Art

About:

Linda Kangro-Lawrence joined LCS in 2024. Linda is so excited to be teaching and living in Lincoln, Vermont. She made her way to this amazing community in the summer of 2022, after her 6th year teaching middle school art in Westport, CT. Elementary school art students have been so much fun for her to teach and learn from. Linda enjoys everything crafty from DIY home projects; to set and prop design for local theater; to sewing, painting and crocheting. You may find her scouring a local tag sale for art supplies, walking and hiking with her little one, or swimming in the river. LCS students take art class once a week.

Linda Kangro-Lawrence

lkangro-lawrence@lincolnsd.org

Curriculum

Kindergarten

Creating

  • I can experiment, explore and play with art materials.

Presenting

  • I can explain what an art museum or gallery is.

  • I can explain the process of making art while creating.

Responding

  • I can identify subject matter and describe details in an artwork. 

  • I can explain reasons for selecting a preferred artwork.

Connecting

  • I can make art that tells a story.

Grade 1

Creating

  • I can explore and play imaginatively with materials and tools.

  • I can use observation and investigation to prepare for making artwork.

  • I can demonstrate safe procedures for using art tools, equipment and the studio space.

  • I can use art vocabulary while discussing choices made in creating artwork.

Presenting

  • I can explain why some objects, artifacts and artwork are valued over others.

  • I can identify the roles and responsibilities of people who work in and visit museums and other art venues.

Responding

  • I can compare images that represent the same subject. 

  • I can interpret art by categorizing subject matter and identifying form.

Connecting

  • I can identify times, places, and reasons why students make art outside of school.

  • I can understand that people from different places and times have made art for a variety of reasons.

Grade 3/4

Creating:

  • I can brainstorm multiple ways to solve a creative art or design problem.

  • I can apply knowledge of and experiment with art tools, technologies and processes to explore personal ideas.

  • I can utilize care for materials, tools and equipment when making art that prevents danger to myself and others.

  • I can refine artwork in progress after reflecting through peer discussion.

Presenting

  • I can compare and contrast the uses of technologies in art museums, galleries and other venues.

Responding

  • I can examine processes an artist used to create a work of art, before and after working in a similar media.

  • I can analyze visual imagery that convey messages.

  • I can interpret art by referring to details, relevant subject matter, form and use of media.

  • I can evaluate artworks based on given criteria.

Connecting

  • I can infer information about time, place and culture in which a work of art was created.

Grade 2

Creating

  • I can make art or design and experiment with various materials and tools to explore personal interests.

  • I can demonstrate safe procedures for using and cleaning art tools, equipment, and studio spaces. 

  • I can repurpose objects to make something new

  • I can discuss and reflect with peers about choices made while creating artwork. 

Presenting

  • I can categorize artwork based on a theme or concept

  • I can analyze how exhibited art contributes to communities. 

Responding

  • I can categorize images based on expressive properties

  • I can interpret art by identifying the mood and describing relevant subject matter and characteristics of form. 

  • I can use learned art vocabulary to express preferences about artwork. 

Connecting

  • I can create works of art about events in home, school, or community life.

Grade 5/6

Creating

  • I can combine concepts to generate innovative ideas for creating art.

  • I can formulate an artistic investigation of personally relevant content for creating art.

  • I can demonstrate openness in trying new ideas, materials, and methods in making works of art and design.

  • I can demonstrate quality craftsmanship through care for and use of materials, tools, and equipment.

  • I can reflect on whether personal artwork conveys the intended meaning and revise accordingly.

Presenting

  • I can develop a visual plan for displaying works of art, analyzing exhibit space, the needs of the viewer and the layout of the exhibit.

Responding

  • I can compare my own interpretation of a work of art with that of others.

  • I can identify and analyze cultural associations suggested by visual imagery.

  • I can interpret art and identify ideas and mood by analyzing form, structure, subject matter, visual elements and use of media.

Connecting

  • I can analyze how art reflects changing times, traditions, resources, and cultural uses.