Third graders learn the elements of art, the building blocks every artist uses, from line and shape to color, texture, and value, and check what they know.
Students will be able to…
Every artwork is built from the same few parts. What are the elements of art, and how does an artist use them?
Project this and answer each question about the building blocks artists use in every work — read the explanation after each one.
Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.
Every drawing, painting, and sculpture is built from the same few parts. What are the building blocks artists use in every work?
Students answer questions about the elements of art.
Students find elements in real art.
Students make a sampler.
Students reflect on the elements of art.
Aligned to the National Core Arts Standards (Visual Arts).
Elaborate on an imaginative idea for art-making.
Create art that uses the elements of art.
Speculate about how an artwork was made using art vocabulary.
Apply knowledge of available resources and tools to make art.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students fold a page into boxes, draw one element in each, and label them, so the elements of art become tools they can use. A printable elements-of-art worksheet is in The Arts library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.