The Art of Education Offers Grade-by-Grade Strategies for Teaching the Element of Line
A new guide for art educators on teaching the element of line, spanning from Pre-K to twelfth grade, has been released by The Art of Education. A line is described as the trajectory created by a moving point, serving as a fundamental aspect of art. This guide, associated with FLEX Curriculum, offers resources such as artist biographies and project images. For younger elementary students, activities include creating lines using their arms and engaging in a line scavenger hunt. Elementary students can work with paper strips and trace lines in artworks. Middle schoolers can explore blind contour drawings and two-point perspective, while high school students may curate collections and analyze artists. The guide stresses the importance of revisiting line to enhance confidence and art vocabulary. Educators are encouraged to share their lessons within The Art of Ed Community.
Key facts
- The Art of Education published a guide on teaching the element of line across all grade levels.
- A line is defined as a path made by a moving point through space, one-dimensional and variable in width, direction, and length.
- FLEX Curriculum is a standards-aligned visual arts curriculum for Pre-K through twelfth grade with thousands of resources.
- Featured FLEX videos include What Is Line? | Beginner and What is Line? | Advanced.
- The Line in Everyday Life Collection includes three beginner lessons, such as Painting the Sky.
- The Line and Shapes of Unity lesson is inspired by artist Reggie Laurent and uses oil pastels.
- The View of My Future lesson teaches two-point perspective for middle school students.
- The Abstract Identity Landscapes lesson for high schoolers uses line and markmaking to express mood and movement.
Entities
Artists
- Reggie Laurent
Institutions
- The Art of Education
- FLEX Curriculum
- The Art of Ed Community