Second Grade
In Second Grade, your child will discover...
Primary colors: Red, Yellow, Blue
Secondary colors: Orange, Green, Violet/Purple
Neutral Colors: Black, White Gray, Brown
The color wheel and mixing colors
Red + Yellow = Orange
Yellow + Blue = Green
Red + Blue = Violet/Purple
Adding white to a color makes it lighter. This is called a tint.
Adding black to a color makes it darker. This is called a shade.
Red, Orange, and Yellow are warm colors.
Blue, Green, and Purple are cool colors.
Diagonal lines, vertical lines, and horizontal lines
Identifying 3-D forms: Cube, cylinder, sphere, pyramid, cone
Positive and negative space and how to use it
Different types of balance and how to use them in art:
Symmetrical and Asymmetrical
Artists and movements from around the world and through history
Elements of Art:
Line, shape, color, space, value, form, texture
Principles of Art:
Pattern, Balance, Rhythm
Second Grade Vocabulary
cone
cube
illustrate
human-mande
media
medium
symmetry
resist
still life
observe
pattern
sequence
theme
visual
balance
cool colors
warm colors
sphere
pyramid
silhouette
Primary colors: Red, Yellow, Blue
Secondary colors: Orange, Green, Violet/Purple
Neutral Colors: Black, White Gray, Brown
The color wheel and mixing colors
Red + Yellow = Orange
Yellow + Blue = Green
Red + Blue = Violet/Purple
Adding white to a color makes it lighter. This is called a tint.
Adding black to a color makes it darker. This is called a shade.
Red, Orange, and Yellow are warm colors.
Blue, Green, and Purple are cool colors.
Diagonal lines, vertical lines, and horizontal lines
Identifying 3-D forms: Cube, cylinder, sphere, pyramid, cone
Positive and negative space and how to use it
Different types of balance and how to use them in art:
Symmetrical and Asymmetrical
Artists and movements from around the world and through history
Elements of Art:
Line, shape, color, space, value, form, texture
Principles of Art:
Pattern, Balance, Rhythm
Second Grade Vocabulary
cone
cube
illustrate
human-mande
media
medium
symmetry
resist
still life
observe
pattern
sequence
theme
visual
balance
cool colors
warm colors
sphere
pyramid
silhouette