The art curriculum is based on the Minnesota Visual Art Standards The following are the essential skills learned in first grade based on the standards:
Painting and drawing with line, shape, color and texture
Collage: cutting and gluing shapes
Pattern and repetition
Tracing shapes
Basic shading
Patterns and texture in clay
Primary and secondary colors
Basic color mixing
Art History: Native American art, Aboriginal art, Piet Mondrian, Eric Carle