The Year At A Glance
In Fourth Grade the children will have about five, forty minute lessons a month in which all kinds of art will be experienced. There will be an opportunity in the Fall to purchase items from Original Works.
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SeptemberPop Art & Original Works.DecemberChinese ArtMarchMasks Around The World |
OctoberValue In ArtJanuaryAfrican ArtAprilAmerican Folk Art |
NovemberGothic ArtFebruaryBirds In ArtMayIslamic Art |
Fourth Grade Core Knowledge Art Program
In fourth grade our lessons illustrate important elements of making and appreciating art and emphasize important artists, works of art and artistic concepts. When appropriate, topics in art may be linked to topics in other disciplines. While the following guidelines specify a variety of artworks in different media and from various cultures they are not intended to be comprehensive. We build upon the core content and expose the children to a wide variety of art and artists
In studying the following works of art and creating their own art, students will review, develop and apply concepts introduced in previous grades, such as line, shape, color, form, light, texture, space, design and symmetry.
Art of the Middle Ages in Europe
Note the generally religious nature of European art in the Middle Ages, including examples of medieval Madonnas (such as Madonna and child on a carved throne – 13th Century Byzantine) Illuminated Manuscripts (Such as the Book of Kells)
Tapestries (Such as the Unicorn Tapestry)Become familiar with features of Gothic Architecture, (spires, pointed arches, flying buttresses, rose windows, gargoyles and statues) and famous cathedrals including Notre Dame (Paris)
Islamic Art and Architecture
Become familiar with examples of Islamic art including illuminated manuscripts and the illumination of the Koran.
Note characteristic features of Islamic architecture, such as domes and minarets , Dome of the Rock (Mosque of Omar) Jerusalem Alhambra Palace (Spain)
Taj Mahal (India)
The Art of Africa
Note the spiritual purpose and significance of many African works of art such as masks used in ceremonies for planting, harvesting or hunting
Become familiar with works of art from different regions and peoples in Africa, such as Antelope headdresses of Mali
Sculptures of the Yoruba artists in the city of life
Ivory carvings and bronze sculptures of Benin
The Art of China
Become familiar with examples of Chinese art, including Silk scrolls
Calligraphy (the art of brush writing and painting)
Porcelain
The Art of a New Nation: The United States
Become familiar with famous portraits and paintings, including John Singleton Copley, Paul Revere
Gilbert Stuart, George Washington
Washington Crossing the Delaware
Become familiar with the Architecture of Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello
In fourth grade our lessons illustrate important elements of making and appreciating art and emphasize important artists, works of art and artistic concepts. When appropriate, topics in art may be linked to topics in other disciplines. While the following guidelines specify a variety of artworks in different media and from various cultures they are not intended to be comprehensive. We build upon the core content and expose the children to a wide variety of art and artists
In studying the following works of art and creating their own art, students will review, develop and apply concepts introduced in previous grades, such as line, shape, color, form, light, texture, space, design and symmetry.
Art of the Middle Ages in Europe
Note the generally religious nature of European art in the Middle Ages, including examples of medieval Madonnas (such as Madonna and child on a carved throne – 13th Century Byzantine) Illuminated Manuscripts (Such as the Book of Kells)
Tapestries (Such as the Unicorn Tapestry)Become familiar with features of Gothic Architecture, (spires, pointed arches, flying buttresses, rose windows, gargoyles and statues) and famous cathedrals including Notre Dame (Paris)
Islamic Art and Architecture
Become familiar with examples of Islamic art including illuminated manuscripts and the illumination of the Koran.
Note characteristic features of Islamic architecture, such as domes and minarets , Dome of the Rock (Mosque of Omar) Jerusalem Alhambra Palace (Spain)
Taj Mahal (India)
The Art of Africa
Note the spiritual purpose and significance of many African works of art such as masks used in ceremonies for planting, harvesting or hunting
Become familiar with works of art from different regions and peoples in Africa, such as Antelope headdresses of Mali
Sculptures of the Yoruba artists in the city of life
Ivory carvings and bronze sculptures of Benin
The Art of China
Become familiar with examples of Chinese art, including Silk scrolls
Calligraphy (the art of brush writing and painting)
Porcelain
The Art of a New Nation: The United States
Become familiar with famous portraits and paintings, including John Singleton Copley, Paul Revere
Gilbert Stuart, George Washington
Washington Crossing the Delaware
Become familiar with the Architecture of Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello