5th Grade

Sense of Self

Inquiry into the nature of the self, beliefs and values, what it means to be human. How we express ourselves, the ways in which we reflect on, extend and enjoy our creativity. An inquiry into the ways in which we discover and express ideas, feelings, nature, culture, beliefs and values.

Habits Of Success

  • Self-Respect - Cares for own physical and mental wellness, keeps safe physically and emotionally, and shows self-control.

  • Creativity - Generates new ideas and pursues alternative solutions supported by evidence.

  • Revision and Reflection - Seeks and accepts feedback to reflect on progress and experiences in order to revise and improve.

Performance Indicators

UE16A: Developing Skills Through Practice

UE16B: Brainstorming Ideas for Art-Making

UE17C: Creating Artist Statements

UE16D:Reflecting on Feedback

UE18C: Identify Purposes of Art

UE18A: Finding Meaning in a Work of Art

UE16E: Caring for Materials, Tools, and Spaces

Assignment 3:

Continuous Contour Self-Portrait Poems

Habits of Success:

  • Self-Respect - Cares for own physical and mental wellness, keeps safe physically and emotionally, and shows self-control.

  • Creativity - Generates new ideas and pursues alternative solutions supported by evidence.

  • Revision and Reflection - Seeks and accepts feedback to reflect on progress and experiences in order to revise and improve.


Performance Indicators:

  • UE16A: Developing Skills Through Practice

  • UE16E: Caring for Materials, Tools, and Spaces

  • UE16C: Representing Important People, Places, and Objects


Assignment 2: Sketchbooks

Habits of Success

Creativity - Generates new ideas and pursues alternative solutions supported by evidence.

Revision and Reflection - Seeks and accepts feedback to reflect on progress and experiences in order to revise and improve.


Performance Indicators:

  • UE16A: Developing Skills Through Practice

  • UE16B: Brainstorming Ideas for Art-Making


Assignment 1: Puzzle Pieces

Habits of Success:

  • Self-Respect - Cares for own physical and mental wellness, keeps safe physically and emotionally, and shows self-control.

  • Creativity - Generates new ideas and pursues alternative solutions supported by evidence.


Performance Indicators:

  • UE16A: Developing Skills Through Practice

  • UE16B: Brainstorming Ideas for Art-Making


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