought,
Synthesis of Ideas, Group
Decision Making)

Thinking skills
Social skills
Self management
(Comprehension,
Respecting Others,
Organization)

Attitudes:
confidence, creativity

Attitudes:

Attitudes:
commitment, integrity

Attitudes:

Attitudes:

Attitudes:

Profiles:
Inquirers, communicators,
risk-takers

Profiles:

Profiles:
Principled, Reflective

Profiles:

Profiles:

Profiles:

Techniques:
Designing Sets and props

Technique(s):
Color mixing, color schemes,

Technique(s):
Evaluating art,
Different art techniques

Technique(s):
Paper Mache,

Technique(s):

Technique(s):

creativity, integrity

thinkers, reflective

Visual Element(s):
Shapes and Form, color,
texture
Principles:
Proportions, Emphasis

Visual Element(s):
Color, value, space
Principles:
Unity,

Visual Element(s):
color, shape, line, value,
texture
Principles:
Unity, variety, balance

Visual Element(s):

Visual Element(s):

Principles:

Visual Element(s):
Space,
Principles:
Unity, Variety, Balance

Stimulus:
Performance Arts

Stimulus:
Abstract Expressionism
Contemporary Art

Stimulus:
Art Authority, Mati and Dada
art history, history timeline

Stimulus:

Stimulus:

Stimulus:
Cultural Arts

Principles:

Subject Overview:Visual Arts 2016 -17

MEF INTERNATIONALSCHOOL
Unit 1 - Full UOI

Unit 2

Planning your Art

Patterns in Art

Unit 3 - Full UOI

Symbols

Unit 4

Grade 2
Unit 5

Unit 6 - Support UOI

Textures in Art

Shapes Make It

Forces - Kinetic Art

Central Idea:
Effective planning and
communication enables
people to organize.

Central Idea:
Patterns create connection
between ideas and shaping
perceptions of art.

Central Idea:
Symbols can help people
communicate effectively.

Central Idea:
Textures can help us to feel
the art we make and see.

Central Idea:
Shapes connect to express
ideas and concepts in art.

Central Idea:
People apply their
understanding of
forces to solve problems

TDT:

TDT:

TDT: How we express

ourselves

TDT:

TDT:

TDT:

Key concept(s):

Key concept(s):

Key concept(s):

Key concept(s):

Form
Connection
Perspective

Key concept(s):
Form
Connection
Perspective

Key concept(s):

Function
Responsibility
Change

Causation
Responsibility
Reflection

Causation
Responsibility
Reflection

Causation
Function
Connection

Art Concepts:

Art Concepts:
Pattern, Rhythm, Movement

Art Concepts:
Color meaning, symbolism in
art

Art Concepts:
Feel, implied texture, pattern,
repetition, rhythm

Art Concepts:
Pattern, form, geometric,
biomorphic

Art Concepts:
Kinetic, movement, sculpture,

Inquiry:
Materials which create art in
the art room
Elements of Arts role in
creating art
Function of the Art Room

Inquiry:
Patterns surround us in
everyday objects
Lines, shapes and forms
repeated create patterns
Patterns are symmetrical and
asymmetrical

Inquiry:
What symbols are
Uses of symbols
How symbols express ideas
Finding the meaning of
symbols
Using symbols to express
ideas and creativity
Moving from realistic to
symbolic art

Inquiry:
Textures are felt
Expressing texture in art
Making real and implied
textures.

Inquiry:
Shapes can create complex
shapes and forms.
Shapes are a foundation for
creating art and images.
Planning where our shapes
are most effectively used

Inquiry:

Assessment Task(s):
Students will explore the
room and materials to give
choices on creating an
artwork

Assessment Task(s):
Students will create a
composition which uses
patterns.

Assessment Task(s):
PK - what is your favorite
color: meaning symbol of
color.
Formative: color meaning
worksheet, shapes convey
meaning,

Assessment Task(s):
PK - mystery box: how does it
feel - have students try to
draw something they feel in a
box
Formative Summative

Assessment Task(s):
PK
Formative
Summative

Assessment Task(s):
PK
Formative
Summative

Summative: Create their own

symbol
Learning Outcomes:
CU We reflect on our artwork
and the work of others.
R - describe what they notice
about an artwork
R - identify the materials and
processes used in the creation
of an artwork
CU - We can express
ourselves through arts.
C - In creating art, people
make choices to construct
meaning about the world
around them.

Learning Outcomes:
CU - We can reflect on and
learn from the different
stages of creating.
R - identify the stages of their
own and others creative
processes
CU - Applying a range of
strategies helps us to express
ourselves.
C - combine a variety of
formal elements to
communicate ideas, feelings
and/or experiences

Learning Outcomes:
CU - People communicate
ideas, feelings and
experiences through the arts.
R - identify the formal
elements of an artwork
CU- We make connections
between our artwork and that
of others to extend our
thinking.
C - make connections
between the ideas they are
exploring in their artwork and
those explored by other
artists through time, place
and cultures

Learning Outcomes:
CU - People communicate
ideas, feelings and
experiences through the arts.
R - sharpen their powers of
observation
-identify the formal elements
of an artwork
CU - Applying a range of
strategies helps us to express
ourselves.
C - demonstrate control of
tools, materials and processes
- make predictions,
experiment, and anticipate
possible outcomes

Learning Outcomes:
CU - People communicate
ideas, feelings and
experiences through the arts.
R - sharpen their powers of
observation
-identify the formal elements
of an artwork
CU - Applying a range of
strategies helps us to express
ourselves.
C - demonstrate control of
tools, materials and processes
- make predictions,
experiment, and anticipate
possible outcomes

Learning Outcomes:
CU - People communicate
ideas, feelings and
experiences through the arts.
R - identify the formal
elements of an artwork
CU- We make connections
between our artwork and that
of others to extend our
thinking.
C - make connections
between the ideas they are
exploring in their artwork and
those explored by other
artists through time, place
and cultures

Approaches to Learning:
Self Management
Social

Approaches to Learning:
Social
Communication
Self Management

Approaches to Learning:
Thinking
Communication
Research

Approaches to Learning:
Self Management
Research
Thinking

Approaches to Learning:
Thinking
Research
Self Management

Approaches to Learning:
Research
Self Management
Thinking

Attitudes:
Cooperation
Commitment
Tolerance

Attitudes:
Respect
Appreciation

Attitudes:
Appreciation
Creativity

Attitudes:
Confidence
Commitment

Attitudes:
Integrity
Empathy
Curiosity

Attitudes:
Independence
Curiosity

Learner Profile:
Thinker
Communicator
Open minded

Learner Profile:
Open-minded
Principled

Learner Profile:
Knowledgeable
Inquirer
Communicator

Learner Profile:
Open-Minded
Risk taker
Balanced

Learner Profile:
Caring,
Reflective

Learner Profile:
Communicator
Thinker
Inquirer

Technique(s):
Doodling - random drawing of
lines and shapes.
Drawing
Line weight
Kinds of lines
Shapes
Painting
Proper amounts
Using a brush
Cleaning tools

Technique(s):
shape repetition
filling in spaces
watercolor wash

Technique(s):

Technique(s):
Texture rubbings,
etching into surfaces
applied texture

Technique(s):
Drawing and combining
shapes
Creating forms from shapes

Technique(s):
Drawing
Attaching materials together
Bending and moving wire
Tools and how to use them

Mixing colors

Visual Element(s):
Shapes, lines and color
Principles:
Patterns, balance, repetition

Visual Element(s):
Shapes and Lines
Principles:
movement and patterns

Visual Element(s):

Stimulus:

Stimulus:
Abstract art, optical art
Middle Eastern art

Stimulus:
Cubism to Abstract Expression

Principles:
balance, unity, patterns

Visual Element(s):
textures, lines, shapes
Principles:
movement, patterns, balance

Visual Element(s):
Shapes, form, lines
Principles:
Pattern,

Visual Element(s):
Form, line
Principles:
Movement, balance

Stimulus:
Surfaces indoor and out,
Bev Doolittle
Sculptures

Stimulus:
Reflection on basic shape
forms
Youtube how to draw videos,
Art from a variety of artists

Stimulus:

Subject Overview: Visual Arts 2016 -17

MEF INTERNATIONALSCHOOL
Unit 1 - Support UOI
Place

Unit 2 - Full UOI

Celebrations

Central Idea:

Central Idea:

A sense of place comes

from present location and
past experience

People recognize important

events through
celebrations

TDT:

Unit 3 Stand Alone Unit

Unit 4

Colors and Art

Grade 1
Unit 5 - Full UOI

Art Creates

Unit 6

Patterns

Textures

Central Idea:
Colors blend and meet
changing how we see our
world.

Central Idea:
Art can change how our world
is viewed.

Central Idea:

Central Idea:

Patterns can be used to

express ideas.

Texture enhance how art is

seen.

TDT: Who we are

TDT: How we organize

ourselves

TDT:

TDT:

TDT:

Key concept(s):
form
perspective
reflection

Key concept(s):
form
causation
connection

Key concept(s):
Connection
Function,
Responsibility

Key concept(s):
form
change
causation

Key concept(s):
Form,
Function,
Causation

Key concept(s):
change
connection
responsibility

Art Concepts:

Art Concepts:
Mood, Feeling, Atmosphere

Art Concepts:
Hue, tone, tints, color mixing,

Art Concepts:
Period, style, movement,
emphasis

Art Concepts:
Patterns, repetition

Art Concepts:
Implied, actual, feel

Inquiry:
Features that contribute to a
sense of place.
Our location and other
locations
Representations of place

Inquiry:
Reasons for celebration
Features of celebrations

Inquiry:
We view our world through
colors
Mixing colors to make new
colors
Choosing the right color

Inquiry:
Our views can be affected by
art.
Art is a form of expressing
ideas and feeling.
Elements of art can change
how an artwork is viewed.

Inquiry:
Features of patterns.
Expression of ideas
through patterns

Inquiry:

Assessment Task(s):
Create a collage

Assessment Task(s):
Through learning about
celebrations create an
artwork which expresses the
ideas of a celebration.
Students will explore various
celebrations and how they
are expressed visually. They
will create different art works
for a variety of celebrations.

Assessment Task(s):
PK - What is color used for?

Assessment Task(s):
PK
Formative
Summative:
create an artwork which
expresses their ideas and
feelings about a favorite artist
or style

Assessment Task(s):
PK
Formative
Summative: Create an
artwork which expresses
ideas through skills and
techniques to express
patterns

Assessment Task(s):
PK
Formative
Summative

Learning Outcomes:

Learning Outcomes:

Learning Outcomes:

Learning Outcomes:

Learning Outcomes:

Learning Outcomes:

Formative: Skills related to

color, color mixing and
applying color
Summative: Create an
artwork which expresses how
to use color

Texture in art
Materials create texture
Feeling with our eyes

Identify the materials and

processes used in the creation
of an artwork
Realize that their artwork has
meaning
Use their imagination and
experiences to inform their
art making

CU - We are receptive to art

practices and artworks from
different cultures, places and
times (including our own).
R - investigate the purposes
of artwork from different
times, places and a range of
cultures including their own
CU - We can communicate
our ideas, feelings and
experiences through our
artwork.
C - consider their audience
when creating artwork.

CU - We can reflect on and

learn from the different
stages of creating.
R- describe similarities and
differences between artworks
CU - We can communicate
our ideas, feelings and
experiences through our
artwork.
C - identify, plan and make
specific choices of materials,
tools and processes
- make predictions,
experiment, and anticipate
possible outcomes

CU - People communicate
ideas, feelings and
experiences through the arts.
R - investigate the purposes
of artwork from different
times, places and a range of
cultures including their own
CU - We can communicate
our ideas, feelings and
experiences through our
artwork.
C - combine a variety of
formal elements to
communicate ideas, feelings
and/or experiences
- consider their audience
when creating artwork.

CU - We can reflect on and

learn from the different
stages of creating.
R- describe similarities and
differences between artworks
CU - We can communicate
our ideas, feelings and
experiences through our
artwork.
C - identify, plan and make
specific choices of materials,
tools and processes
- make predictions,
experiment, and anticipate
possible outcomes

CU - People communicate
ideas, feelings and
experiences through the arts.
R - investigate the purposes
of artwork from different
times, places and a range of
cultures including their own
CU - We can communicate
our ideas, feelings and
experiences through our
artwork.
C - combine a variety of
formal elements to
communicate ideas, feelings
and/or experiences
- consider their audience
when creating artwork.

Approaches to Learning:
Thinking skills
( reflection )
Research Skills
(Recording data)
Communication Skills
(Drawing
Writing
Presenting)

Approaches to Learning:
Thinking Skills
(Acquisition of knowledge
Analysis)
Social Skills
(Group decision making )
Research skills
Planning

Approaches to Learning:
Thinking skills
(Acquisition of knowledge
Synthesis
Application)
Research Skills
(Recording data)

Approaches to Learning:
Research skills
(Observing
Recording data)
Communication Skills
(Drawing
Writing
Presenting)

Approaches to Learning:
Research skills
(Observing)
Thinking skills
(Synthesis
Analysis)
Communication skills
(Drawing)

Approaches to Learning:
Research Skills
(Observing
Recording data)
Thinking Skills
Communication skills
(Presenting)

Attitudes:
commitment, creativity,
enthusiasm and respect
Profiles:
Inquirers, Knowledgeable,
communicators, reflective

Attitudes:
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Profiles:
Knowledgeable, open-minded

Attitudes: appreciation,
creativity, curiosity and
enthusiasm

Attitudes:

Attitudes:
Profiles:

Profiles: Inquirers,
knowledgeable, open-minded
and caring

Profiles:

Attitudes:
Appreciation, Creativity,
Enthusiasm
Profiles:
Inquirers, Thinkers,
Knowledgeable

Techniques:
Drawing, collage

Technique(s):
Creating cards
Color themes
Making letters into art
Making decorations through
cutting.
Calligraphy
Patterns and crafts

Technique(s):
color mixing
identifying colors
color reflections
Color wheel
Color identification

Technique(s):

Technique(s):
Drawing and tools
Painting

Technique(s):

Visual Element(s):
Shapes, lines,
Principles:

Visual Element(s):
color, shape, line,
Principles:

Visual Element(s):
colors, lines, shapes
Principles:

Visual Element(s):

Visual Element(s):
Color, shapes, lines
Principles:

Visual Element(s):

Principles:

Principles:

Patterns, Unity,

Variety, patterns, Emphasis

balance, emphasis

Stimulus:
Landscapes and Cityscapes

Stimulus:
Different celebrations:
youtube videos of crafts
Folding
Different cards for
celebrations
Colors and meanings to
holidays

Stimulus:
youtube: primary colors, color
wheel
Mati and Dada art history
Choice cards
Andy Warhol

Unity, variety, balance,

repetition
Stimulus:
Elements of art purpose in art
Communicating and
expressing ideas while
viewing art
Viewing artworks from
various artist and illustrators

Stimulus:
Images of artworks
Visit to the Sabanci Art
Museum for the Mack
Exhibition.

Stimulus:

Subject Overview: Visual Arts 2016 -17

MEF INTERNATIONALSCHOOL
Unit 2 - Support UOI

Unit 3 - Full UOI

Everything Art

Communities

Shapes

Central Idea:
Creating is a process of
ideas and methods to make
art.

Central Idea:
People play different roles
in the communities to
which they belong.

Central Idea:
Shapes create make many
things we recognize.

Central Idea:
Colors makeup how we see
our world

Central Idea: Stories help

imaginations grow.

Central Idea:
The properties of materials
can provide challenges and
benefits

TDT:

TDT:

TDT: Where we are in

place and time

TDT:

TDT:

TDT:

Art Concepts:
Elements of Art

Art Concepts:
Art media, art styles and
periods,

Art Concepts:
Form, shape, space, balance

Art Concepts:
Primary colors, secondary
colors, color wheel

Art Concepts:
Illustrations, images,

Art Concepts:
Media, materials, texture,
patterns

Key concept(s):

Key concept(s):

Key concept(s):

Key concept(s):

Key concept(s):

Key concept(s):

Form
Function
Responsibility

Form
Function
Responsibility

Form
Change
Perspective

Causation
Change
Connection

Inquiry:

Inquiry:

Inquiry:

Inquiry:

Shapes connect together

creating many different
things
Shapes create a variety of
forms.
Shapes function in art to
create meaning

Inquiry:
Seeing how colors change
Light and reflection can
change a color
Colors that people like and
dont like
Colors enhance making art.

Inquiry:

Communities we belong to
Roles of people in our
communities
How communities are
organized

Types of stories
Elements of a story
Ways of telling stories

Different materials and

their properties
Uses of materials
How we dispose of
materials
The scientific process

Assessment Task(s):
Study various artists and
create an artwork through
observation and experiences.

Assessment Task(s):
PK - Identify shapes in objects
Formative - constructing
different shapes and forms to
create new shapes and forms
Summative - create an
artwork

Assessment Task(s):
Create a series of different art
works through learning about
color and light reflection

Assessment Task(s):
Explore how stories to drawn
and create a story with
pictures

Assessment Task(s):
After exploring different
materials create an artwork
using a choice of materials

Unit 1 - SAU

Step by step to creating

Art materials and papers
create art
Using art supplies

Assessment Task(s):

Unit 4 - Support UOI

Kindergarten
Unit 5

Colors in the World

Unit 6 - Full UOI

Stories

Function
Reflection
Perspective

Materials

Form
Change
Causation

Learning Outcomes:
Describe what they notice
about an artwork

Learning Outcomes:
CU - We enjoy and experience
different forms of arts.
R - create artwork in response
to a variety of stimuli.
CU - The creative process
involves joining in, exploring
and taking risks.
C - create artwork in response
to a range of stimuli

Learning Outcomes:
CU - We express our
responses to artwork in a
variety of ways.
R - identify the materials and
processes used in the creation
of an artwork
CU - The creative process
involves joining in, exploring
and taking risks.
C - select tools, materials and
processes for specific
purposes

Learning Outcomes:

Learning Outcomes:

Learning Outcomes:

Approaches to Learning:
Social skills:

Approaches to Learning:
Social skills:

Approaches to Learning:
Social skills:

Approaches to Learning:
Research skills:

Approaches to Learning:
Communication skills:

Approaches to Learning:
Thinking skills:

Communication skills:

Self-management skills:

Self-management skills:

Research skills:

Attitudes:

Attitudes:

Attitudes:

Attitudes:

Attitudes:

Profiles:

Profiles:
Communicators, Inquirers

Attitudes:
cooperation, curiosity
Profiles:
Inquirers, Thinkers

Profiles:

Profiles:

Profiles:

Technique(s):
Drawing, Collage, Cutting,
Pasting, watercolor wash

Technique(s):
Illustrations
Drawing
Printing

Technique(s):
printing
additive and subtractive
identifying materials

Technique(s):

Technique(s):
Color classification
Mixing colors

Technique(s):

Visual Element(s):
Shapes
Principles:
Patterns

Visual Element(s):
Shape and form
Principles:
Balance

Visual Element(s):
texture, color, lines, shapes
Principles:
variety, space, balance

Visual Element(s):

Visual Element(s):

Visual Element(s):

Principles:

Principles:

Principles:

Stimulus:
Shapes in a variety of art

Stimulus:
Mati and Dada
Authors, Illustrators and
Artists

Stimulus:
exploring different materials
through tactile and motor
senses.

Stimulus:

Stimulus:

Stimulus:

Combine different formal

elements to create a specific
effect
Create artwork in response to
a range of stimuli

MEF INTERNATIONALSCHOOL

Subject Overview: Visual Arts 2016 -17

Unit 1 - Support UOI

Unit 2 - Full UOI

PK and PS A
Unit 3 - Full UOI

Unit 4 - Support UOI

Art Ideas

We can Imagine - Supportive

Light and Color - Full

Central Idea: Art and our ideas help us see

Central Idea: We can use our imagination to

Central Idea: Light affects our lives and can

be changed according to our needs.

Central Idea: Our world is identified through

shapes and forms.

TDT

TDT

TDT

TDT

Key concept(s):

and to create our world.

think, create and express ourselves.

Shapes and Forms

Key concept(s):

Key concept(s):

Key concept(s):

Form
Perspective
Reflection

Reflection
Function
Connection

Function
Connection
Change

Function
Connection
Causation

Art Concepts:

Art Concepts:

Art Concepts:

Art Concepts:

Inquiry:

Inquiry:

Inquiry:

Inquiry:

Caring for the art classroom

Sharing ideas about art.
The basic uses of the elements of art: line,
shape, color, value and texture

How we can use our imagination

Differences between real and imaginary
Working as artists

The effects of light and the absence of

light
Properties of light
Working as scientists
Light affects how we see objects

Shape and form in art

Shape combine to make images

Assessment Task(s):
Creating a series artworks using basic
elements of art and sharing how and why it is
created.

Assessment Task(s):
Creating art which uses a variety of techniques
to show imagination.

Assessment Task(s):
Create art which expresses how lights and
darks are seen.

Assessment Task(s):
Create a series of artworks that express the
elements of art combined and separately.

Learning Outcomes:
CU - The art is a means of communication and
expression.
R - show curiosity and ask questions about
artworks
CU - We can enjoy and learn from creating art.
C - engage with, and enjoy a variety of visual
arts experiences

Learning Outcomes:
CU - We express our responses to artwork in a
variety of ways.
R - communicate their initial responses to an
artwork in visual, oral or physical modes
CU - We can enjoy and learn from creating art.
C - use their imagination and experiences to
inform their art making

Learning Outcomes:

Learning Outcomes:

Profile:

Profile:
Inquirers, Thinkers, Risk-takers, Reflective

Profile:

Profile:

Attitude:

Attitude:
Appreciation, confidence, creativity, curiosity,
enthusiasm, tolerance

Attitude:

Attitude:

Approaches to Learning:

Approaches to Learning:

Approaches to Learning:

Approaches to Learning:

Social
communication
self management

Social skills
communication skills
self management skills
Unit Focus:
thinking skills

Social
communication
self management skills
Unit Focus:
research skills

Social
communication
self management skills.
Unit Focus:
research and thinking skills

Technique(s)
Using drawing skills and holding a pencil
Care for equipment and materials
Using Painting skills and techniques
Using cutting and pasting skills.
Making classroom agreements

Technique(s)
Using drawing skills and holding a pencil
Care for equipment and materials
Using Painting skills and techniques
Using cutting and pasting skills.
Manipulating additive materials.

Technique(s)

Technique(s)

Visual Element(s):
shapes, lines
Principles:
Variety

Visual Element(s):
shapes, lines , color
Principles:
balance

Visual Element(s):

Visual Element(s):

Principles:

Principles:

Stimulus:
Images of realistic, abstract and modern art
Photos and images of arrangements

Stimulus:
Stories, events

Stimulus:

Stimulus:

Subject Overview: Visual Arts 2016 -17

MEF INTERNATIONALSCHOOL
Unit 1 - Full UOI

Unit 2 - Full UOI

Lines

PK and PS B

Unit 3 - Support UOI

Tell me another way

Unit 4 - Support UOI

Shaping Our Lives

Living things

Central Idea: Lines are all around me in

Central Idea: Communication skills can be

Central Idea: Shapes art important in

Central Idea: Living things have all kinds of

Key concept(s):

Key concept(s):

Key concept(s):

Key concept(s):

everything.

Form
Perspective
Reflection

fostered by the use of stories and rhymes.

Form
Function
Perspective

everything I use.

Form
Function
Connection

colors.

Connection
Responsibility
Change

Art Concepts:

Art Concepts:

Art Concepts:

Art Concepts:

Inquiry:

Inquiry:

Inquiry:

Inquiry:

There are many kinds of lines

Lines create art

Stories and rhymes

Sharing and communicating our
ideas

There are many shapes

Shapes can combine to make
other things

Everything has color

Colors show life

Assessment Task(s):
Create an artwork of who they are.

Assessment Task(s):
Create art communicating and expressing our
ideas.

Assessment Task(s):
Create art expressing ideas about home

Assessment Task(s):
Create art using shapes and lines to show
different living things.

Learning Outcomes:
create artwork in response to a
variety of stimuli.
engage with, and enjoy a variety of
visual arts experiences

Learning Outcomes:
identify the materials and processes
used in the creation of an artwork
engage with, and enjoy a variety of
visual arts experiences

Learning Outcomes:
create artwork in response to a
variety of stimuli.
engage with, and enjoy a variety of
visual arts experiences

Learning Outcomes:
create artwork in response to a
variety of stimuli.
engage with, and enjoy a variety of
visual arts experiences

Profile:

Profile:

Profile:

Profile:

Attitude:

Attitude:

Attitude:

Attitude:

Approaches to Learning:

Approaches to Learning:

Approaches to Learning:

Approaches to Learning:

Social
Reflection
Communication

Communication
Social
Thinking

Thinking
Reflection
Communication

Responsibility
Reflection
Thinking

Curiosity

Technique(s)
Using drawing materials
Using a paint brush
Using our hands
Pasting Materials together
Using manipulatives to create art
Observing and creating

Technique(s)
Using drawing materials
Using a paint brush
Using our hands
Pasting Materials together
Using manipulatives to create art
Observing and creating

Technique(s)
Using drawing materials
Using a paint brush
Using our hands
Pasting Materials together
Using manipulatives to create art
Observing and creating

Technique(s)
Using drawing materials
Using a paint brush
Using our hands
Pasting Materials together
Using manipulatives to create art
Observing and creating

Visual Element(s):
LInes, texture

Visual Element(s):
Textures, shapes, colors and lines

Visual Element(s):
Shapes and Lines

Visual Element(s):
Color, Shapes Linet

Stimulus:
Observations of lines
Material

Stimulus:
Little Red Riding Hood
3 Billy Goats Gruff
Goldilocks and the 3 Bears

Stimulus:
Pictures of Homes

Stimulus: