THIRD GRADE

Students in 3rd grade will be encouraged to continue to develop their own creative self while building on skills learned in previous grades. They will utilize proper planning and organization skills in relation to their art. Art focus will be placed on the concept of space, perspective and color theory. Students will continue to foster their creative abilities in practice and in vocabulary.

• Art room skills

  • Proper use of art room and supplies, proper procedures, demonstrating proper craftsmanship, collaboratively working with peers

• Drawing

  • Elements of Art, especially focused on Line, Shape, Form

  • Principles of Design, focused on Pattern, Variety, Space, Movement, Proportion

  • Color Wheel

  • Contour Lines

  • One Point Perspective

  • Self-Portrait Facial Proportions

  • Colored Pencil Techniques

  • Chalk Pastel Techniques

  • Oil Pastel Techniques

• Collage/Mixed Media

  • Elements of Art, especially focused on Texture, form, space

  • Principles of Design, focused on Unity, Balance

  • Color Wheel

  • Scissor skills

  • Cutting both geometric and organic shapes

  • Construction paper and painted paper collages

• Painting

  • Elements of Art, especially focused on Color, Value, Shape

  • Color Wheel

  • Painting techniques

  • Watercolor painting

  • Tempera cakes

  • Liquid Tempera

  • Watercolor crayon

• Three Dimensional

  • Elements of Art, especially focused on Shape, Form

  • Color Wheel

  • 4 S’s: Score, Slip, Stitch, Smooth

  • Slab Sculpture with clay

• Literature based

  • Using visually rich literature resources to tie in art/ELA with every lesson. For example: Dale Chihuly, Romero Britto, Jason Naylor, Chris Uphues, Henri Matisse, Keith Haring, Ton Schulten, Picasso, Jen Stark