Fulton County Georgia Standards of Excellence
Curriculum Map
Unit #/Title Unit 1:
Key Concepts  Create sketchbooks and
discuss how artists use
them for planning and
self-reflection
 Review rules, expectations
and the safe and
appropriate use of
materials
 Review the elements and
principles and use them as
a theme to create a
drawing or painting
 Critique works of art using
a variety of strategies
 Discuss artists in our
communities
Visual Arts: 3rd Grade
Unit 2:
 Use sketchbooks for
planning and self-reflection
 Take care in craftsmanship
 Continue exploration of
elements and principles in
art.
 Create a work of art using a
printmaking technique
 Create a collage/mixed
media work of art
 Critique works of art using a
variety of strategies
 Recognize contributions of
artists and art forms
Unit 3:
 Use sketchbooks for
planning and self-reflection
 Take care in craftsmanship
 Continue exploration of
elements and principles in
art making
 Create clay objects using
multiple hand building
techniques and methods
 Use perspective to create
depth in a work of art
 Critique works of art using a
variety of strategies
 Explore and interpret
themes from diverse world
cultures
Unit 4
 Use sketchbooks for
planning and self-reflection
 Take care in craftsmanship
 Continue exploration of
elements and principles in
art making
 Create a work of art using a
crafting technique
 Create non-ceramic
sculpture
 Critique works of art using a
variety of strategies
 Compare themes from
diverse cultures