| Quick Check Form: Third Grade Visual Arts Curriculum |
| Big Ideas to Emphasize in Third Grade Art |
| ·
Artists use the color wheel as a way to understand color mixing and develop color relationships in their artworks.
· Artists use a creative process that incorporates a sketchbook and a portfolio to develop original work. · Artists carefully observe the world around them to draw what they see. |
| By the end of Third Grade: |
| Students will know:
· How to mix color and plan color schemes, using a color wheel. · To plan the use of space in an artwork, using the art principles (balance/ repetition/ emphasis) · Appropriate set-up/ clean up behavior/ procedures for painting. · How to compare and contrast artwork, using art language · How to see proportional relationships | Students will be able to
:
· Mix intermediate colors and flesh tones. · Select brushes appropriate to achieving intentional effects in painting. · Control over paint, scissors, glue. · Keep a sketchbook and a portfolio of artwork. · Can work wet or dry to achieve different effects in painting. · Draw from observation, using proportional relationships. |
| ‘Adventures in Art’ Sequenced Core Lessons for Third Grade: |
| 35, U2, 2, 8, 6, 11, 13, 16, 18, 14, 15, 20,17, R1, 1,23, 26,27, R2, R4
Recommended Supplemental lessons: 39 (Shapes in buildings)33 (messages from pictures) 25 (space and expression) 22(Making a Relief Print) 53, 56, 57, 58 (clay sculpture) |
| Integration Points for Third Grade Art: |
| Math
Working with proportion (23, 26, 27) Symmetry / Asymmetry (34 50 60) | Reading/ Language Arts
Develops descriptive language/ writing Writes about artwork Notes/ journaling in the sketchbook |
| Science
Structures of Life: Ad in Art Lessons 4, 8, emphasize seeing and recording shapes and textures fro science notebooks. Lessons 12 and 13 teach color use. | Social Studies
The importance of rules (use of art tools/ color mixing, etc) Artwork as a historical document- describing/ analyzing Art as a reflection of traditions/ cultural practices ) |
| Health & Fitness
Safe use of art tools and materials The Better to See You With’ (GBS) | Performing Arts
Creative process applied to other arts |
| Technology/ Info Literacy
Visually organizes information (word webs/ posters, etc Inserts graphics into documents Understands the difference between developing original work and using copied work in a document. | Key Art Vocabulary : |
| All Art Elements, plus color terms: intermediate colors, monochromatic, analogous, tints & shades, color scheme. Art
Principles:
Emphasis/ Center of Interest, Balance (symmetrical/ asymmetrical) Proportion, Rhythm and Repetition.
Cityscape, Creative Process, wash. blend |