Fifth Grade Art Class
Fifth grade students attend art three times every other week. Throughout
the year they will have the opportunity to learn to use a variety of
materials with projects in drawing, painting, printmaking, and sculpture. In
fifth grade an emphasis is placed on developing drawing skills. Developing
confidence, taking pride in artwork, and gaining an appreciation for
different kinds of art are also goals for each student. Students are exposed
to art history through lessons that are taught with a focus on a particular
artist or art style.
TEKS
Perception: Develop and organize ideas from the environment
5.1A Communicate personal ideas using senses and life experience
5.1B Identify Elements and Principles of art
Creative Expression: Express ideas in art through media and skills
5.2A Use information from direct observation, personal experience,
and imagination to express ideas about self, family, and community
5.2B Compare relationships between design and everyday life
5.2C Create artwork and explore photographic imagery using
materials and media appropriately
Historic/Cultural Heritage: Art and Culture are a record of human
achievement
5.3A Compare artwork from several national periods and find
similarities and differences.
5.3B Cultural themes honoring history and traditions in America and
other art
5.3C Identify art skills in a variety of jobs
Response/Evaluation: Informed judgments about personal and others’ artwork
5.4A Analyze personal artwork to interpret meaning
5.4B Analyze peer artwork to form conclusions
Sixth Grade Art Class
Sixth grade students attend art twice a week if they are not in band. In
this second year of intermediate school art, they further develop their
ability to use materials with a greater focus on self expression. Projects
are designed to give students opportunity to express ideas that are important
to them, while still learning art history and appropriate use of art media.
TEKS
Perception: Develop and organize ideas from the environment
6.1A Illustrate themes from direct observation, personal
experience, and tradition
6.1B General understanding of interdependence of elements and
principles, using vocabulary appropriately
Creative Expression: Express ideas through art using media and skills
6.2A Variety of ideas based on personal experience and direct
observation
6.2B Describe in detail application for design ideas
6.2C Demonstrate technical skills in variety of media
Historic/Cultural Heritage: Art and culture as the records of human
achievement
6.3A Identify influences of historical and political events
6.3B Compare art from a variety of cultures
6.3C Compare career and avocational opportunities in art
Response/Evaluation: Informed judgments about personal and others’ artwork
6.4A In-progress analyses/critiques of personal artwork
6.4B Peer evaluation of artwork about formal properties and
historical/cultural contexts.