Mr. Glorvigen's 4th grade art lesson plan focuses on teaching students about complementary colors through creating a landscape painting. The objectives are for students to 1) create a representational landscape using foreground, middle ground and background techniques, 2) demonstrate spatial techniques like overlapping and placement, 3) compare representational and non-representational art, 4) identify the three basic complementary color pairs, and 5) integrate complementary colors into their landscape painting. Students will receive instruction on complementary colors and guided practice creating their landscape. They will be assessed through worksheets, tests and their completed landscape painting applying complementary color schemes.

1. Art Lesson Plan
Art Teacher: Grade Level: Date: Background Knowledge Instructional Activities:
Mr. Glorvigen Fourth Grade Current Anticipatory Set/Hook Teacher Guided Practice
Reflection
Art QCC Standards Objectives Communicated
Please note that all objectives are not
Fourth Grade Fine Art/Visual Art Standards covered in one session. The students are asked The teacher will give step by
Ongoing Art Objectives: to observe and make step instructions (guided
FAVA 4.2 Creates artworks using the following color • Develop construction (cutting, gluing, manipulating, etc.), comments about a practice) for the students to
theories (e.g., complementary and neutral). drawing, painting, etc., skills (Application, Synthesis;
FAVA 4.4 Creates artworks using direct observation, lines
complementary color follow as they draw the
ongoing objective, see art matrix).
(descriptive, directional, and expressive), shapes and space • Demonstrates proper care and safe use of art materials landscape. landscape. The students will
(positive and negative), spatial concepts (overlapping, and tools (Application Evaluation; ongoing objective; 4.8). follow the step by step
placement, size, color, and detail), balance (symmetrical • Appraise/Evaluate artwork for quality (thoughtfulness & A review of the instructions (guided practice)
and asymmetrical), and contrast. carefulness) and accuracy (following directions & project previous project and create their own unique
FAVA 4.6 Produces artworks in a variety of subject matter guidelines) (ongoing).
regarding spatial trees, clouds, etc….
and in the areas of drawing, painting, sculpture, techniques is referred to incorporating their own ideas
Project Specific Objectives:
printmaking, pottery, fiber arts, and mixed media. (See 1. Create/compose/arrange a representational (foreground, middle into the landscape.
Introduction: Matrix.) scene that shows foreground, middle ground, ground, and
FAVA 4.10 Identifies and discusses the properties of color and background (4.4, 4.6, synthesis).
(e.g., hue, intensity, and value). background) and is the When the student paints the
2. Organize the representational scene to
FAVA 4.11 Identifies and discusses color schemes (e.g., demonstrate the following spatial techniques:
foundation for this landscape they may choose to
complementary and neutrals). overlapping, size, and placement (4.4, 4.14, current project. use one complementary
FAVA 4.14 Compares spatial concepts that show depth in synthesis). color pair for the
artworks (e.g., overlapping, placement (scale), color 3. Compare and contrast representational foreground, another for
intensity, and detail [atmospheric perspective]). artwork with nonrepresentational artwork
(4.16, 4.19, evaluation).
the middle ground, and
FAVA 4.16 Develops criteria for sorting artworks into
the third pair for the
categories of landscapes, cityscapes, still life’s, seascapes, 4. Identify the three basic complementary color
and portraits. pairs and determine why they are background or just paint
FAVA 4.19 Examines selected artworks based on questions complementary colors (4.11 evaluation). the complementary colors
related to art theories: Does the intent of the artwork seem 5. Integrate the three basic complementary next to each other.
to be to imitate? (Realism). color pairs into the representational scene
Is the artwork primarily concerned with design or (4.2, 4.11, synthesis).
composition? (Structuralism/Formalism). 6. Create various values of color (tints and
shades) by adding white and black to make
colors lighter and darker (4.1, 4.10;
synthesis).
7. Create/label a color wheel.
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2. Art Lesson Plan
Higher-Order Thinking Questions: Differentiated Assessment Procedures: Lesson Closure Materials Homework
Practice Activities: Resources Projects:
A review of the current lesson
Questions regarding the Landscape Differentiated activities 1. Worksheets, tests, and (what they should be able to do Overhead
are largely determined and what they are to know) is Landscape
practice sessions on Projector
1. What do you notice about the by independent skill drawing landscapes shared as well as what will be and color
level. taught the next time in art… Television
trees in the landscape? (creating DVD Player
wheel
2. Where are they placed? Low: representational/realisti Personality worksheets.
3. What size are the trees in the A simplified…mostly c scenes using End of 1st session: “Review color Charts
foreground, middle ground and completed landscape foreground, middle wheel and complementary colors Drawings
background? and color wheel for the ground and and start to paint.” Paintings
student to complete. background). Worksheets
4. Why are the trees small in the Average: 2. A worksheets and tests End of 2nd session: “Continue to Pencils &
background and large in the A partially drawn paint landscape and test on the
foreground? on the color wheel and Erasers
landscape and color color wheel, complementary
complementary colors. 12 by 18 Art
wheel for the student to colors.”
Questions regarding the color wheel complete. 3. The culminating Paper
activity: A painting of a End of 3rd session: Tempera Paint
1. What are the primary colors? High: landscape using a “Continue to paint/complete
The student must complementary color landscape and complete a
2. Why are they the primary complete the entire scheme. worksheet on sorting/categorizing
colors? landscape and color 4. Observation. artwork into landscapes,
3. What are the secondary colors? wheel. cityscapes, seascapes, mountain
4. Why are they the secondary scapes, portraits, and still life’s.”
colors?
5. What are the three basic
complementary color pairs? Note: Open to change due to
the time & tempo of Integrate
6. Why are they complementary Learning Styles
instruction and student Technology and/or
colors? Independent, Pairing,
progress. Media
Cooperative Groups,
and Learning Centers.
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