4th Grade Art: the year at a glance
6 units · 17 lessons · based on National Core Arts Standards — Visual Arts (grade band 3–5). Every unit ends with a review & assessment day.
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Unit 1: Drawing skills: line, shape & value VA:Cr2.1
Use line, shape and shading to show form
- Contour drawingVA:Cr2.1
- Value and shadingVA:Cr2.1
- Drawing from observationVA:Cr2.1
- Review & assessment
Unit 2: Color theory & painting VA:Cr1.2
Use complementary colors, tints and shades
- Color wheelVA:Cr1.2
- Tints and shadesVA:Cr2.1
- Complementary colorsVA:Re8.1
- Review & assessment
Unit 3: Space & perspective VA:Cr2.1
Show foreground, middle ground and background · Use overlapping and size to show depth
- Foreground, middle, backgroundVA:Cr2.1
- Overlapping and sizeVA:Cr2.1
- One-point perspectiveVA:Cr2.1
- Review & assessment
Unit 4: Art across cultures VA:Cn11.1
Describe art from different cultures and times · Create art inspired by a culture
- Art from around the worldVA:Cn11.1
- Inspired by a traditionVA:Cr1.2
- Native American artVA:Cn11.1
- Review & assessment
Unit 5: Printmaking & sculpture VA:Cr2.1
Create a relief print · Build a sculpture with clay or paper
- Foam printingVA:Cr2.1
- Clay creaturesVA:Cr2.1
- Artist statementVA:Pr4.1
- Review & assessment
Unit 6: Critique & exhibition VA:Re9.1
Give and receive feedback · Curate an exhibition
- Kind, specific, helpfulVA:Re9.1
- Curate a showVA:Pr5.1
- Review & assessment