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ART UNITS OF INQUIRY

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LS ART
Units of
Inquiry

Ms. Nadine Bouliane

nbouliane.org
nbouliane@qiss. org.cn

VITALITY, COURAGE, SENSITIVITY, INTELLIGENCE, COMPASSION

Incredible Me
Ms. Nadine
Our first unit of inquiry is underway in the art
room. Students are engaged in an inquiry
into the nature of the self, human
relationships including family, friends,
communities and cultures, and the ways in
which we express and reflect upon our beliefs
and values. The Lower School students are
exploring and expressing these ideas through
the following themes:

Pre/Kindergarten: My Super Self

Incredible ME! Students will explore their

identity through drawing, painting, collage
and sculpture with projects emphasizing an
understanding of line, shape and color. Final
projects include: designing and creating a
superhero costumes (Pre-K) and creating life
size cut out sculptures (Kindergarten).

Grades 1 and 2: Exploring

Identity through African Art

Our grade 1s and 2s will be learning about

their incredible selves through an exploration
of culture. Connecting to their Music inquiry
into African folk music, students will discover
the powerful artistic conventions of African
culture and express their own concept of self.
Projects include painting, drawing, collage
and mask making.

Essential Questions
How am I unique?
How have artists used
portraits to convey
ideas?
How can I express
myself through the
language of art?

Interdisciplinary Connections

Language Arts (Pre-K/K) Students will create a story

prompted by their own art works.

Social studies: (Gr 1 and 2) Students will learn how belief

systems are expressed and reflected in different
cultures.
Science: (Gr 4) Students will create portraits of fictional
people based on particular
material properties.
ESLRS:

Grades 3-5: Realism to

Abstraction in Self-Portraiture

Students in grades 3, 4, and 5 will dive into an

exploration of identity through the self-
portrait. Our journey begins with mastering
skills of realistic representation and moves
through the expressive potential of abstract
art including an understanding of portraiture
throughout history. Projects include Giant
Stuffed Portrait Busts (Grade3), Life Sized
Figure Painting (Grade 4) and Picasso Paper
Portraits (Grade 5)

Intelligence:
stretching for
responses that
are creative and
unique.
Courage: trying

new experiences
and persisting .

How You Can Help

Encourage your child to celebrate the differences that

make people unique.
Expose your child to different expressions of culture.

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