Upper Elementary (3rd and 4th Grade) Art Part One
In this 15-week self-paced course, students will complete 15 art units, one per week, learning about different artists, movements, and cultures while manipulating various art media.
Jenny Miller
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What's included
15 pre-recorded lessons
15 weeks
of teacher support1 year access
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1-2 hours per week. Each unit will come with resources such as instructional videos, art history interactive learning activities, photos of finished examples, and a suggested completion timeline.Grading
Students will be given individual feedback for each project after it is completed. No grades will be given. Feedback will be given within 2 school days of the student's post.Class Experience
US Grade 3 - 4
This semester's self-paced course will provide 15 different art units with projects targeted for 3rd or 4th grade students. Each unit will cover a different artist, art movement, and/ or art culture and will teach students how to manipulate various art media, both 2D and 3D, better preparing students for upper elementary art. This course is also designed to meet the visual art state standards in the U.S. Once the course begins, students will either be given 1 unit every week which will include the learning goals and final project if paying per week or given all 15 units if paying for the entire course upfront. Students will start each unit by learning about its art history portion. The art history portion will be followed by an instructional video that will show students how to finish the project with step-by-step instructions. The video will feature me modeling each step. A step-by-step guide with instructions and images will also be provided as a PDF, so students can print out the steps and/ or view them electronically as well while following along with the video. While completing the project, students will also learn how to manipulate the major art media of drawing, painting, and clay. At the end of the units, students will review concepts through various activities. After completing each project, students will be asked to post a photo of their finished project on the class page for positive feedback. Feedback will be given within 2 school days of the student's post. Click here or copy the URL to see picture examples of each project: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1S8dnLxX42M7MQVCOUOydLv3aQxoqTbeo?usp=drive_link
Learning Goals
Students will learn about fifteen major artists, art movements, and/ or art cultures. Students will also learn how to manipulate at grade appropriate levels various art media including clay, paint, colored pencils, and oil pastels.
Syllabus
15 Lessons
over 15 WeeksLesson 1:
Minion Self-Portrait
For this project you will be learning about self-portraits throughout art history as you make your own minion self-portrait. You will need white paper (8.5x11” or 9x12”), a pencil with an erase, a black pen or marker, and colored pencils or crayons. Lesson 2:
Japanese Uchiwa Fans
For this project, you will learn about the art and culture of Japan as you make your own traditional Japanese fan called Uchiwa. You will need small or medium white mixed media or sketch paper, a pencil with an eraser, colored pencils or crayons, and watercolor painting and paint supplies. Lesson 3:
Romanticism Atmospheric Perspective Collages
This week in art you will learn about the art movement known as Romanticism and its landscape paintings as you make your own atmospheric perspective collages. You will need construction paper, glue, and scissors for this project and perhaps a pencil with an eraser. Lesson 4:
Wayne Thiebaud Clay Cupcake
For this project you will learn about an art movement known as Pop Art as well as Pop Artist Wayne Theibaud as you make your own clay cupcakes. You will need your air-dry clay, a spoon, fork, and knife, and a small container of water as well as paint (tempera, acrylic, or watercolor) and paint supplies. I also recommend working on a plastic surface and having a rag or towel available to wipe off your hands. Other Details
Learning Needs
I will provide a step-by-step guide that features pictures and a description of each step in addition to the provided instructional video.
Parental Guidance
Several art movements and artworks from art history will be displayed, and the original purpose of those artworks will be discussed which may include its religious and/ or cultural purposes. No nudity will ever be shown. During the comic book history portion of the gridded cartoon unit, cover images of famous comic book characters will be shown including antiheroes as well as an image of a gravestone. During the eye for Magritte unit, painting of the surrealism movement will be shown and discussed.
Pre-Requisites
There are no prerequisites for this course.
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Indiana Teaching Certificate in Music/Theater/Arts
Bachelor's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from Northwestern College of St. Paul, MN
Teacher expertise:
I have a Bachelor of Arts degree in Visual Arts education and am certified by the state of Indiana to teach art for grades PK-12. I have taught versions of each of these projects in public, private, and charter school; and this course is designed to meet the standards/ requirements for art in most U.S. states.Reviews
Self-Paced Course
$12
weekly or $175 for all content15 pre-recorded lessons
15 weeks of teacher support
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