Lesson Plan Outline for 06-07 Art Class

Third Grade

I. The Elements of Art

My New School Year Resolution

Line Drawing in Relief

The Shapes Mobile

The Lights and Shadows of Round Shapes

A Third Grade Dinner Party Place Setting: Organizing the Picture Plane

Rainbow Landscapes: Exploring Color

Creating Depth: Discovering the Third Dimension in Art

Manmade and Natural Textures Abstract

II. Other Lands and Cultures

Kachinas and the Hopi Nation

Japanese Brush Art with Haiku

Pennsylvania Dutch Hex Signs

Lapland Felt Patterns: The Sami Culture

Navajo Weavings

III. Recreating the Past

Roman Relief Coin

Byzantine Paper Mosaic

Quilts of the Past and Present

Special Shields

Wigwam Construction

False Face Society Mask

Peaceable Kingdoms of the Third Grade

IV. Learning about Famous Artists

What a Scream! Edvard Munch

Matisse Cutouts

Mary Cassatt for Mother’s Day: Works in Pastel

V. Art Making Experiences

Space Exploration Diorama: Rocket Ships Flying through the Universe

“Pop out” Pictures

Monoprint Masterpiece

Holiday Project at Christmas

Mary Art in May