COURSE OUTLINE IN TEACHING ARTS IN THE ELEMENTARY GRADES

COURSE TITLE : Teaching Arts in the Elementary Grades

COURSE CODE : TARTSELEM

NUMBER OF UNITS : 3 UNITS

CONTACT HOURS : 3 HOURS

PREREQUISITE : NONE

COURSE REQUIREMENTS : Individual participation/group participation

Quizzes (Written and Practical), major exams
Research outputs

COURSE DESCRIPTION :

This course deals with the educational foundations of Art as these apply to teaching and
learning in the elementary grades. Various teaching strategies and assessment
appropriate for each area shall be given emphasis in the courses.

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES:

1. Demonstrate in-depth understanding of the concept, elements and principles of

arts in the elementary grades.
2. Employ varied teaching strategies in teaching arts in the elementary level.
3. Design assessment tools in assessing learning arts in the elementary level.

COURSE CONTENT

PRELIM and MIDTERM FINALS

1. Concept of Art 4. Teaching Strategies in Teaching
 Definitionof Art Arts
 Objectives of Teaching Art  Delivering Instruction
 History of Art  Demonstrations and Whole
2. Elements of Art Group Instruction
 Line  Small group & one to one
 Shape instruction
 Form  Collaborative and
 Space Independent Learning
 Technology as a Teaching
  Color Tool
 Value  Physical Environment and
 Texture Play
3. Principles of Arts  Brainstorming
 Balance  Conference
 Proportion  Cooperative Learning
 Emphasis  Discussion
 Variety  Experimenting
 Movement  Focused Exploration
 Rhythm  Free Exploration
 Harmony  Graphic or Visual Organizer
 Guided Activity
 Jigsaw
 Lateral Thinking
 Modelling
5. Assessment in Art Education
 Rethinking Assessment
 Formative Assessment
 Summative Assessment
 Standards-Based Instruction

GRADING SYSTEM (Campus ++):

Class Standing: 70%

Major Exams: 30%
Passing Percentage for Professional and major subjects: 60%

REFERENCES:

Assessment. Retrieved online at

https://www.incredibleart.org/links/toolbox/assessment.html .

Corpuz, B. & salandana, G. ( 2015). Principles of teaching ( withTLE). Quezon City:

Lorimar Publishing Inc.

Elements of art. Retrieved online at

http://www2.oberlin.edu/amam/asia/sculpture/documents/vocabulary.pdf.

Evans, J. (2001). How to teach art to children: Grades 1-6. California: Evan-Moor
Educational Publishers.

K-12 Curriculum guide for the Arts. Retrieved online at https://www.deped.gov.ph/wp-

content/uploads/2019/01/Arts-CG.pdf
McDonald, N. (2002). Developing arts-loving readers : top 10 quetions teachers are
asking about integrated arts education. Maryland: The Scarecrow Press.

Szekely, G. (2012). Art teaching (12th Ed.). New York: Routledge.