Project ARTiculate

African Painted Rhythms

Grade 1

Jenifer Cameron and Karen Stomberg, FNSBSD Art Specialists

Students learn about warm and cool colors as they create an artwork using lines, texture and pattern. South African music inspires the rhythm and patterns as students use watercolors to create the final product.

Objectives and assessment criteria

Students will:

1. identify warm and cool colors.
2. learn new art vocabulary and use it to talk about their art.
3. listen to traditional music of South Africa and interpret the music into their art.