A Christ-centered art curriculum for Grade 3 that develops technical skills, introduces art history and movements, and encourages personal artistic expression. Students explore expanded techniques across multiple media while learning that creativity reflects God's image and art communicates meaning throughout history.
Apply all elements of art and principles of design purposefully in original artwork
Demonstrate proficiency in drawing, painting, printmaking, and sculpture using various techniques
Study major art movements (Renaissance, Impressionism, Modern art) and create art inspired by master artists
Use sketchbooks for planning and develop emerging personal artistic preferences
Understand that art serves as worship, communication, and reflection of God's creative nature throughout history
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Explore Genesis 1:27 and discuss how being made in God's image means we are creative beings. Begin personal sketchbooks with decorated covers.
Understanding art as worship and reflection of Creatordiscussion and hands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduce Grade 3 art materials and media. Students explore different drawing tools and create a sample page showing each tool's unique marks.
Familiarity with drawing media and tool controlhands-on exploration📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn how artists use sketchbooks for planning, practice, and ideas. Students create their first observational sketches of simple objects.
Observational drawing and sketchbook usehands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Discuss Psalm 139:14 and create self-portraits using mirrors, focusing on proportions and unique features God gave each person.
Portrait proportions and observational drawinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Take a visual journey through art history from cave paintings to contemporary art. Students identify favorite styles and discuss how art reflects different times and cultures.
Art history awareness and personal preferencesviewing and discussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Review types of lines and explore how different lines convey different feelings. Create an expressive line composition showing emotions.
Expressive line quality and varietyhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn contour drawing technique where pencil follows the eye without looking at paper. Practice with everyday objects.
Hand-eye coordination and continuous line drawinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Advance to cross-contour drawing that shows form and dimension. Draw rounded objects like fruit or bottles using lines that wrap around forms.
Creating form through directional linehands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Observe and sketch line patterns found in nature: tree bark, leaf veins, animal stripes. Discuss God's attention to detail in creation.
Observational drawing and pattern recognitionhands-on and nature observation📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice quick gesture drawings that capture action and energy using flowing lines. Draw classmates or family members in action poses.
Quick sketching and capturing movementhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Identify and create compositions using both geometric (mathematical) and organic (natural) shapes. Discuss where each type appears in God's creation.
Shape recognition and compositionhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Explore positive (object) and negative (background) space. Create designs where negative space forms interesting shapes.
Understanding spatial relationshipshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn how shading transforms flat shapes into 3D forms. Practice shading spheres, cubes, and cylinders to show light and shadow.
Value and shading techniqueshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Arrange simple objects and draw them as 3D forms using contour lines and shading. Focus on overlapping to show depth.
Still life composition and form renderinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create abstract compositions using cut geometric shapes, exploring balance and arrangement. Inspired by artists like Kandinsky.
Composition and abstract designhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Review primary and secondary colors, then explore tertiary colors. Create a complete 12-color wheel through mixing.
Color mixing and color wheel knowledgehands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Divide colors into warm (sun colors) and cool (water colors). Create two landscape paintings showing the same scene in warm vs. cool palettes.
Understanding color temperature and moodhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn how complementary colors (opposites on color wheel) create vibrant contrast. Paint designs using complementary pairs.
Color relationships and contrasthands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Explore analogous colors (neighbors on color wheel) that create harmony. Paint a peaceful scene using only analogous colors.
Color schemes and unityhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Discuss how colors convey emotions. Create abstract paintings representing different feelings using intentional color choices.
Expressive color usehands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create value scales from light to dark using pencil pressure and layering. Understand value as lightness or darkness of a color.
Pencil control and value gradationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Set up objects with a single light source. Identify highlight, midtone, shadow, reflected light, and cast shadow. Sketch with labels.
Understanding light and shadow componentsobservation and hands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice rendering a sphere with full value range to make it look three-dimensional. Focus on smooth blending.
Blending and form renderinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create drawings using only extreme lights and darks (no middle values) for dramatic effect. Discuss how light can symbolize God's presence.
Value contrast and compositionhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Draw a simple landscape using value to show distance: darkest values in foreground, lightest in background (atmospheric perspective).
Creating depth with valuehands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Explore real (tactile) vs. visual (implied) texture. Take texture rubbings from various surfaces and create a texture collection page.
Texture awareness and rubbing techniquehands-on exploration📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create a reference page of different mark-making techniques: hatching, cross-hatching, stippling, scribbling, and more to imply texture.
Various drawing techniques for texturehands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Draw animals focusing on their different textures: fur, scales, feathers, smooth skin. Use appropriate mark-making techniques for each.
Observational drawing and texture renderinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create a collage using materials with actual different textures: fabric, sandpaper, foil, corrugated cardboard, etc.
Composition with varied materialshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create detailed drawings of tree bark texture, celebrating the intricate patterns God designed. Use multiple techniques to capture complexity.
Detailed observational drawinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn six techniques for creating depth: overlapping, size variation, placement, detail, color, and value. Create examples of each.
Understanding spatial techniqueshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Divide landscape into three spatial zones. Create a nature scene with clear foreground, middle ground, and background elements.
Landscape composition and spatial planninghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Draw multiple objects overlapping to show which is in front. Arrange from front to back to create depth.
Overlapping and spatial relationshipshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Understand that objects appear smaller as they move away. Draw a path or road that gets narrower toward the horizon.
Basic perspective and size relationshipshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn how distant objects appear lighter and less detailed. Create layered mountain landscape fading into the distance.
Value and detail for depthhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduce eye level (horizon line) and vanishing point. Practice drawing simple boxes using one-point perspective.
Understanding perspective vocabulary and basicshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create a simple city street scene with buildings receding to a single vanishing point. Add details like windows and doors.
One-point perspective applicationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Draw block letters in one-point perspective to create 3D name art. Add shading to enhance dimensional effect.
Perspective and letterformshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Draw a simple room interior using one-point perspective: walls, floor, ceiling, and furniture aligned to vanishing point.
Interior perspective and spatial planninghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Discuss how our eyes perceive depth and how this reflects God's design of our vision. Create a perspective drawing of a natural scene.
Applying perspective to landscapeshands-on and discussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Explore symmetrical balance where both sides mirror each other. Create symmetrical designs inspired by butterfly wings or faces.
Symmetrical compositionhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn how different elements can balance without matching. Create asymmetrical compositions using varied sizes, colors, and shapes.
Asymmetrical composition and visual balancehands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Explore radial balance where elements radiate from a center point. Create mandala-style designs or flower patterns.
Radial symmetry and patternhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Observe and sketch examples of balance in nature: leaves, flowers, shells. Discuss God's design principles in creation.
Observational drawing and design analysishands-on and discussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create a finished artwork demonstrating understanding of one type of balance. Plan, execute, and reflect on composition choices.
Compositional planning and executionhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Analyze famous artworks to identify focal points. Discuss techniques artists use: contrast, isolation, placement, size, detail.
Art analysis and focal point identificationviewing and discussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Use contrasting colors, values, or sizes to create a clear focal point. Create a composition where one element stands out dramatically.
Using contrast for emphasishands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn the rule of thirds for placing focal points. Create a landscape or still life with the main subject positioned on a thirds intersection.
Compositional planning and focal point placementhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Use lines, paths, or directional elements to guide the viewer's eye to the focal point. Create a composition with clear leading lines.
Directional composition and emphasishands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create an artwork that tells a story or communicates a message using a clear focal point as the main character or idea.
Narrative art and intentional emphasishands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Explore how artists create movement through repeated elements, lines, and directional shapes. Trace eye movement through famous paintings.
Understanding visual movementviewing and discussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create rhythmic patterns using repeated shapes, colors, or lines. Explore regular, alternating, and progressive rhythms.
Pattern creation and rhythmhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Use curved, flowing lines to create sense of movement. Draw wind, water, or dancing figures with dynamic, moving lines.
Expressive line for movementhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create movement through gradual changes in size, color, or value. Design compositions where elements gradually transform.
Progressive pattern and gradationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create an artwork expressing worship or praise using movement and rhythm. Consider how music and art both use rhythm.
Expressive composition with movementhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Explore how artists create unity through repeated colors, shapes, or themes. Analyze artworks for unifying elements.
Understanding unity in compositionviewing and discussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn how variety prevents monotony while maintaining unity. Create compositions balancing repetition with variation.
Balancing unity and varietyhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create an artwork using only 3-4 colors to ensure unity. Add variety through different shapes, sizes, and textures.
Color unity with varied elementshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Choose a simple shape or motif and create variations throughout a composition. Maintain unity through the repeated theme.
Thematic development and variationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Discuss how God's creation shows incredible variety yet perfect unity. Create artwork celebrating diversity within unity.
Conceptual art and design principleshands-on and discussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice wet-on-wet technique where paint is applied to wet paper, creating soft, blended effects. Paint skies or water scenes.
Wet-on-wet watercolor controlhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn wet-on-dry technique for more controlled, defined edges. Practice layering colors and creating details.
Wet-on-dry technique and layeringhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Experiment with salt, plastic wrap, and sponging to create interesting textures. Create abstract or nature-inspired pieces.
Experimental watercolor techniqueshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Use crayon or masking tape to create resist effects where watercolor doesn't adhere. Create designs with white spaces.
Resist techniques and planninghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Combine multiple watercolor techniques to create a complete landscape painting showing depth, atmosphere, and technique variety.
Integrated watercolor skillshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Compare acrylic and watercolor properties. Learn about opacity, drying time, and layering. Create sample charts.
Understanding paint media differenceshands-on exploration📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice various brush strokes with flat and round brushes. Create a technique sampler showing different mark-making possibilities.
Brush control and varietyhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Explore acrylic's ability to layer opaque colors. Create paintings that build from dark to light or layer transparent glazes.
Layering techniques and paint consistencyhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice blending wet acrylic paint directly on the painting surface. Create gradient skies or smooth color transitions.
Wet blending and color gradationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Apply learned techniques to paint a simple subject like fruit, flowers, or geometric shapes. Focus on technique application.
Complete acrylic painting processhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduction to printmaking concepts: matrix, edition, relief vs. intaglio. View examples of prints throughout history.
Understanding printmaking vocabulary and processdiscussion and viewing📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create designs by pressing into foam plates. Apply ink and print multiple copies, exploring the relief printing process.
Relief printmaking techniquehands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Build printing plates using cardboard and textured materials glued to a base. Print to reveal interesting textures.
Collagraph construction and printinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create prints using multiple colors by applying different colors to different areas of the plate or using multiple plates.
Color application in printmakinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create a small edition of prints with consistent quality. Number and sign prints like professional artists do.
Consistent printing and professional practiceshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create monoprints by painting on smooth surfaces and transferring to paper. Each print is unique. Experiment with techniques.
Monoprint technique and spontaneityhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Roll ink onto surface, remove ink with tools to create image, then print. Create landscapes or abstract designs.
Subtractive printmaking techniquehands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Design simple motifs for carved stamps. Consider positive and negative space. Sketch multiple design ideas.
Design planning for stampshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn safe carving techniques using erasers or soft carving blocks. Carve simple designs, always cutting away from body.
Safe carving techniquehands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Use carved stamps to create repeating patterns or compositions. Explore rhythm, color, and arrangement.
Pattern design with stampshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn about clay properties, wedging to remove air bubbles, and basic hand-building vocabulary. Practice wedging and basic forms.
Clay preparation and handlinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create forms using pinch pot technique, starting from a ball and pinching walls upward. Transform pots into animals or vessels.
Pinch pot technique and form transformationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Roll coils and stack them to build taller forms. Learn to blend coils smoothly or leave them visible for texture.
Coil construction and blendinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Roll flat slabs and join them to create geometric forms. Use slip and score technique to attach pieces securely.
Slab building and joining techniqueshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Add details, texture, and personality to clay creations using various tools. Discuss craftsmanship and attention to detail.
Surface decoration and refinementhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Collect interesting found objects and recyclables. Discuss how artists see potential in ordinary materials. Sketch sculpture ideas.
Observing materials creativelycollection and planning📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create wire sculptures that draw in three-dimensional space. Explore how line exists in 3D form.
Wire manipulation and 3D linehands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Build sculptural forms using cardboard, learning about structural integrity and joining methods. Create architectural or abstract forms.
Construction techniques and problem-solvinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Arrange and attach found objects to create assemblage sculptures. Consider composition, balance, and meaning.
Assemblage technique and compositionhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Add paint or finishing touches to sculptures. Discuss presentation and how artists display 3D work.
Surface finishing and presentationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduction to Renaissance period, its historical context, and major characteristics. View works by Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael.
Art history knowledge and analysisviewing and discussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Study Leonardo's art and inventions. Discuss his curiosity about God's creation. Create invention sketches in his style.
Observational sketching and invention designhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Study Michelangelo's works including the Sistine Chapel. Practice drawing human figures with attention to anatomy and proportion.
Figure drawing basicshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn about sfumato (soft blending) and chiaroscuro (light-dark contrast). Practice these techniques in drawings or paintings.
Renaissance painting techniqueshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create a portrait using Renaissance techniques: realistic proportions, careful detail, dramatic lighting. Reflect on art in service of faith.
Portrait creation with historical techniqueshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduction to Impressionism: painting light, color, and fleeting moments. View works by Monet, Renoir, and Degas.
Art history and movement characteristicsviewing and discussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Study Monet's series paintings (water lilies, haystacks, cathedrals). Discuss painting the same subject in different light conditions.
Understanding light and atmosphereviewing and discussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice Impressionist technique of placing pure color strokes side-by-side rather than mixing on palette. Create color-vibrant studies.
Impressionist brushwork and color applicationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Paint or sketch outdoors if possible, or from window view. Capture changing light and natural colors like Impressionists did.
Observational painting and quick color studieshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create an Impressionist-style painting of a garden or natural scene using broken color, visible brushstrokes, and attention to light.
Applying Impressionist techniqueshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduction to modern art movements (Cubism, Fauvism, Expressionism). Discuss how artists began breaking traditional rules.
Art history and critical thinkingviewing and discussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Study Picasso and Braque's Cubist works. Create drawings showing objects from multiple angles simultaneously.
Abstract representation and multiple perspectiveshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Explore Fauvist use of bold, unrealistic colors. Paint a landscape or portrait using unexpected, expressive colors.
Expressive color usehands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Study abstract artists like Kandinsky and Mondrian. Create abstract compositions using shapes, colors, and lines to express feelings.
Abstract composition and expressionhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Display and discuss created modern-style artworks. Practice describing and analyzing abstract and modern art respectfully.
Art criticism and articulationdiscussion and critique📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Explore fiber arts traditions across cultures. Discuss textiles in biblical times (Tabernacle, Lydia the purple seller, Proverbs 31).
Cultural and historical awarenessdiscussion and viewing📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create a cardboard loom and learn basic weaving: warp, weft, over-under pattern. Weave with yarn in various colors.
Basic weaving techniquehands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Experiment with different weaving patterns and materials. Add texture with varied yarns, ribbons, or fabric strips.
Pattern variation in weavinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn simple embroidery stitches: running stitch, backstitch, cross-stitch. Practice on burlap or aida cloth.
Basic embroidery techniquehands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Design and stitch a simple picture or pattern using learned stitches. Consider creating something with biblical symbolism.
Design planning and embroidery applicationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduction to digital art tools and software. Discuss how elements and principles still apply in digital media.
Digital tool navigationhands-on exploration📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice using digital drawing tools: brushes, erasers, layers, colors. Create simple drawings exploring tool options.
Digital drawing tool usehands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn to use layers to organize artwork and make editing easier. Create a composition using multiple layers strategically.
Layer management and organizationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Explore digital painting brushes and blending. Create a digital painting using techniques learned in traditional painting.
Digital painting and blendinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Compare digital and traditional art-making. Discuss advantages of each and when to use different tools. Create comparison pieces.
Critical thinking about media choiceshands-on and discussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Analyze picture book illustrations. Discuss how illustrators show character, setting, and action. Identify illustration styles.
Visual narrative analysisviewing and discussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Design original characters with distinct personalities shown through appearance. Create character sheets with different expressions and poses.
Character design and expressionhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create detailed setting illustrations that establish mood and place. Practice showing time of day, weather, and atmosphere.
Environmental illustrationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Illustrate scenes showing action and emotion. Use body language, facial expressions, and composition to tell the story.
Expressive illustrationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Choose a favorite Bible story and create an illustration capturing a key moment. Consider character, setting, and emotional impact.
Narrative illustration applicationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Discuss how observation skills serve both artists and scientists. Study nature drawings by Audubon and botanical illustrators.
Understanding observational drawing purposeviewing and discussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create detailed drawings of leaves, flowers, or plants. Focus on accurate shapes, patterns, and textures found in God's design.
Botanical illustration techniquehands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Draw shells, rocks, or minerals with attention to form, texture, and pattern. Practice showing three-dimensional form through shading.
Form and texture renderinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Observe and draw insects or small creatures (from life or photos). Capture intricate details and symmetry in God's small creations.
Detailed observational drawinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create a complete nature journal page combining drawings, labels, notes, and observations. Celebrate God's creativity in creation.
Scientific illustration and journalinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn basic facial proportions: eye line at halfway point, nose and mouth placement, ear position. Practice on oval face shapes.
Facial proportion knowledgehands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice drawing eyes from different angles with attention to structure, highlights, and expression. Discuss eyes showing God's image.
Eye drawing techniquehands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Study how facial muscles create expressions. Draw the same face showing different emotions. Use mirrors for reference.
Expression drawing and observationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice drawing faces from different angles: profile and three-quarter view. Understand how proportions shift with perspective.
Multi-angle portrait drawinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create a portrait of a family member or friend, applying learned proportions and capturing their unique features and personality.
Complete portrait creationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Study how composition guides viewer's eye and communicates meaning. Analyze famous paintings' compositional structures.
Composition analysisviewing and discussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice creating small thumbnail sketches to plan compositions before final artwork. Try multiple arrangements of same elements.
Compositional planninghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Use viewfinders to explore different ways to frame the same scene. Discuss how cropping changes meaning and emphasis.
Framing and cropping decisionshands-on exploration📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Explore compositional structures: triangle, circle, S-curve, diagonal. Create compositions based on geometric frameworks.
Structural composition designhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Take a previous artwork and redesign its composition using learned principles. Compare original and redesign for effectiveness.
Compositional problem-solvinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Explore how art communicates ideas beyond words. Study propaganda posters, protest art, and symbolic imagery throughout history.
Understanding art as communicationviewing and discussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Study symbols in art: Christian symbols, cultural symbols, personal symbols. Create a personal symbol vocabulary page.
Symbolic representationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Design a poster communicating an important message: kindness, environmental care, biblical truth. Use clear imagery and text.
Poster design and visual communicationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Explore visual metaphors where one thing represents another. Create artwork using metaphor to express abstract ideas.
Metaphorical thinking and representationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Discuss using art to worship God and witness to others. Create artwork that expresses faith or points others to God's truth.
Purposeful, meaningful art creationhands-on and discussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduction to mixed media art combining multiple materials and techniques. View contemporary mixed media artists' work.
Understanding mixed media possibilitiesviewing and discussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Experiment with layering different media: paint, then draw, then collage. Explore how layers create depth and interest.
Media layering and experimentationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create artworks combining painted areas with collaged papers. Practice integrating collage elements seamlessly into compositions.
Collage and paint integrationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Incorporate words, letters, or text into visual artwork. Explore how text and image work together to create meaning.
Text and image integrationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create a complete mixed media artwork on a theme of choice, thoughtfully selecting and combining media for desired effect.
Intentional mixed media creationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Discuss how limitations can spark creativity. Study artists who created with limited resources. Introduce week's challenges.
Creative problem-solving mindsetdiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create artwork using only three colors plus white. Problem-solve to create variety and interest within constraints.
Working within limitations creativelyhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create art using unexpected materials: cardboard, aluminum foil, coffee filters, etc. Adapt techniques to new materials.
Material experimentation and adaptationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Complete artworks within strict time limits. Learn to make quick decisions and embrace imperfection in process.
Quick decision-making and spontaneityhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Receive random subject assignments and create artwork. Practice flexibility and finding creative approaches to any subject.
Adaptability and creative thinkinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Explore how every culture creates art reflecting their values and environment. Discuss Revelation 7:9 and diversity in God's kingdom.
Cultural awareness and appreciationviewing and discussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Study African art traditions: masks, textiles, sculpture. Create artwork inspired by African patterns and symbolic meanings.
Pattern design and cultural art understandinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Explore Asian art traditions emphasizing balance, nature, and simplicity. Practice brush painting or create nature-inspired artwork.
Simplified representation and balancehands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Study Native American art traditions and their connection to creation. Create artwork inspired by geometric patterns or nature symbols.
Geometric design and symbolic arthands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create artwork celebrating cultural diversity and unity in Christ. Reflect on how different artistic traditions all reflect God's creativity.
Integrative thinking and personal expressionhands-on and discussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Discuss artistic style as unique way of creating. Identify styles of famous artists and begin recognizing own emerging preferences.
Style recognition and analysisviewing and discussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Review own artwork from the year. Identify repeated subjects, preferred media, color choices, and emerging personal style elements.
Self-reflection and pattern recognitionreflection and discussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create artwork focusing on personally meaningful subjects. Explore what themes and topics naturally attract artistic attention.
Personal subject explorationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Work in favorite media, refining preferred techniques. Discuss how some artists specialize while others enjoy variety.
Technique refinement in chosen mediahands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Write simple artist statements describing what they like to create and why. Discuss using artistic gifts for God's glory.
Articulating artistic identitywriting and discussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn formal art criticism steps: describe, analyze, interpret, judge. Practice on famous artworks before applying to own work.
Art criticism vocabulary and processdiscussion and practice📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice objective description of artworks using elements and principles vocabulary. Learn to separate observation from opinion.
Objective description skillsdiscussion and practice📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn to give helpful, kind feedback to classmates. Practice using 'I notice...' and 'I wonder...' statements. Receive feedback on own work.
Constructive criticism and listeningdiscussion and peer critique📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Reflect on personal artistic growth over the year. Identify strengths to celebrate and areas for continued growth.
Self-assessment and goal-settingreflection and writing📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Choose an artwork to revise based on reflection and feedback. Practice making intentional improvements to existing work.
Revision and refinement skillshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Discuss criteria for selecting portfolio pieces: technical skill, creativity, effort, meaning. Review year's work with fresh eyes.
Evaluation and selection criteriadiscussion and review📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Select 8-12 best pieces representing variety of media, subjects, and skills. Consider what collection shows about growth and abilities.
Curatorial thinking and selectionselection and organization📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn to mat or mount artwork professionally. Create labels with title, media, date, and brief artist statement for each piece.
Professional presentation skillshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Arrange portfolio pieces in intentional order. Consider flow, variety, and which pieces to feature first and last.
Sequencing and organizationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice presenting portfolio to others, explaining artistic choices and growth. Prepare for final exhibition or portfolio review.
Verbal presentation and articulationpresentation practice📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Brainstorm ideas for final artwork. Choose meaningful subject, appropriate media, and techniques. Create detailed project plan.
Project planning and concept developmentplanning and sketching📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create multiple thumbnail sketches exploring compositional options. Make final decisions about media, size, and approach.
Planning and decision-makingsketching and planning📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Begin final project with careful attention to planning and technique. Work independently, applying year's learning.
Independent art-making and technique applicationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Continue working on final project. Add details, refine techniques, and make adjustments as needed. Seek feedback if helpful.
Sustained focus and refinementhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Complete final project with finishing touches. Write reflection on process, choices, and what artwork represents. Sign artwork.
Completion and reflectionhands-on and writing📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Prepare artwork for display: final matting, labels, arrangement. Set up exhibition space for family and friends.
Exhibition preparation and displayhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Host art exhibition where students present portfolios and final projects. Practice explaining work and accepting compliments graciously.
Presentation and communicationexhibition and presentation📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Review year's journey from first day to now. Celebrate growth in skills, knowledge, and confidence. Share favorite memories and artworks.
Reflection and celebrationdiscussion and reflection📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Return to Genesis 1:27 and discuss how understanding of creativity as God's gift has grown. Share how art can serve God going forward.
Theological reflection and applicationdiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Set personal artistic goals for summer and beyond. Discuss ways to continue creating and growing. Receive encouragement to keep making art.
Goal-setting and future planningdiscussion and planning📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Start with Day 1 and work through at your own pace. Each lesson builds on the last!