Objectives The purpose of objectives is not to inhibit or restrain creativity in any way, but to ensure that the activity is focused clearly enough that both student and teacher know what is to be learned in the lesson. When objectives are met, your child is learning, without regard to the skill level or outcome of the art being produced! Lesson 1: The student will be able to select an object to paint, draw the edges, and fill in with watercolor crayons. The student will add water to the painting while handling the brush in a pulling motion. The student will pull the brush across the edge of the water container after each rinse to control the amount of water in the brush. Lesson 2: The student will be able to look at his or her current surroundings as a guide for the subject of the painting. The student will compose people, animals, or objects in a picture while using watercolor crayons as a painting medium. Lesson 3: The student will execute a narrative picture featuring any imaginative elements that he or she desires. The student may select distortion of proportions, distortion of color, or other elements of non-reality to better tell the story. Lesson 4: The student will be able to identify colors by name and will select and mix primary colors to create the secondary colors: orange, purple, and green. Lesson 5: The student will explore and discover a variety of natural objects found outdoors or inside. The student will use several of the objects as subjects for a watercolor painting. Lesson 6: The student will describe, in a picture, an event or a place by painting a worker, performer, or person within a particular situation. The artwork will show descriptive elements through objects, colors, or symbols that are keys to describing the person or place. Lesson 7: The student will recognize cuts as lines that show the color where to stop. The student will draw shapes, cut shapes, and glue shapes to arrange a picture of the outdoors.
Lesson 8: The student will identify the shapes of the subjects within an outdoor
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