Standard Course of Study :: Visual Arts Education — Grade 4

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Primary: K | 1 | 2
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Middle: 6 | 7 | 8
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Creating your own rock art: Students will use regional rock art symbols or their own symbols to cooperatively create a rock art panel. They will also use a replica of a vandalized rock art panel to examine their feelings about rock art vandalism and discuss ways to protect rock art and other archaeological sites.; Format: lesson plan (grades 3–5)
A guided journey into the past: In their study of archaeological resource conservation, students will use guided imagery to discover and judge an alternative way to enjoy artifacts without removing them from archaeological sites.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4)
Observing connections: North Carolina pottery and face jugs: This is the third lesson in a series of three in which students are creating art based on their observations: Lesson 1 Observing connections—art, poetry and the environment; Lesson 2 Observing connections—changing landscapes; Lesson 3 Observing connections—North Carolina pottery and face jugs.; Author: Lisa Mitchell; Format: lesson plan (grades 4–5)
Pottery traditions: Students will learn how Indian people of North Carolina made and used coiled pottery, summarize why archaeologists study pottery, and make and decorate a replica of a North Carolina coiled pot.; Format: lesson plan (grades 4, 8)
Chinese calligraphy and ink painting: Introduces students to the art and culture of Chinese calligraphy and Chinese ink painting through watercolor painting and Chinese instrumental folk music.; Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; Format: lesson plan (grade 4)
History in quilts: Students will recognize how people from different cultures and time periods have passed down the tradition of quiltmaking.; Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities; Format: lesson plan (grades 3–5)
The Statue of Liberty: The meaning and use of a national symbol: Students study the Statue of Liberty, complete research on a national symbol, and use their research to communicate a message of their own.; Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities; Format: lesson plan (grades 4–5)