Kindergartners learn that art starts with marks — long lines and little dots — and practice making and sorting different kinds of marks with their crayons.
Students will be able to…
When you draw, you make marks! Some marks are long lines and some are little dots. Can you tell them apart?
Project this and sort each mark into a long mark or a little dot.
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When you draw, you make marks — lines and dots!
Children explore.
Children create.
Children share.
Children respond.
Aligned to the National Core Arts Standards (Visual Arts).
Make marks and lines in art.
Explore marks as art.
Perceive lines and dots.
Describe marks.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have children draw a long line and some little dots at home. A printable marks sheet is in the Arts library.
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A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.