Grade 5 Art Curriculum: Key Concepts
- Clay: Pinch, review techniques for joining (Score, Slip, Smoosh, Smooth)
- Depth: Foreground/middle ground/background, Literal and figurative landscape
- Portraiture: Review of realistic human proportions
- Color Theory: Color wheel review (Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Complement, Neutrals, Tints and shades)
- Printmaking: Collograph
- Sculpture: Plaster
- Art as Communication: Visual narratives
- Art History, Curricular Connections: Poetry, Tessellations, Literature (Roald Dahl, Holes, etc.)
- Other Art Skills: Drawing animals, Sequential art
- Other Concepts: Abstraction, Global environmental awareness
Grade 6 Art Curriculum: Key Concepts
- Clay: Coil construction, Additive and subtractive techniques
- Depth: One point perspective (at ground level)
- Portraiture: Family/group portraits
- Color Theory: Warm and cool colors, Review of tints and shades
- Printmaking: Styrofoam printing
- Sculpture: Papier mâché, Recyclable materials, Mask-making, Weaving
- Art as Communication: Creating visual culture, Community
- Art History & Curricular Connections: Architectural plans, Myths and legends, Heroes, Ancient civilizations, Scientific drawing and observations.
- Other Art Skills: Observational drawing, Composition (crop and zoom)
- Other Concepts: Nonobjective art vs. abstract art
For detailed curriculum, information see Learning Benchmarks