4th+Grade

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===During the fourth grade year George Wolf students will begin to experiment with more difficult art techniques. They will improve their artistic skills and thought processes through projects and discussions. ===

=== Lessons will include drawing solid shapes, painting, global crafts, sculpture, mathematical integrations, and critical thinking activities. The students will also participate in classroom discussions, brain storming sessions, and observations of famous/historic artworks. ===

===The goals of my fourth grade curriculum are to build on the student's fine motor skills through more difficult projects and art techniques. We will also strive to improve their self confidence, problem solving and independent thinking techniques. ===  Fourth Grade Projects 2010

= = Mexican Mirror Radial Design-

Fourth grade observed and discussed what __radial design __ is. The noted real world examples such as stained glass rose windows and tire rims. Next, the students traced two __concentric circles __ on a brightly colored piece of construction paper. They then created a radial design in pencil and traced it in black marker.Using colored pencils. the students finished their design with bright colors. Lastly, the students used pieces of sheet metal to create the "mirror" inside their radial design. The used dull pencils to push out their designs. The results were bright, fun, and interesting!



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Wayne Thiebaud & Solid Shapes The fourth grade and I viewed and discussed a power point that was about the artist __Wayne Thiebaud __. The fourth grade discovered that Thiebaud was part of the __<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 156%;">pop art __<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;"> movement and loved to paint yummy things like cakes, cookies, and pies. They also observed that Thiebaud __<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 156%;">repeated __<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;"> these images over and over in his paintings.

After talking about Wayne Thiebaud, the students practiced and observed how to draw __<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 156%;">solid forms __<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;"> by watching a demonstration and another power point. Many of the students had "a ha!" moments and enjoyed themselves while they practiced. After practicing solid forms, the students used __<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 156%;">oil pastels __<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;"> to create a scene similar to Wayne Thiebaud's paintings. After drawing the forms, the students turned these forms into yummy foods and added a __<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 156%;">background __<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">. After the drawing was completed, the students filled the paper with __<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 156%;">watercolor paint __<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">. The results are tasty and beautiful!

This lesson was a great way to incorporate __<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 156%;">math/geometry __<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;"> into the arts! Check out this link [[|here]] to brush up on your fraction knowledge using slices of cake!

Enjoy a slide show:

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<span style="color: #0083ff; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 160%; text-align: center;">Painted Paper Parasols <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;"> 4th grade loved painting these parasols. It took them five weeks of hard work [and lots of clean up] to complete them. They are now proudly hanging in our hallways at George Wolf!