What your 5th Grade students will learn from each lesson


5th grade Art Lesson 1
Base Line Self Portrait
Objective:
The student will draw a self portrait, date it and put it away to use as a comparison for improvement at the end of the year.

5th Grade Art Lesson 2
Observation verses Memory
Objective:
The students will compare work created from memory to work created by observation. Students will find that looking at the object while they draw it will yield better results.

5th Grade Art Lesson 3
Tree Line Drawing with Ink
Objective:
The students will observe an actual tree and draw it using line variation.

5th Grade Art Lesson 4
Value Studies / Making Organic Shapes into Forms
Objective:
The students will learn that value reveals form. The students will indicate their understanding of value by making shapes into forms using value.

5th Grade Art Lesson 5
Working with Texture / Changing the Way Everyday Objects Appear
Objective:
The student will know what texture is and practice applying texture to a variety of everyday objects.

5th Grade Art Lesson 6
Completing Our Texture Drawing
Objective:
The student will contrast the texture in their drawing with patterns in the background.

5th Grade Art Lesson 7
Tissue Paper Collage / Still Life Pumpkins
Objective:
The student will use tissue paper to build up a collage of a still life arrangement.

5th Grade Art Lesson 8
Completing Our Tissue Paper Collages / Drawing Off the Lines
Objective:
The student will complete their still life tissue paper collage by delineating the details of the still life.

5th Grade Art Lesson 9
Indian Teepee Decorations / Making the Loom
Objective:
The students will build a loom for creating an Indian teepee decoration.

5th Grade Art Lesson 10
Weaving on Our Loom / A Lesson on Radial Balance
Objective:
The students will complete their weaving and understand radial balance.

5th Grade Art Lesson 11
Beginning Our Silhouette Studies
Objective:
The student will make a list of things that are important to them and design symbols to arrange or compose inside their silhouette.

5th Grade Art Lesson 12
Working with Color / Coloring in Our Silhouette Symbols
Objective:
The student will begin coloring in the symbols inside their silhouette.

5th Grade Art Lesson 13
Working Out a Background to Complete Our Silhouette Drawings
Objective:
The students will complete the background of their silhouette using pattern and color to unify their work.

5th Grade Art Lesson 14
Paper Designs / Cutting Out Snowflakes
Objective:
The student will learn to cut paper so as to create intricate designs.

5th Grade Art Lesson 15
Using Our Hands to Create Design
Objective:
The students will trace their hands to fill a large sheet of white paper, creating a unique design

5th Grade Art Lesson 16
Completing Our Hands Design
Objective:
The students will complete the colorful display of their hand designs.

5th Grade Art Lesson 17
Working with Warm and Cool Colors / Larger Than Life Shoe Drawings
Objective:
The student will draw off their own shoe larger than life and use warm or cool colors to color it in.

5th Grade Art Lesson 18
Completing Our Giant Shoe Drawing
Objective:
The students will complete their giant shoe drawing by filling in the background with either warm or cool colors, the opposite of what they used on their shoes.

5th Grade Art Lesson 19
Presidential Drawings / A Study in Symmetry
Objective:
The student will complete one half of a presidential portrait using value.

5th Grade Art Lesson 20
Completing Our Presidential Portraits
Objective:
The student will complete their presidential portraits by planning and executing a unique background design.

5th Grade Art Lesson 21
Look at Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Night
Objective:
The student will become familiar with Van Gogh's painting Starry Night and will copy the painting with acrylic paint.

5th Grade Art Lesson 22
Completing Our Starry Night painting
Objective:
The student will be familiar with the characteristic style of Vincent Van Gogh's painting.

5th Grade Art Lesson 23
Landscape Painting Van Gogh-Style
Objective:
The student will complete their own landscape painting using the style of Vincent Van Gough.

5th Grade Art Lesson 24
Value Study / Drawing Our Hand
Objective:
The student will complete a drawing of their hand using the art element value.

5th Grade Art Lesson 25
Completing Our Hand Studies
Objective:
The student will complete their hand drawing by designing a colorful background.

5th Grade Art Lesson 26
Flower Studies / Examining for Detail / Designing Your Own Flower
Objective:
The student will do studies of a variety of flowers and then design their own flower.

5th Grade Art Lesson 27
Using Your Flower Design to Create a Batik
Objective:
The student will use their flower design to complete the first step of creating a batik style image.

5th Grade Art Lesson 28
Completing Our Flower Batik
Objective:
The students will crumple, paint, and wash their drawings to gain an understanding of the basic batiking process.

5th Grade Art Lesson 29
Value Study / Our Final Portrait
Objective:
The student will begin a final self portrait using value.

5th Grade Art Lesson 30
Completing Your Final Self Portrait
Objective:
The student will complete their final self portrait by designing a background to accentuate their drawing.