Artists and Culture Curriculum (ACE)
Make your year in the art room easier with a full year of ACE art curriculum lesson plans worked out for you and ready to use! Teachers, take your class on a round-the-world trip, looking at the artists and cultures of countries such as Japan, Australia, America, Mexico, Ecuador and Peru.
The Artists and Culture (ACE) Art Curriculum
The Creative Kids Art Lessons ACE Curriculum is a fun way for teachers to introduce their students to artists and cultures, looking at art from different countries and different times in history. It is a full year of art curriculum lesson plans meeting all the art elements that are specified, by year group for Kindergarten to Year 6.
Students are introduced to a range of famous artists and styles, including Monet and Van Gogh, and some they might not have heard of such as Berthe Morisot and Mary Cassatt.
Watch the introductory video with all the details of the ACE artists and cultures art curriculum.
In these complete art curriculum lesson plans, students experiment with an amazing variety of media and techniques from simple drawing and collage projects to clay and mixed media artworks. The ACE curriculum provides an excellent balance of short, simple projects that can be achieved in a one-hour lesson, to more in-depth projects, which can be completed over several weeks. The curriculum has been organised to suit elementary or primary year levels, including separate curriculum details for Kindergarten to Year 2, Years 3-4 and Years 5-6. Each unit has at least 8 hours of art for K-2, 3-4 and 5-6 students.
Below is a sneak peek of one of the lesson plans – the Gareth Lucas-inspired toucan artwork from the Ecuador and Peru unit! There’s a step-by-step lesson plan with images of each process as well as written instructions. There is also an artist information sheet and the artwork by Gareth Lucas that inspired the project. There are templates you can use with younger students and curriculum details as well as assessment rubrics.
The ACE art curriculum will help teachers plan for a specific year or age group or the full range from Kinder to year 6. Both teachers and students will have fun with this curriculum, exploring the world around them through the visual arts! Art materials lists to use for your yearly budget planning are provided for each year group and for teaching the full K-6 curriculum.
List of Units Required
The ACE art curriculum lesson plans are sourced from 10 of our most popular units, including:
Artists
Andy Warhol
Impressionists
USA Artists
Post Impressionists
Wayne Thiebaud
Cultures
Australian Aboriginal Art
Mexico
Ecuador and Peru
India
Japan
How does it work?
The Artist and Culture curriculum is provided in an easy-to-edit spreadsheet for each year grouping, K-2, 3-4 and 5-6. You can easily add in any specific art projects you would like to add or your school dates. It has four terms of 10 weeks each.
Within the curriculum spreadsheet, the specific knowledge, skills, and techniques being taught have been identified for easy assessment.
The ACE curriculum is provided with a yearly membership so you have full access to all the lesson plans and can get organised for the year ahead straight away. There is no additional cost with a membership.
Classroom Literature – Artist and Culture Book List
We know it’s fun to include a story related to the art project you are doing in class. It provides insight into the artist or culture, providing valuable background information for your students. The ACE curriculum includes a list of 37 children’s books for a literature tie with your art lesson.
How do I get access?
Only full members of Creative Kids Art Lessons can access the ACE art curriculum lesson plans. A yearly membership will allow you to access all the units at once. Become a member today to secure your access!
Related Art Lessons
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