| Quick Check Form: Fourth Grade Visual Arts Curriculum |
| Big Ideas to Emphasize in Fourth Grade Art |
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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
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· 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. |
| 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, |