3rd Grade

                                       GRADE 3

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                                    School Year 2022-2023

Please send a smock in for art class.  Old button down shirts with long sleeves make the best smocks as they cover clothing the fullest.  I would discourage the small plastic aprons.

Third Grade Content:

     Third graders will work with the basic elements of art:  color, line, shape, space and texture as well as produce art projects which coordinate with third grade curriculum and New York State Visual Arts Standards.

Students will work to create both 2 Dimensional and 3 Dimensional artwork, develop skills in cutting, gluing and painting as well as learn positive social behavior.

In the primary grades there is an emphasis on the importance of following directions.

Possible Topics:

     Different types of media such as crayon, pencil, marker, paint, clay and paper

     Basic skills such as making marks, cutting, gluing and painting

     Visual elements of line, shape, texture, space and color

     Artworks and how images convey ideas

     How their own artwork reflects their experiences

     Third grade curriculum

     How art and math and science relate

     Holiday and seasonal art

     Art from different times and places

     Artists and their place in style and history

     Functions of art

     Art versus craft

Report card art grading criteria are listed as:

            Craftmanship:  demonstrates skill and applies knowledge using art materials

            Attitude:  demonstrates effort, cooperation and ability to follow directions