1. Health & Fitness (based on GBS)
  2. Technology


 

 
Quick Check Form: Fourth Grade Visual Arts Curriculum
Big Ideas to Emphasize in Fourth Grade Art
· Artists use the Creative Process to develop their best and most original work.

· Artists can work in many different ‘styles’ to communicate different things.

· Artists develop many different ‘techniques’ to achieve the styles they like.
By the end of Fourth Grade:
Students will know:

· What an art technique is.

· How to identify both realistic and abstract styles of art.

· How different styles of working require an artist to develop different techniques.

· The steps of the creative process, and how it applies in their own work.

· How to mix and use all colors, and that artists often work with color schemes. 		Students will be able to :

· Analyzing and shading an object to make it look 3D.

· Control washes/ wetness in painting to create a recognizable image.

· Work in several different styles.

· Use art language to state their aesthetic preferences.

· Communicate ideas and feelings through images.

· Use proportion to draw from observation.


 
‘Adventures in Art’ Sequenced Core Lessons for Fourth Grade:
Recommended sequence: Sketchbook, 4, 5, 25, 6, 2, 8,13,17,18, R2, 15, 16, 22, 26, R1, R4

Recommended Supplemental lessons: 3 (design) U2 (using colors expressively), 29 (scientific illustration), U4 (Art in traditional cultures) 23 (relief printing) 40 (clay relief) 46 (pinch pot) 54 ,55 & 57 (clay sculpture)
Integration Points for Fourth Grade Art:
Math

Working with proportion/ scale

Symmetrical/ Asymmetrical balance

Flips slides and rotations in design/ pattern designs.

  		Reading/ Language Arts

Developing descriptive language

Correlating the writing process with the creative process

Compare and contrast artworks (see overheads)

Art Criticism as persuasive writing
Science

Reading the Environment: Ad in Art lessons 3, 4,5,6, 9 all emphasize observational drawing for recording terrarium life. 		Social Studies

Multicultural /Exploring Native American art/ traditions

 
Health & Fitness (based on GBS)

Creating health posters: Healthy food, digestive system, anti-smoking, etc

Expressing emotions through art

  		Performing Arts

Translating feelings from music into images

The role of practice & reflection in creative work.

 

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Technology

Slide Shows with a theme

Using clip art in a design

Use of a digital camera

Cutting a pasting digital images

Researching/ accessing imagery to draw or paint from 		Key Art Vocabulary :
 Art Elements and Principles:, Positive and Negative Space, Creative Process, Style, Technique, Realism, Abstraction, Color Schemes, Analogous colors, Complementary colors, Foreground, Middle Ground and Background, Light source/ Highlight,/Core Shadow,/Cast Shadow, Wash,

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Developed by Ann Morgan, Everett Public Schools, 2001