Year 4: Visual Art

Planning the year

Art in English

4^th level

Year: 2015-2016

Teacher: Anna Esteban / Teresa Bosch

The goal of this year is not only to teach art theory and techniques through English, but also encourage and develop critical and creative thinking to help the pupils learn about the world in which they live and become lifelong learners.

Aims:

·         Introduce basic art skills and vocabulary

·         Develop pupils’ Language skills

·         Promote creativity and self-expression.

The activities will be presented using simple instructions, giving vocabulary support and providing opportunities to use the new Language.

Children continue to develop as Young artists exploring the 4 content areas of art:

1.      Perception and response: Pupils will develop the ability to perceive, interpret and respond to ideas, experiences and the environment through visual arts.

2.      Historical, cultural and social context: Children will explore ways in which art communicates and expresses ideas, thoughts and feelings.

3.      Creative expression and production: Students will be able to use the elements of art and principles of design in a creative and personal way through the use of a variety of art materials and tools.

4.      Aesthetics and criticism:  Children will develop the ability and vocabulary to analyse and evaluate their own artwork and the others. They will learn new skills to help them explore and reflect on art by identifying, classifying, comparing, contrasting, judging and interpreting meanings in Works of art.

P.D. Part of this information has been taken from Macmillan, Art 4th level

Activities:

1.   Drawing:

•  Drawing from observation:  Draw your own Shoe/boot/trainer.
•  Draw 4 sketches from school(not the building) in draft and do an art work from one of the sketch with the help of photos.
•   Drawing Mandalas ,symmetry(use of the compass)

2.    Painting:

•      The Colour theory: Primary and secondary colours (mixing them and do tonalities
•        Cool and Warm colours, they choose one and do an art project based on an artist.
•        Work on an artist style (Monet) see the impressionism, use pastel colours.

3.    Sculpture:

•  Work with clay: Unreal animals, cooperative work.
•  Papier maché, build an aerostatic globes.
•   With white clay, do geometrical figures ( cub, sphere, cone, prism…)

4.    Crafts with paper:

•  Collage, seascape, a maritime landscape
•  Lettering, create aliens using their names in printingway.
•   Do Italian paper to wrap a notebook, pencil or card…
•   Stained Glass  window, using the “Monastry Roseta “as examples of art.

Students will work on activities from each group every term.