2nd grade Year-long Plan

2016-2017
Unit 1
Elements of Art:
Color
September
Art
Expressio
n

NHA.VA.2.AE.EPAD.
1: create artwork
using warm, cool,
and neutral colors,
and describe how
these are used to
express mood or
evoke feelings.
NHA.VA.2.AE.EPAD.
3: Identify colors,
shapes, lines,
patterns, and
textures and use
appropriate
vocabulary to
describe subtle
differences (e.g.
blue-green, nubby,
smooth, thick, fine,
shaded, etc.)
NHA.VA.2.AE.CA.3:
Describe artworks
using appropriate
vocabulary; focus
on art elements
such as line,
shape, texture,
colors, and space,
types of media
used to create the
artwork, and type
of work produced
9painting, collage,
sculpture, mobile,
found art, prints)

Unit 2
Elements and
Principles of Art:
October and
November
NHA.VA.2.AE.CA.3:
Describe artworks
using appropriate
vocabulary; focus
on art elements
such as line,
shape, texture,
color and space,
types of media
used to create the
artwork, and type
of work produced
(painting, collage,
sculpture, mobile,
found art, prints)
NHA.VA.2.AE.EPAD.
3: Identify colors,
shapes, lines,
patterns, and
textures and use
appropriate
vocabulary to
describe subtle
differences (e.g.
blue-green, nubby,
smooth, thick, fine,
shaded, etc.)
NHA.VA.2.AE.CA.4:
Explain similarities
and differences
between two
artworks based on
the same subject
matter

NHA.VA.2.AE.CA.2:
Visual Arts
2nd grade year-long plan 2016-2017

Unit 3
Balance
December

Unit 4
3D Art
January

NHA.VA.2.AE.EPAD.
2: Use symmetry
to create balance.

NHA.VA.K.AE.EPAD.
2: Identify and use
basic elements of
art and describe
characteristics of
each.

NHA.VA.2.AE.AC.1:
Create works using
ideas from the
environment,
experience, and
imagination (2D
and 3D)
NHA.VA.K.AE.AC.4:
Use basic skills and
processes to
produce works.
NHA.VA.K.AE.AC.3:
Identify and use
basic art materials.
NHA.VA.K.AE.AC.5:
Follow step-by-step
directions to create
works using ideas
from environment,
experience, and
imagination (2D
and 3D).
NHA.VA.K.AE.AC.2:
Use art materials
and tools in a safe
and appropriate
manner

NHA.VA.K.AE.AC.4:
Use basic skills and
processes to
produce works.
NHA.VA.K.AE.AC.3:
Identify and use
basic art materials.
NHA.VA.K.AE.AC.5:
Follow step-by-step
directions to create
works using ideas
from environment,
experience, and
imagination (2D
and 3D).
NHA.VA.K.AE.AC.1:
Use appropriate
vocabulary to
name various art
forms (painting,
drawing, sculpture)
NHA.VA.K.AE.AC.2:
Use art materials
and tools in a safe
and appropriate
manner

NHA.VA.2.AE.AC.4:
Create artworks
using a variety of
materials.
NHA.VA.2.AE.AC.5:
Use art materials
safely and
appropriately;
follow procedures
to set up and clean
up.
NHA.VA.2.AE.AC.2:
Demonstrate
quality
craftsmanship.

Art
Connectio
ns

NHA.VA.2.AC.RWC.
2: Identify art
elements in
artwork and
objects at home,
school, and in the
environment.
NHA.VA.2.AC.RWC.
1: Describe
different purposes
for art (to
commemorate an
event, for
celebration, to
convey messages,
and to
communicate and
evoke emotions.

Describe subject
matter and
feelings produced
by art, and how
the artist used art
elements to
express emotions
(e.g. color to
express feelings).
NHA.VA.2.AE.AC.4:
create artworks
using a variety of
materials.
NHA.VA.2.AE.AC.5:
Use art materials
safely and
appropriately,
follow procedures
to set up and clean
up.

NHA.VA.2.AC.HCS.2
: Identify and
describe works of
art from different
artists, times, and
places.
NHA.VA.1.RWC.2:
Identify objects at
home, at school or
in the community
that were designed
by artists (cars,
buildings,
furniture, posters,
signs)

Visual Arts
2nd grade year-long plan 2016-2017

NHA.VA.2.AC.COD.
1: Identify art
concepts in other
subject areas
(understanding the
concept of balance
from Science;
connection
between the
medium of clay
and the properties
of soil in Science;
the aesthetic
structure of plants
in Science;
combing or
separating shapes
to create new
shapes in Math;
concept of
symmetry in Math;
paintings of

NHA.VA.K.AC.HCS.1
: Look at and
discuss works of
art from different
artists, time, and
places using words
or pictures.
NHA.VA.2.AC.COD.
1: Identify art
concepts in other
subject areas
(understanding the
concept of balance
from Science;
connection
between the
medium of clay
and the properties
of soil in Science;
the aesthetic
structure of plants

famous people and

events in SS;
connections
between of Art in
Music, theatre, and
dance (tone,
repetition, balance,
rhythm)

Art
Expressio
n

Unit 5
Black History
Month
February

Unit 6
Realism
March

Unit 7
Environmental
Art
April

NHA.VA.2.AE.AC.1:
Create works using
ideas from the
environment,
experience, and
imagination (2D
and 3D)

NHA.VA.2.AE.CA.3:
Describe artworks
using appropriate
vocabulary; focus
on art elements
such as line,
shape, texture,
color and space,
types of media
used to create the
artwork, and type
of work produced
(painting, collage,
sculpture, mobile,
found art, prints)

NHA.VA.2.AE.AC.1:
Create works using
ideas from the
environment,
experience, and
imagination (2D
and 3D)

NHA.VA.2.AE.CA.3:
Describe artworks
using appropriate
vocabulary; focus
on art elements
such as line,
shape, texture,
colors, and space,
types of media
used to create the
artwork, and type
of work produced
9painting, collage,
sculpture, mobile,
found art, prints)
NHA.VA.2.AE.AC.4:

NHA.VA.2.AE.EPAD.
3: Identify colors,
shapes, lines,
patterns, and
textures and use
appropriate
vocabulary to
describe subtle
differences (e.g.

Visual Arts
2nd grade year-long plan 2016-2017

NHA.VA.K.AE.AC.4:
Use basic skills and
processes to
produce works.
NHA.VA.K.AE.AC.3:
Identify and use
basic art materials.
NHA.VA.K.AE.AC.5:
Follow step-by-step
directions to create
works using ideas
from environment,
experience, and
imagination (2D
and 3D).

in Science;
combing or
separating shapes
to create new
shapes in Math;
concept of
symmetry in Math;
paintings of
famous people and
events in SS;
connections
between of Art in
Music, theatre, and
dance (tone,
repetition, balance,
rhythm)
Unit 8
2D vs. 3D Art
May

NHA.VA.K.AE.EPAD.
2: Identify and use
basic elements of
art and describe
characteristics of
each.
NHA.VA.K.AE.AC.4:
Use basic skills and
processes to
produce works.
NHA.VA.K.AE.AC.3:
Identify and use
basic art materials.
NHA.VA.K.AE.AC.5:
Follow step-by-step
directions to create
works using ideas
from environment,
experience, and
imagination (2D
and 3D).

Create artworks
using a variety of
materials.

blue-green, nubby,
smooth, thick, fine,
shaded, etc.)

NHA.VA.2.AE.AC.5:
Use art materials
safely and
appropriately;
follow procedures
to set up and clean
up.

NHA.VA.2.AE.CA.4:
Explain similarities
and differences
between two
artworks based on
the same subject
matter

NHA.VA.2.AE.AC.2:
Demonstrate
quality
craftsmanship.

NHA.VA.2.AE.CA.2:
Describe subject
matter and
feelings produced
by art, and how
the artist used art
elements to
express emotions
(e.g. color to
express feelings).

NHA.VA.K.AE.AC.2:
Use art materials
and tools in a safe
and appropriate
manner

NHA.VA.K.AE.AC.1:
Use appropriate
vocabulary to
name various art
forms (painting,
drawing, sculpture)
NHA.VA.K.AE.AC.2:
Use art materials
and tools in a safe
and appropriate
manner

NHA.VA.2.AE.AC.4:
create artworks
using a variety of
materials.
NHA.VA.2.AE.AC.5:
Use art materials
safely and
appropriately,
follow procedures
to set up and clean
up.

Art
Connectio
ns

NHA.VA.2.AC.RWC.
2: Identify art
elements in
artwork and
objects at home,
school, and in the
environment.

NHA.VA.2.AC.HCS.2
: Identify and
describe works of
art from different
artists, times, and
places.
NHA.VA.1.RWC.2:

Visual Arts
2nd grade year-long plan 2016-2017

NHA.VA.2.AC.COD.
1: Identify art
concepts in other
subject areas
(understanding the
concept of balance
from Science;
connection

NHA.VA.K.AC.HCS.1
: Look at and
discuss works of
art from different
artists, time, and
places using words
or pictures.

NHA.VA.2.AC.RWC.
1: Describe
different purposes
for art (to
commemorate an
event, for
celebration, to
convey messages,
and to
communicate and
evoke emotions.

Identify objects at
home, at school or
in the community
that were designed
by artists (cars,
buildings,
furniture, posters,
signs)

NHA.VA.2.AC.HCS.
2: Identify and
describe works of
art from different
artists, times, and
places.

between the
medium of clay
and the properties
of soil in Science;
the aesthetic
structure of plants
in Science;
combing or
separating shapes
to create new
shapes in Math;
concept of
symmetry in Math;
paintings of
famous people and
events in SS;
connections
between of Art in
Music, theatre, and
dance (tone,
repetition, balance,
rhythm)

NHA.VA.2.AC.HCS.1
: Find similarities
and differences
between artwork
from a variety of
cultures, including
cultures relevant to
students
background
NHA.VA.2.AC.COD.
1: Identify art
concepts in other
subject areas
(understanding the
concept of balance
from Science;
connection
between the
medium of clay
and the properties
of soil in Science;
the aesthetic
structure of plants
in Science;
combing or
separating shapes
to create new
shapes in Math;
concept of
symmetry in Math;
paintings of
famous people and
events in SS;
connections
between of Art in
Music, theatre, and
dance (tone,
repetition, balance,
rhythm)

Unit 9
Writing in Art
June
Art
Expressio

NHA.VA.2.AE.CA.3: Describe artworks using appropriate vocabulary; focus on art

elements such as line, shape, texture, colors, and space, types of media used to

Visual Arts
2nd grade year-long plan 2016-2017

create the artwork, and type of work produced 9painting, collage, sculpture,
mobile, found art, prints)
NHA.VA.2.AE.AC.4: Create artworks using a variety of materials.
NHA.VA.2.AE.AC.5: Use art materials safely and appropriately; follow procedures to
set up and clean up.

Art
Connectio
ns

NHA.VA.2.AE.AC.2: Demonstrate quality craftsmanship.

NHA.VA.2.AC.RWC.2: Identify art elements in artwork and objects at home, school,
and in the environment.
NHA.VA.2.AC.HCS.3: Discuss the chronological order of art from different periods.
NHA.VA.2.AC.HCS.2: Identify and describe works of art from different artists, times,
and places.
NHA.VA.2.AC.RWC.1: Describe different purposes for art (to commemorate an
event, for celebration, to convey messages, and to communicate and evoke
emotions.

Visual Arts
2nd grade year-long plan 2016-2017