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| The central idea genie |
I hate coming up the right wording for with central ideas, especially for Units Outside the Programme Of Inquiry. It's hard when you don't have a team to bounce ideas off of. Anyway, I always wished that there was a Central Idea Bank where a PYP art teacher could go to "steal" a central idea and tweak it to fit their needs.
So I did it. Ta da!! Art related central ideas, cut and pasted from schools all over the world, in one place. Most are How We Express Ourselves. Maybe one day I'll divide them up by Transdisciplinary theme...or site the school where they're from (oops)...or write the grade levels or throw in the lines of inquiry. But this will do for now. *sigh*
Visual Arts Central idea Bank:
People
use different materials and resources to express feelings, ideas and
understanding.
Architecture often reflects culture.
Cultural
traditions can be preserved in artwork, and can help people express
their identities.
Celebrations and traditions are an important part of our cultural identity.
Colors
are used and interpreted in a variety of ways around us.
The fine arts provide us with the opportunity to reflect on, extend, and enjoy creativity.
Noticing
and analyzing patterns helps us interpret, explain and respond to our
environment.
Visual
representations facilitate our understanding of the world around us.
People can express themselves in many ways.
In
life and in art, people use their bodies to express who they are and how they
feel.
Personal histories allow us to reflect on who
we are and where we’ve come from.
Culture may be expressed in a variety of ways.
The natural world inspires and challenges
artistic development.
We are able to choose what we think and how
we express ourselves.
Art can
be used to communicate ideas
and experiences creatively.
We
have unique ways to express our point of view.
Art is an expression of human feelings and ideas and is open to interpretation.
Our
cultural heritage allows us to celebrate who we are, and shapes our vision of
the future.
Visual
expression is an art form.
We
choose and use different forms of digital media for specific purposes and
specific audiences.
Through the Arts people express,
explore and interpret ideas and feelings.
Art reflects the times in which it was
created.
Visual
art is a language through which people explore ways to communicate personal
ideas, thoughts and emotions.
People communicate through
the arts to
express their beliefs and feelings.
Traditional
art help us make sense of our world and to understand aspects of culture.
Images
and ideas from our imagination can be expressed in many ways.
Celebrations
are important to people all around the world.
Through
the arts people use different forms of expression to convey their uniqueness as
human beings.
Personal
experiences provide the sparks for artistic creation.
Beliefs,
values, and ideas are represented and communicated through symbols.
Lives
are changed through encounters with people of different beliefs and cultures.
Creative
expression provides many ways to communicate ideas and emotions.
Artistic
expression can be a reflection of the social consciousness of the time.
