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Curriculum Chart: Materials and Technique

Ages
3 to 5

Ages
6 to 9

Ages
10 to 12

DRAWING
(subject matter)

“scribble scrabble”
kinetic line move- ment “hopping” “jumping”
directionality
monsters
self portraits “me”
mazes, roads
animals
hot & cold colors
mandalas

mazes
monsters
nightmares
animals & birds
dinosaurs
machines, robots
vehicles
dragons
boats
underwater
circus
outer space
mandalas

self portraits
animals
mandalas
super heroes
sporting events
boats
vehicles
underwater
outer space
landscapes
cityscapes
places of mystery
winged creatures

PAINTING
(tools & technique)

finger painting
sponge painting
hand prints
brush painting
mixing colors
salt painting

finger painting
sponge painting
roller painting
spray paining
brush painting
masking tape
sand painting

mixed media - oil pastel & tempera
sponge painting
collage & tempera
brush painting
masking tape
sand painting

COLLAGE
(material & technique)

tissue paper
wash
colored sand
textured cardboard
construction paper
confetti
glitter

toothbrush
cut out construction
tissue paper
tempera wash
textured cardboard
glitter
sand
confetti

masking tape
toothbrush
cut out construction
tissue paper
textured
cardboard
glitter
sand
confetti
cloth
foam

SCULPTURE
(material)

clay
papier mache
wood
cardboard

clay
plaster
papier mache
wood
cardboard

clay
plaster
papier mache
wood
cardboard