Explorations in Art, 2nd Edition, Grades 1–6

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Explorations in Art, 2nd Edition, Grade 1

Engage your students as they explore Big Ideas that are relevant to their lives. Your students will create, view, and discuss artworks that explore these Essential Questions:

• Where do we find beauty in our world?
• What do we care about?
• How do we tell stories?
• What do we see in nature?
• How do we remember special times?
• Where do we see change in our world?

A focus on inquiry, artist as researcher, and choice ensures that students are fully engaged in their learning.

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Explorations in Art, 2nd Edition, Grade 2

Engage your students as they explore Big Ideas that are relevant to their lives. Your students will create, view, and discuss artworks that explore these Essential Questions:

• Where do we find beauty in nature?
• How do we share our lives?
• How do we tell stories?
• How do we work and play?
• How do we plan our places and spaces?

A focus on inquiry, artist as researcher, and choice ensures that students are fully engaged in their learning.

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Explorations in Art, 2nd Edition, Grade 3

Engage your students as they explore Big Ideas that are relevant to their lives. Your students will create, view, and discuss artworks that explore these Essential Questions:

• How do people share their lives with one another?
• Where can our imagination take us?
• Where do we find stories in our lives?
• How do we connect with places and spaces in our lives?
• How are we connected with the natural world?
• How do people participate in traditions?

A focus on inquiry, artist as researcher, and choice ensures that students are fully engaged in their learning.


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Explorations in Art, 2nd Edition, Grade 4

Engage your students as they explore Big Ideas that are relevant to their lives. Your students will create, view, and discuss artworks that explore these Essential Questions:

• How do we see our world?
• How can we share ideas?
• What makes a place special?
• What does nature give us?
• How do we honor and change traditions in our lives?
• What can we imagine?

A focus on inquiry, artist as researcher, and choice ensures that students are fully engaged in their learning.

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Explorations in Art, 2nd Edition, Grade 5

Engage your students as they explore Big Ideas that are relevant to their lives. Your students will create, view, and discuss artworks that explore these Essential Questions:

• Who are we?
• How do we live our lives?
• What can the past teach us?
• How can we explore the unexpected?
• How can we learn by observing the natural world?
• How can we communicate our ideas and feelings?
• What can we imagine?

A focus on inquiry, artist as researcher, and choice ensures that students are fully engaged in their learning.

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Explorations in Art, 2nd Edition, Grade 6

Engage your students as they explore Big Ideas that are relevant to their lives. Your students will create, view, and discuss artworks that explore these Essential Questions:

• What does observation of people in daily life tell us about being human?
• What does it mean to live in harmony with nature?
• Why are stories important in our lives?
• How do we create order and beauty in our world?
• What counts as communication?
• How do we celebrate important people, places, and events?

A focus on inquiry, artist as researcher, and choice ensures that students are fully engaged in their learning.

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