The art curriculum at WGSD aims to provide students with a comprehensive understanding and application of visual arts in their daily lives. Through engaging in diverse art activities, students will explore cultural diversity, nurture creativity, and develop a deeper understanding of the Elements of Art and Principles of Design. By honing their art skills and techniques, students will be equipped to create their own artwork and prepare them for more advanced techniques to be next level ready. In 4th grade, students will focus on units such as drawing, printmaking, painting, sculptures, fiber, mixed media and technology, allowing them to apply these skills and techniques they learn throughout the year.
What to expect in 4th grade art:
Standard Based Learning Targets
I can show multiple solutions to an artistic problem
I can work in a group where everyone feels valued and involved.
I can try new techniques and explore with materials.
I can use all necessary tools and equipment in a way that keeps everyone safe.
I can recreate a real life place or environment.
I can use peer evaluation to benefit the quality of my artwork.
I can understand how technology has changed the artworld in terms of creation and preservation.
I can compare and contrast different museums to decide which one appeals to me the most and explain why.
I can make predictions about my artwork and then reflect upon completion.
I can rationalize the meaning of an artwork based off of the images and details provided by the artist.
I can use a rubric to evaluate an artwork.
I can make artwork based on traditions that I am familiar with.
I can use context clues to decipher when and where an artwork was made.
Material Skills
Drawing Skills, I Can…
Create tints and shades with a variety of media (to show value)
Create a gesture drawing
Fiber Skills, I Can…
Make a running stitch
Use stitched lines to create a drawing
Painting Skills, I Can…
Choose appropriate brush size/shape for painting
Use a variety of materials to enhance paintings
Create paintings using non-traditional materials (tissue paper, markers, watercolor pencils)
Printmaking Skills, I Can…
Create a collagraph
Can use a variety of printing papers
Sign, title, and edition prints
Sculpture Skills, I Can…
Uses a more complex form or armature (newspaper, foil, cardboard, wire) for a sculpture
Create a subtractive sculpture (carve, cut, sand)
Ceramic Skills, I Can…
Make a functional piece of ceramic artwork out of slabs, coils, or handbuilt
Technology Skills, I can...
Create a stop motion film.
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