Upper Elementary (3rd and 4th Grade) Art Part Two
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
to the contentHomework
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 review activities.Grading
Students will be given individual feedback within two school days for each project after it is completed and a photo of the project is posted to the class page. No grades will be given.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/ 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 two 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/1oIxDy1i3TMb8HVBxK1OUCkIwbC5t7zBh?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:
Walking Feet
a detailed drawing of one's feet walking through a scene based upon the detailed oil paintings of the Renaissance. Needed supplies include white paper, a pencil and eraser, a black pen or marker, and colored pencils or crayons. Lesson 2:
Pop Up Animals
an Australian animal painted with dots and glued on an abstract dot design made to resemble the dream paintings of the Aborigine, the indigenous people of Australia. Needed supplies include access to a printer, construction paper, scissors, glue, cotton swabs/ q-tips, and acrylic or tempera paint on a plate or palette. Lesson 3:
Jazz Instrument Illustrations
pastel drawings of jazz instruments drawn after studying both musical and visual artists of the Harlem Renaissance. Needed supplies include white paper, a pencil and eraser, and oil pastels or crayons or colored pencils. Lesson 4:
Hands-and-Feet Self-Portrait
a self-portrait drawing in which both the hands and feet are traced, the face and body and drawn in-between, and clothing and hair texture are added. Needed supplies include white paper, tape or glue, a pencil and eraser, a black pen or marker, and the coloring tool of the artist’s choice. Other Details
Parental Guidance
When studying the art from various cultures and movements such as Aborigine art, Renaissance paintings, and illuminated manuscripts, religious and cultural beliefs, images, and practices of those artists and cultures will be described to show how they affect the art produced; but those beliefs and practices will be presented from an unbiased view point. Furthermore, when studying these various movements, artists, and cultures such as the Harlem Renaissance and Surrealism, the historical context during the production of the art will be described to show how the social events of the time affect how the art was made. Again, the content will be presented from an unbiased viewpoint. No graphic or violent images will be shown, and any art that features nudity will be either cropped or edited, so no nudity is shown.
Pre-Requisites
Students need to have taken Upper Elementary Art Part One before signing up for Part Two.
Supply List
8.5x11" or 9x12” sketch or mixed media paper #2 wooden pencils with erasers Scissors Glue (liquid or glue stick) Watercolor paint (with a brush and water container) Acrylic or tempera paint with a plate or palette (optional) Q-tips/ cotton swabs Construction/ colored paper (9x12”) various colors 12” ruler Colored markers Oil pastels A black marker or pen 2.5 pounds of air-dry clay (white) Crayons and/or colored pencils Easy-to-cut cardboard Access to a printer Most supplies excluding the clay can be purchased for under $1 or 2 each at local department stores. The clay which is also found at local department stores and on Amazon can be purchased for under $10 but does need to be white to hold paint well.
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Joined June, 2020
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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
I have a Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts Education, am licensed to teacher art for grades pre-k through 12 through the state of Indiana, have been working as a professional educator each school year since 2008, and have taught each of these projects in various forms at public, charter, and private school. This course is designed to meet the National Core Standards in the U.S. for visual arts. Reviews
Self-Paced Course
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