Ireland · NCCA Curriculum Specifications
2nd Class Creative Journeys: Exploring the Visual World
A comprehensive primary art program for 2nd Class students focusing on the development of expressive skills and aesthetic awareness. Students engage in hands-on making while responding to their own work and the work of artists through various media and techniques.
Lines, Marks, and Imaginary Worlds
Students explore the fundamental elements of drawing and mark-making to express ideas and observations.
Investigating how different types of lines can convey movement, texture, and emotion in a drawing.
Using drawing tools to record details from nature, focusing on plants, insects, and found objects.
Creating narrative drawings that illustrate a sequence of events or a favorite story.
Color Explorers and Painters
An investigation into color theory, mixing, and the expressive potential of paint and liquid media.
Discovering how primary colors combine to create secondaries and how to alter tones using black and white.
Using brushwork and color choice to represent abstract concepts like happiness, anger, or calm.
Experimenting with adding materials to paint or using different tools to create physical texture on a surface.
Building in Three Dimensions
Students work with clay and construction materials to explore form, space, and structural integrity.
Learning basic clay techniques such as pinching, coiling, and joining to create 3D figures.
Using found objects and recycled materials to design and build imaginative structures.
Designing and constructing masks that transform the wearer into a character or creature.
Patterns, Prints, and Textiles
Exploring repetitive design through printmaking and the tactile qualities of fabric and fiber.
Using everyday items to create rhythmic patterns and stamped images.
Introduction to basic weaving techniques and exploring the textures of different yarns and fabrics.
Creating pictures by layering, gluing, and stitching different types of fabric and thread.
Looking and Responding
Developing the ability to talk about art, visit galleries, and understand the role of the artist in society.
Learning about how artists work and the different environments where art is created.
Understanding how art is displayed and how to behave and observe in a museum or gallery setting.
Developing the vocabulary to describe personal artistic choices and give feedback to peers.