Welcome to my home page. Thank you for taking the time to see what your child is doing when he or she comes to my art class. My name is Christina Berg. I have been teaching in Malden since 1986. I graduated with a BS in Elementary Ed with a minor in art, from Fitchburg State College. I went on to receive my Masters of Ed in Creative Arts, at Lesley College. I started out as a first grade teacher. I taught first grade for 10 years. I have also taught second grade as well as third. Because of my love of the arts, in 1998 I decided that I wanted to switch over to the Art Department. I have been teaching K-4 art since the Salemwood School opened in September of 1999.
The children will name and match colors.
They will identify basic shapes.
They will paint, draw and cut using appropriate art materials and tools.
They will learn to describe the characteristics of found objects, family members, and the environment.
The children will learn to give expression to the faces of people in any artwork produced.
They will express individual thoughts and feelings through artwork created. They will use artwork to tell stories and describe dramatic situations.
They will identify lines and shapes and how they can be combined to create images both realistic and creative.
The children will explore art materials through gluing, pasting, sewing and or weaving.
They will create visual translations of stories from different cultures.
They will create a personal response to an artist's work by combining realistic and imaginary images.
They will place figures in a piece of artwork.
They will view the works of famous artists and describe their personal likes and dislikes.
The children will create artwork that demonstrates an awareness of details observed from the environment.
They will demonstrate an understanding of perspective through creating the illusion of space by showing people and objects decreasing in size as distance increases
The children will express moods, feelings, and ideas through the use of symbols.
They will create a realistic portrait. The children will use the palette for mixing colors. They will discuss the events and moods contained in animated videos. They will use expression, distortion, and exageration to create animations, cartoons and caricatures.