Sally Song ILang

8/2014

Visual Arts
Grade 3
Ms. Sally Song


Visual Arts Class Objectives/ Aims:
G2 Visual Arts class at BIBA will help students develop life-long passion for arts. Students will develop a deeper understanding of art
making, process of art making, purpose of art, art history and how our daily lives are closely related to arts.

Learning Goals (California States Visual Arts Standards):
1. Use tints and shades in creating art
2. Use rhythm and movement in works of art
3. Use foreground, middle ground and background to create the illusion of space
4. Compare and contrast works of art made by different media (e.g. watercolor and tempera)
5. Use tempera paint to create tints, shades and neutral colors
6. Draw a landscape, seascape or cityscape to create the illusion of space
7. Create a work of art based on observation of objects or scenes in daily life
8. Create an imaginative clay structure
9. Create a piece of art that expresses rhythm and movement
10. Identify artists from his or her own community/county/state or regional art traditions
11. Use vocabulary to describe art objects from various time periods and cultures

Visual Arts Curriculum Grade 3
Sally Song ILang
Revised: 8/2014

Course outline:
Art projects are designed to focus on understanding and learning process, not on the final artwork. Performance tasks may change
depending on different situations to offer students the best learning experiences and opportunities to develop their skills and
understanding. Art projects will include studying art history and influential artists, discussing works of art using arts specific
vocabulary (the elements of art and principles of design), creating an original work of art using various materials, tools and medium,
expressing personal thoughts and emotions through artwork, and evaluating students own work and peers work.
Skills/
Understanding
Performance Tasks Performance Indicators
Students will be able to..
Color
(Tint/ Shade)
Tint and Shade Painting - explain how to make tint and shade, and how they are different
- apply tint and shade to create original work of art
- discuss how and why tint and shades are used in work of art
Winter Tree Landscape Painting
Line/ Pattern
(Repetition)
Dancheong Pattern - make patterns using repeated shapes
- identify different types of shapes and lines
- manipulate a pen (a marker) and a pencil properly
3D Form
(Imaginative
sculpture)
Pinch Pot Monster -explain how shapes and form are different
-apply different techniques to create 3D sculpture
-transfer 2D images into3D sculpture
-create an imaginary sculpture
-create 3D sculpture based on observation of everyday objects
Paper Mache
Chinese New Year Lantern
Furniture Design (Additive)
Artwork/ artists or
artifacts from other
Paul Klee Inspired Winter Castle - compare and contrast various artwork and artists from different
time periods and cultures
Chinese New Year Lantern
Visual Arts Curriculum Grade 3
Sally Song ILang
Revised: 8/2014

culture and country Impressionist Painting - describe a work of art using art specific vocabulary (elements of
arts and principles of design)
- apply artists painting/ drawing styles to create their own original
work of art
- identify artists from the local culture
Perspective (Illusion
of Space)
Winter Tree Landscape - create illusion of space in 2D picture plane
- describe how size of objects change in different picture plane
(background, middle ground and foreground)
- analyze how artists created and used perspective in their work and
explain why
Singapore Cityscape
Painting Technique

Singapore Cityscape -develop the basic painting techniques
Impressionist Painting
Winter Tree Landscape
Drawing Technique Self-Portrait -develop the basic drawing techniques
Robot Drawing
Dancheong Pattern Design
Collage (mixed-
media)
Silver Shoe - improve higher level of craftsmanship
- use different materials and medium to make collages
Rhythm/ Movement/
Texture

Rhythmic Painting -discuss how balance/ movement is used in artwork
-demonstrate understanding of the principles of design (rhythm and
movement) in their original artwork and express their own
Visual Arts Curriculum Grade 3
Sally Song ILang
Revised: 8/2014


Classroom Rules:
1. Have a good attitude (Rigor, Relationships, Respect, Responsibility)
2. Treat each other with respect (Respect, Relationship, Responsibility)
3. Take care of class materials (Respect, Relationship, Responsibility)
4. Do your best (Responsibility, Rigor)

thoughts and emotion
-apply the basic painting skills to create artwork
Literature Based Art
(Wizard of Oz)
Silver Shoe -understand how literature and art are connected
-connect students own emotions, opinions and experiences to art
making practices
Self-Portrait
Value Robot Drawing

-begin to demonstrate shading drawing techniques
-apply shading techniques to show value and depict 2D shape as 3D
form
-explain why shading/value technique is used in art
Symmetry (Radial
Symmetry)
Symmetrical Alien -apply simple folding and cutting skills to make symmetrical
shapes
-explain the concept of symmetry
Name Tricks
Dancheong Pattern Design
Career - Related Art show poster design -
Visual Arts Curriculum Grade 3
Sally Song ILang
Revised: 8/2014

10 Student Learner Outcomes:
Reflective, Balanced, Open-minded, Principled, Knowledgeable, Caring, and as Inquirers, Thinkers, Risk-takers and Communicators

Contact:
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at ssong@bibachina.org