Grades 1 - 5 |
Age Group: 6 - 10 years
The Art1st workbooks for Grades 1–5 (Hindi and English medium) are built on the belief that every child is naturally curious, and that art education should give that curiosity room to grow rather than filling children with instructions. Children work directly within the workbook, guided by visual and text-based prompts that function as invitations rather than tasks, easing classroom logistics for teachers. Activities are designed around materials children can easily find around them, encouraging close observation of their surroundings, and include interactive formats like pop-ups, origami, accordion structures, and paper sculptures. Themes include the Natural World & Environment, Self, Society & the Wider World, Sensorial Observation, Toys, Games & Technology, and Story Time & Poetry.
The curriculum challenges restrictive views of art as merely technical skill or the domain of "genius," aiming instead to develop creativity in all children regardless of their future field, and to reframe art as a universal mode of expression that promotes self-guided learning, imagination, and critical thinking.
Our visual arts curriculum for primary school
graders is a five-year programme.
This is where art is taught through various exploratory and
play-way methods.
Using thematics, students are introduced to art movements, styles and art practices from around
the world.
Through storytelling, dialogue and various playful activities, they are encouraged to observe,
examine, and reflect on their ideas and motivation. By the end of the program, their visual
literacy, creative expression, and artistic styles are immensely strengthened. AEP focuses equally
on enhancing collective working with the peers as well as engaging closely with the society and
cultures.
Mentor Model
The Art1st kit for primary school includes a five-part series on Visual Exploration. Built on the knowledge base of visual culture from India and across the world, art appreciation and art history, they are designed to nurture creative and critical thinking and expression in students. Storytelling, observation, discussions and various play-way methods are used to shape and broaden the children’s horizon of their immediate surroundings and the world at large.
G1-5 Art1st Workbook Kit+
2-hour induction program with the purchase of G1-5 Workbook Kit. Can be
delivered with the support of funders and funding agencies.
G1-5 Art1st Visual Experience Book kit + Art Workbook +
Full fledged program
(includes monthly visits to government, NGO and trust-based schools, monthly
check-in, frequent feed-forward on whatsapp and Google classroom by mentors,
yearly assessment and support for annual art display by mentors). The full-scale
program can be delivered with the support of funders and funding agencies.
The workbooks follow an arts-integrated theme based structure, with focus on:
1) The natural world & environment
2) Self, society and world at large
3) Learning through sensorial observations
4) Toys/Games/Technology
5) Story-time/Poems
6) Exploring different art practices & visual culture from India & International art world
These themes are unpacked through:
Essential inquiry Questions: Each chapter has a series of essential questions deconstructed as
projects, which the young learner attempts to explore in their unique way.
Exploration through Local Knowledge: The workbooks provide an equal scope for observing and learning
from the world around the young learners by understanding local ecosystems and using local material
easily available to them.
Interactive art forms: They are also designed in such a way that various activities provide scope
for converting the pages into dynamic pop-ups, origami, accordion formats, perforated shapes which
can come out from the book and paper-folding to create various forms and shapes.
Aesthetic Awareness: Students learn the significant role that art plays in our lives and in society.
Through works of art, the students learn how artists communicate using the elements of art,
principles of design, skills and techniques, and forms and media.
Check for Understanding: In the 'My Journal' page, each lesson closes with support for encouraging
students to continue thinking about the lesson’s art content and Essential Question.
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The Art1st kit for primary school includes a five-part series on Visual Exploration. Built on the knowledge base of visual culture from India and across the world, art appreciation and art history, they are designed to nurture creative and critical thinking and expression in students. Storytelling, observation, discussions and various play-way methods are used to shape and broaden the children’s horizon of their immediate surroundings and the world at large.
G1-5 Art1st
Workbook Kit
+
2-hour induction program
with the purchase of
G1-5 Workbook Kit
‘At a very young age, when they’re studying the artwork of great artists, the way they analyse the work, the interpretation they draw is quite amazing. We never expected that a 5-6 year old could learn so much.’
‘Art1st has enabled me to act as a catalyst in fuelling the students’ imagination. The children have become more expressive and I am also enjoying the art classes much more as they are no more monotonous.’
‘There has been a paradigm shift in the way children create art. The Art1st program has led to more independent, open-minded and creative children.’
‘The children have started using their creative skills in a manner that amazes us. They have learnt to connect varying incidents in the form of a story. They visit their fantasy land and believe in the unbelievable that they then feel and express.’
“Asking questions and initiating a discussion in place of demonstrations has opened up multiple possibilities for the students and as well as for me, as a teacher. I always create room for exploration before introducing any new concept. I got introduced to this new way of teaching in the Art1st training. This has enabled me to grow as an educator.”
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