Government of Manitoba
art language and tools

Art Language and Tools (A-L3)»
Students develop skills in observation and depiction.

 

Students who have achieved expectations for this grade are able to

Kindergarten Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4
observe, talk about, and use various art media to depict visual details in a wide range of subjects (e.g., plants, animals, people, objects) found in images and in life (e.g., in natural and constructed environment)

K-2 A-L3.1

observe, talk about, and use various art media to depict visual details and general characteristics (e.g., gestures, relative proportions) in a wide range of subjects found in images and in life

3-4 A-L3.1

draw and paint, demonstrating understanding that lines can depict the edges of observed, recalled, or imagined shapes and forms

K-1 A-L3.2

use contour lines to depict the edges of observed, recalled, or imagined shapes and forms

2-3 A-L3.2

use primary and secondary contour lines to represent the edges observed, recalled, or imaged around and within subjects

4 A-L3.2

Appendix E: Depiction