FOURTH GRADE

Students in 4th grade will be using their own creative ideas to formulate their own style and interpretation of project ideas. Planning and organizational skills will be of higher importance; while focusing on value, perspective, space and form. Students will continue to foster their creative abilities to develop as artists.

• Art room skills

  • Independent planning and organization, proper procedures, demonstrating proper craftsmanship, collaboratively working with peers, effective use of art criticism

• Drawing

  • Elements of Art, especially focused on Line, Shape, Space, Value

  • Principles of Design, focused on Unity, Balance, Proportion

  • Color wheel

  • Value: Tints and Shades

  • Chalk Pastel Techniques

  • Oil Pastel Techniques

  • Space; foreground, middle ground, background

  • Movement; implied vs. real

  • Pencil/Sharpie

  • Still life/ focal point

• Collage/Mixed Media

  • Elements of Art, especially focused on Shape and Color

  • Principles of Design, focused on Unity, Balance, Emphasis

  • Color Wheel

  • Abstract art

  • Symbolism/ Pop Art

  • Texture (Implied)

  • Construction paper and painted paper collages

• Painting

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

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

  • 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

  • Coil Pot Techniques

• Literature based

  • Using visually rich literature resources to tie in art/ELA with every lesson. For example: Wayne Thiebaud, Jen Aryani, Laurel Burch, Picasso, Heather Galler, Jason Naylor, Chris Uphues, Jim Dine, Warhol.