First Grade Checklist

I can make different lines.

I can show a horizontal line.

I can show a vertical line.

I can build horizontally.

I can build vertically.

I can make a sculpture out of clay.

I can make a monoprint.

I can weave paper.

I can show a thick line.

I can show a thin line.

I can make shapes.

I can make a color lighter.

I can make a color darker.

  I can use warm and cool colors.

I can name geometric shapes.

I can show organic shapes.

I can make real texture in my art.

I can overlap shapes.

I can show things get smaller farther away.

I can make symmetry.

I can point out foreground, middle ground and background.

I can make a horizon in my picture.

  I can tell you what the subject matter is.

I can make an AB pattern.

I can make a random pattern.

I can use color to show you what to look at.

I can make a self-portrait.

I can tell the difference between a self-portrait and portrait.

I can use a symbol.

I can tell you what symbols mean in my art.

I can pick out what art happened a long time ago.

I can make art you can use.

I can make art that you do not use.

  I can talk about what I see in art.

I can tell what an actual piece of art is and what a copy is.