Art 4 Learning Coach Guide

Welcome Letter

Dear Learning Coach, 

Thank you for partnering with CCA and investing in your learner’s education. This Learning Coach Guide is intended to help you support your learner in their Art 4 course. 

Within this guide, you will find the goals, components, and features of the online course. Please take time to read and review this information so you understand how to help your learner interact with all the course’s elements. 

The Learning Coach Guide also includes information about each of the units in this course. On each page of unit information, you will discover the following.  

• The Unit Overview will tell you what the focus, content, and skills of the unit will be.  
• The Unit Assessment section is a place for you and your learner to preview the graded work in the course. At the start of each unit, work with your learner to look at the unit in edio and find out which types of graded work are in this unit. Write them in the box and use it as a checklist. You can check off each one as your learner completes it. 
• The Unit Materials section tells you the materials your learner will need to complete the activities in this unit. You will also find the materials list repeated within each lesson so that your learner has exactly what they need at the right time. 
• The Unit Discussion Questions are optional questions that you may want to ask your learner during the unit to increase home and school connections about what your learner is studying.   
• In the Unit Notables section, you may find optional activities and ideas to help your learner if they get stuck, or safety tips.

CCA wishes you and your learner a terrific school year! 

Supporting Your Learner

Your role as a Learning Coach is very important. Here are a few ways you can help your learner do their very best in the course.

• Help your learner know what time guided or live class instruction is scheduled for, and prompt them to attend sessions or watch recordings.
• Look for Learning Coach Notes in the course. These are special messages to provide you with information about an activity or topic.
• Remember, it is okay for your learner to get stuck. Learning new material takes time. Encourage them to take breaks, keep trying, and even ask the teacher for help.
• Help your learner navigate technology. That may mean helping them type information or upload work into edio.
• Always encourage your learner to do their very best.
• Review the course syllabus for your learner’s course.
• Maintain communication with your learner’s teacher.

Part B

Course Information

Part B

Course Information

Part B: Course Information

Course Goals

In Art 4, your learner will explore and create art as they learn about the elements of art and principles of design. There will be a focus on line, color, and form which will provide a strong foundation of artistic skills. Your learner will explore a variety of art including landscapes, portraits, and still-life as well as take a close look at many artists who created these works.  

By the end of the year, your learner will be able to: 

• use art materials safely;
• create an art portfolio;
• learn and recognize the elements of art;
• recognize and create color schemes;
• create neutral colors;
• demonstrate an understanding of complementary colors;
• create tints and shades;
• demonstrate value in art;
• practice color blending techniques with a variety of mediums;
• identify a line of symmetry and symmetrical art;
• show perspective in a work of art;
• understand the process of glazing and firing clay;
• understand portraits, self-portraits, and figures;
• demonstrate the element of art, color to show highlights and shadows;
• illustrate a landscape showing the foreground, middle ground, and background; and
• create art that demonstrates feelings and emotions with color.

Course Format

Lesson Components:

Each lesson, your learner will spend 45 to 60 minutes completing an art lesson. Some days may take less time, while other days may take a little more time. The lesson does not need to be completed in one sitting. Encourage your learner to take short breaks every 20 to 30 minutes.

This section will help you to understand how your learner’s course is structured in edio.

Lesson Bundling:

Within the lesson bundles, there are different components your learner will interact with. These components will not be used in every lesson, so the bundle in the first lesson will differ from the rest.

See example below.

1. Getting Started Lesson: There is one Getting Started lesson in this course. It can be found on Day 1 of Unit 1. This lesson includes important information about the course and contact information for your teacher.

2. Unit Overview: Each unit will include a unit overview. This describes what your learner will learn in the unit and how many assessments the unit will have.

3. Prep for Success: At the beginning of each unit, your learner will find a Prep for Success. This component offers learners tips to be successful in the course, such as study tips, important software information, safety reminders, and more.

4. Knowledge Check: There will be one Knowledge Check in each unit. The Knowledge Check is designed to check prior learning and understanding of key skills and concepts that will be taught in the unit. The Knowledge Check is not a graded assessment.

Each lesson has its own components to help guide your learner through the lesson.

1. Lesson Overview: At the beginning of every lesson, your learner will see the lesson overview. This section contains lesson objectives, lesson vocabulary, materials your learner will need for the lesson, and the suggested lesson length.

2. Engage: The first section of the lesson is Engage. In this section, learners will be introduced to the lesson by making a connection to past and present knowledge and will get ready for the lesson’s instruction.

3. Discover: New content and instruction is presented in the Discover section. Your learner will interact with the lesson content through defined vocabulary terms, videos, audio, and Pause and Think activities. Your learner will be able to practice and answer questions as they work through the lesson.

4. Show: Learners will demonstrate what they have learned in the lesson through a series of practice questions.

5. Wrap Up: This section recaps the day’s objectives and prepares learners for a future lesson or assessment.

The course includes assignments and projects. These graded assignments allow your learner to show what they have learned and apply their new skills. All CCA assignments and projects include these components.

1. Assessment Overview: At the beginning of each assessment, your learner will see the assessment overview. This section contains the goals of the assessment, materials your learner will need, length of the assessment, and directions for completion.

2. Plan: In the Plan section, learners will be introduced to the assignment or project. Learners may be provided with a review of content from the previous lessons, strategies for completing the activity, graphic organizers, and grading rubrics.

3. Do: Learners put their plan into action and work to complete the assignment or project successfully. This section also provides the grading expectations and/or rubric the teacher will use to grade the work.

4. Reflect: In Reflect, learners will think back to the work they completed. They will reflect upon the experience and analyze how well they completed the task. These moments of reflection are important and allow learners to think about their learning and their work habits.

Course Features

This course includes and uses unique features such as:

The Elements of Art: The elements of art (often thought of as building blocks of art) are line, shape, color, value, form, texture, and space. These seven items are highlighted and heavily referenced throughout your learner’s art course to teach them essential artistic techniques and skills.

The Principles of Design: The principles of design (often thought of as building blocks of art) are pattern, contrast, emphasis, balance, proportion/scale, harmony, and rhythm/movement. These seven items are highlighted and heavily referenced throughout your learner’s art course to teach them essential artistic techniques and skills.

Artist Spotlight: In an artist spotlight lesson, students will explore the art of a specific artist, including studying the artwork they are well-known for and techniques they created or frequently used. An artist spotlight connects history and culture studies to your learner’s study of art.

Art Show: Learners will reflect on the skills and types of art they learned about in Art 4. They will review what they learned throughout the duration of the course. They will share what they enjoyed learning.

Part C: Unit Information

Intro to Art 4 Unit

Landscape Art Unit

Unit Overview

In this unit, your learner will learn about landscape art.

Your learner will review the parts of landscape art.

Your learner will illustrate a landscape showing the foreground, middle ground, and background.

Your learner will learn about neutral colors and how they are made.

Your learner will practice demonstrating complementary colors.

Unit Assessments

Quiz _________________________

Test _________________________

Assignment ________________

Project _____________________

Exam _______________________

Have your learner identify which assessment type they see in their unit. Check all that apply.

Unit Discussion Questions

What is a landscape?

What are complementary colors?

What is a neutral color?

What techniques can be used to blend oil pastel colors?

Unit Notables

Your learner should have a workspace with a clean, stable surface, and a quiet environment. When the learner is painting or working with oil pastels, they may need to place newspaper or scratch paper down on the workspace to help aid in the cleanup process and protect the work surface.

Kit Materials

Art 4 Activity Book (pages 17, 19, and 21), colored pencils, construction paper, crayons, glue stick, markers, oil pastels, pencil, ruler, scissors, white paper

Household Materials

paper towels, newspaper or scratch paper

Unit Overview

In this unit, your learner will learn about landscape art.

Your learner will review the parts of landscape art.

Your learner will illustrate a landscape showing the foreground, middle ground, and background.

Your learner will learn about neutral colors and how they are made.

Your learner will practice demonstrating complementary colors.

Unit Assessments

Quiz _________________________

Test _________________________

Assignment ________________

Project _____________________

Exam _______________________

Have your learner identify which assessment type they see in their unit. Check all that apply.

Unit Discussion Questions

What is a landscape?

What are complementary colors?

What is a neutral color?

What techniques can be used to blend oil pastel colors?

Unit Notables

Your learner should have a workspace with a clean, stable surface, and a quiet environment. When the learner is painting or working with oil pastels, they may need to place newspaper or scratch paper down on the workspace to help aid in the cleanup process and protect the work surface.

Kit Materials

Art 4 Activity Book (pages 17, 19, and 21), colored pencils, construction paper, crayons, glue stick, markers, oil pastels, pencil, ruler, scissors, white paper

Household Materials

paper towels, newspaper or scratch paper

Exploring Color Unit

Unit Overview

In this unit, your learner will learn about color.

Your learner will learn about tints and shades and how to create them.

Your learner will also learn about color combinations.

Your learner will create art that demonstrates feelings and emotions with color.

Unit Assessments

Quiz _________________________

Test _________________________

Assignment ________________

Project _____________________

Exam _______________________

Have your learner identify which assessment type they see in their unit. Check all that apply.

Unit Discussion Questions

What is a tint?

What is a shade?

What are the warm and cool colors?

What are the characteristics of abstract art?

Unit Notables

Your learner should have a workspace with a clean, stable surface, and a quiet environment. When the learner is painting or working with oil pastels, they may need to place newspaper or scratch paper down on the workspace to help aid in the cleanup process and protect the work surface.

Kit Materials

Art 4 Activity Book (pages 23, 25, 27, 29, and 31), black marker, black paper, chalk pastels, colored pencils, construction paper, crayons, glue stick, markers, oil pastels, paintbrush, paint palette, pencil, scissors, tempera paint, watercolor paint, white paper

Household Materials

paper towels, scratch paper, water cup

Unit Overview

In this unit, your learner will learn about color.

Your learner will learn about tints and shades and how to create them.

Your learner will also learn about color combinations.

Your learner will create art that demonstrates feelings and emotions with color.

Unit Assessments

Quiz _________________________

Test _________________________

Assignment ________________

Project _____________________

Exam _______________________

Have your learner identify which assessment type they see in their unit. Check all that apply.

Unit Discussion Questions

What is a tint?

What is a shade?

What are the warm and cool colors?

What are the characteristics of abstract art?

Unit Notables

Your learner should have a workspace with a clean, stable surface, and a quiet environment. When the learner is painting or working with oil pastels, they may need to place newspaper or scratch paper down on the workspace to help aid in the cleanup process and protect the work surface.

Kit Materials

Art 4 Activity Book (pages 23, 25, 27, 29, and 31), black marker, black paper, chalk pastels, colored pencils, construction paper, crayons, glue stick, markers, oil pastels, paintbrush, paint palette, pencil, scissors, tempera paint, watercolor paint, white paper

Household Materials

paper towels, scratch paper, water cup

Sculpture and Still Life Art Unit

Unit Overview

In this unit, your learner will learn about sculptures.

Your learner will learn about clay and hand building techniques.

Your learner will learn the process of glazing and firing clay.

Your learner will also learn about still life art and how to create it.

Your learner will create art that demonstrates feelings and emotions with color.

Unit Assessments

Quiz _________________________

Test _________________________

Assignment ________________

Project _____________________

Exam _______________________

Have your learner identify which assessment type they see in their unit. Check all that apply.

Unit Discussion Questions

What is form in art?

How could you use your hands to manipulate modeling clay?

What are the characteristics of still life art?

Unit Notables

Your learner should have a workspace with a clean, stable surface, and a quiet environment. Learners will be working with air dry, modeling clay. If the extra modeling clay is placed in an airtight bag, the clay can typically be used within a month. This estimate can vary.

Kit Materials

Art 4 Activity Book (pages 33, 35, 37, and 39), black marker, chalk pastels, crayons, construction paper, liquid glue, markers, modeling clay, paintbrush, paper plate, pencil, ruler (optional), scissors, watercolor paint, white paper

Household Materials

paper towel, plastic bag, texture tools(optional: plastic silverware, pencil, etc.),water cup

Unit Overview

In this unit, your learner will learn about sculptures.

Your learner will learn about clay and hand building techniques.

Your learner will learn the process of glazing and firing clay.

Your learner will also learn about still life art and how to create it.

Your learner will create art that demonstrates feelings and emotions with color.

Unit Assessments

Quiz _________________________

Test _________________________

Assignment ________________

Project _____________________

Exam _______________________

Have your learner identify which assessment type they see in their unit. Check all that apply.

Unit Discussion Questions

What is form in art?

How could you use your hands to manipulate modeling clay?

What are the characteristics of still life art?

Unit Notables

Your learner should have a workspace with a clean, stable surface, and a quiet environment. Learners will be working with air dry, modeling clay. If the extra modeling clay is placed in an airtight bag, the clay can typically be used within a month. This estimate can vary.

Kit Materials

Art 4 Activity Book (pages 33, 35, 37, and 39), black marker, chalk pastels, crayons, construction paper, liquid glue, markers, modeling clay, paintbrush, paper plate, pencil, ruler (optional), scissors, watercolor paint, white paper

Household Materials

paper towel, plastic bag, texture tools(optional: plastic silverware, pencil, etc.),water cup

Portraits and Figures Unit

Unit Overview

In this unit, your learner will learn about portraits and self-portraits.

Your learner will learn about figures.

Your learner will learn how to draw facial features in proper proportion.

Your learner will create art that demonstrates portraits and figures in a variety of styles.

Unit Assessments

Quiz _________________________

Test _________________________

Assignment ________________

Project _____________________

Exam _______________________

Have your learner identify which assessment type they see in their unit. Check all that apply.

Unit Discussion Questions

What is the difference between a portrait and self-portrait?

Why might one create a face map?

What is a figure?

Unit Notables

Your learner should have a workspace with a clean, stable surface, and a quiet environment. When the learner is painting or working with oil pastels, they may need to place newspaper or scratch paper down on the workspace to help aid in the cleanup process and protect the work surface.

Kit Materials

Art 4 Activity Book (pages 41, 43, 45, 47, and 49), construction paper, crayons, oil pastels, paintbrush, paint palette, pencil, ruler, tempera paint, watercolor paint, white paper

Household Materials

paper towel, water cup

Unit Overview

In this unit, your learner will learn about portraits and self-portraits.

Your learner will learn about figures.

Your learner will learn how to draw facial features in proper proportion.

Your learner will create art that demonstrates portraits and figures in a variety of styles.

Unit Assessments

Quiz _________________________

Test _________________________

Assignment ________________

Project _____________________

Exam _______________________

Have your learner identify which assessment type they see in their unit. Check all that apply.

Unit Discussion Questions

What is the difference between a portrait and self-portrait?

Why might one create a face map?

What is a figure?

Unit Notables

Your learner should have a workspace with a clean, stable surface, and a quiet environment. When the learner is painting or working with oil pastels, they may need to place newspaper or scratch paper down on the workspace to help aid in the cleanup process and protect the work surface.

Kit Materials

Art 4 Activity Book (pages 41, 43, 45, 47, and 49), construction paper, crayons, oil pastels, paintbrush, paint palette, pencil, ruler, tempera paint, watercolor paint, white paper

Household Materials

paper towel, water cup

Art 4 Review Unit

Unit Overview

In this unit, your learner will review many skills they have learned in Art 4.

Your learner will review landscape art, portraits, and still-life art.

Your learner will review color and color schemes.

Your learner will also review many artists and topics covered throughout the course.

Your learner will create art that reviews many of the skills learned in Art 4.

Unit Assessments

Quiz _________________________

Test _________________________

Assignment ________________

Project _____________________

Exam _______________________

Have your learner identify which assessment type they see in their unit. Check all that apply.

Unit Discussion Questions

What is value in art?

What is the difference between 2D and 3D art?

How are tints and shades created with paint?

Unit Notables

Your learner should have a workspace with a clean, stable surface, and a quiet environment. When the learner is painting or working with oil pastels, they may need to place newspaper or scratch paper down on the workspace to help aid in the cleanup process and protect the work surface.

Kit Materials

Art 4 Activity Book (pages 51, 53, 55, 57, and 61) clear tape, colored pencils, construction paper, liquid glue, markers, oil pastels, paintbrush, paint palette, pencil, ruler, scissors, tempera paint, white paper

Household Materials

paper towel, water cup

Unit Overview

In this unit, your learner will review many skills they have learned in Art 4.

Your learner will review landscape art, portraits, and still-life art.

Your learner will review color and color schemes.

Your learner will also review many artists and topics covered throughout the course.

Your learner will create art that reviews many of the skills learned in Art 4.

Unit Assessments

Quiz _________________________

Test _________________________

Assignment ________________

Project _____________________

Exam _______________________

Have your learner identify which assessment type they see in their unit. Check all that apply.

Unit Discussion Questions

What is value in art?

What is the difference between 2D and 3D art?

How are tints and shades created with paint?

Unit Notables

Your learner should have a workspace with a clean, stable surface, and a quiet environment. When the learner is painting or working with oil pastels, they may need to place newspaper or scratch paper down on the workspace to help aid in the cleanup process and protect the work surface.

Kit Materials

Art 4 Activity Book (pages 51, 53, 55, 57, and 61) clear tape, colored pencils, construction paper, liquid glue, markers, oil pastels, paintbrush, paint palette, pencil, ruler, scissors, tempera paint, white paper

Household Materials

paper towel, water cup