Grade 4 Fine Arts BC Learning Standards

Demonstrate increasingly sophisticated application and/or engagement of curricular content

Explore relationships among cultures, societies, and the arts

Big Ideas

Exploring and creating

Reasoning and reflecting

Communicating and documenting

Content

dance: body, space, dynamics (dance), time, relationships, form and movement principles

elements and principles that together create meaning in the arts, including but not limited to:

Adapt learned skills, understandings, and processes for use in new contexts and for different purposes and audiences

Observe, listen, describe, inquire and predict how artists (dancers, actors, musicians, and visual artists) use processes, materials, movements, technologies, tools, techniques, and environments to create and communicate

Choose artistic elements, processes, materials, movements, technologies, tools, techniques and environments using combinations and selections for specific purposes in art making

Creative expression is a means to explore and share one's identity within a community.

processes, materials, technologies, tools, and techniques to support arts activities

drama: character, time, place, plot, tension, mood and focus

Interpret and communicate ideas using symbolism to express meaning through the arts

Develop and refine ideas, processes, and technical skills in a variety of art forms to improve the quality of artistic creations

Create artistic works collaboratively and as an individual, using ideas inspired by imagination, inquiry, experimentation, and purposeful play

Artists experiment in a variety of ways to discover new possibilities.

notation to represent sounds, ideas, movements, elements, and actions

music: beat/pulse, duration, rhythm (music), tempo, pitch, timbre, dynamics (music), form (music), texture

Express, feelings, ideas, and experiences in creative ways

Reflect on creative processes and make connections to other experiences

Explore identity, place, culture, and belonging through arts experiences

Dance, drama, music, and visual arts are each unique languages for creating and communicating.

a variety of dramatic forms

visual arts: elements of design: line, shape, space, texture, colour, form (visual arts); principles of design: pattern, repetition, balance, contrast, emphasis, rhythm (visual arts), variety

Describe and respond to works of art and explore artists' intent

Connect knowledge and skills from other areas of learning in planning, creating, interpreting, and analyzing works for art

Exploring works of art exposes us to diverse values, knowledge, and perspectives

symbolism as ways of creating and representing meaning

Experience, document and present creative works in a variety of ways

traditional and contemporary Aboriginal arts and arts-making processes

a variety of regional and national works of art and artistic traditions from diverse cultures, communities, times, and places

personal and collective responsibility associated with creating, experiencing, or presenting in a safe learning environment