Warwick School District

Curriculum❯Art - Grade 4

Art - Grade 4

Grade Levels: 04 |

Course Description

 

  • The elementary art program consists of units that introduce students to the ways that artists think and work.
  • It will allow the student to understand and use proper vocabulary.
  • They will develop an understanding of the Elements and Principles of Art to express and solve creative problems.
  • Students will explore, revise, and create original works using skills in various materials and forms of art.

Core Curriculum Content Standards

Arts and Humanities (2002)

  • Production, Performance and Exhibition of Dance, Music, Theatre and Visual Arts

    • GRADE 5

      • Know and use the elements and principles of each art form to create works in the arts and humanities. Elements -Dance: • energy/force • space • time -Music: • duration • intensity • pitch • timbre -Theatre: • scenario • script/text • set design -Visual Arts: • color • form/shape • line • space • texture • value Principles -Dance: • choreography • form • genre • improvisation • style • technique -Music: • composition • form • genre • harmony • rhythm • texture -Theatre: • balance • collaboration • discipline • emphasis • focus • intention • movement • rhythm • style • voice -Visual Arts: • balance • contrast • emphasis/focal point • movement/rhythm • proportion/scale • repetition • unity/harmony(9.1.5.A)
      • Recognize, know, use and demonstrate a variety of appropriate arts elements and principles to produce, review and revise original works in the arts. -Dance: • move • perform • read and notate dance • create and choreograph • improvise -Music: • sing • play an instrument • read and notate music • compose and arrange •improvise -Theatre: • stage productions • read and write scripts • improvise • interpret a role • design sets • direct -Visual Arts: • paint • draw • craft • sculpt • print • design for environment, communication, multi-media(9.1.5.B)
      • Know and use fundamental vocabulary within each of the arts forms.(9.1.5.C)
      • Describe and use knowledge of a specific style within each art form through a performance or exhibition of a unique work.(9.1.5.D)
      • Know and demonstrate how arts can communicate experiences, stories or emotions through the production of works in the arts.(9.1.5.E)
      • Use and maintain materials, equipment and tools safely at work and performance spaces. -Describe some materials used. -Describe issues of cleanliness related to the arts. -Describe types of mechanical/electrical equipment usage. -Know how to work in selected physical space/environments. -Identify the qualities of safe props/stage equipment. -Describe methods for storing materials in the arts.(9.1.5.H)
      • Apply traditional and contemporary technologies for producing, performing and exhibiting works in the arts or the works of others. -Experiment with traditional technologies (e.g., ceramic/wooden tools, earthen clays, masks, instruments, folk shoes, etching tools, folk looms). -Experiment with contemporary technologies (e.g., color fills on computers, texture methods on computers, fonts/point systems, animation techniques, video teleconferencing, multimedia techniques, internet access, library computer card catalogues).(9.1.5.J)

  • Historical and Cultural Contexts

    • GRADE 5

      • Explain the historical, cultural and social context of an individual work in the arts.(9.2.5.A)
      • Relate works in the arts to varying styles and genre and to the periods in which they were created (e.g., Bronze Age, Ming Dynasty, Renaissance, Classical, Modern, Post-Modern, Contemporary, Futuristic, others).(9.2.5.C)
      • Analyze a work of art from its historical and cultural perspective.(9.2.5.D)
      • Relate works in the arts to geographic regions: -Africa -Asia -Australia -Central America -Europe -North America -South America(9.2.5.G)
      • Identify, describe and analyze the work of Pennsylvania Artists in dance, music, theatre and visual arts.(9.2.5.H)
      • Identify, explain and analyze philosophical beliefs as they relate to works in the arts (e.g., classical architecture, rock music, Native American dance, contemporary American musical theatre).(9.2.5.I)

Units

Unit #1 - Trimester 1

Unit #2 - Trimester 2

Unit #3 - Trimester 3

Course Resources

PBS Learning Media – Free educational videos and interactive resources on art and creativity.

PBS Kids – Games and activities with characters that integrate art concepts.

YouTube – Channels like Art for Kids Hub, Cassie Stephens, and Scratch garden Music videos, Tate Kids

Google Arts & Culture – Virtual museum tours, artist explorations, and interactive art activities.

Crayola Education – Lesson plans and creative activities.

MetKids (Metropolitan Museum of Art) – Kid-friendly explorations of famous artworks.

Sketchpad – Free online drawing tool for kids.

Autodraw – AI-assisted drawing for young artists.

Sumo Paint – A digital painting app for kids.
Procreate App on Ipad

Art History & Museum Resources
MoMA Learning – Lesson plans and artist resources.

The National Gallery of Art Kids – Virtual art-making and history lessons.

Smithsonian Learning Lab – Free art collections and lesson plans.

Getty Museum for Kids – Fun art games and exploration tools.