Ontario Arts Curriculum Grade 5 - Visual Arts

Grade 5 – Ontario Visual Arts Unit – The Arts Curriculum. This resource was created to cover the expectations in the Ontario Arts Curriculum, Visual Arts Strand.

There are 186 activity sheets that cover the expectations in the visual arts curriculum. Within this resource, we cover the following overall expectations:

D1. Creating and Presenting

D2. Reflecting, Responding, and Analysing

D3. Exploring Forms and Cultural Contexts

There are 31 art assignments that will engage your students from start to finish. Included are:

• Worksheets with readings and response activities that teach the elements of design
• Activity sheets with embedded lesson plan instructions
• Planning pages for students to plan their art pieces
• Criteria to keep students and teachers focused on the elements of design being taught
• Reflection pages for students to reflect on their strengths and weaknesses
• Rubrics for assessment

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Understanding Colour Contrast In Art
• Activity: Black and White Paper House Collage
• Exploring Typography In Art
• Activity: 3D Name Typography Art
• Activity: Animal Typography Art
• Activity: Winter Wonderland 3D Diorama
• Understanding Montage
• Activity: My Family Digital Montage
• Activity: Mother’s Day Bouquet Of Love
• Understanding Emphasis In Art
• Activity: Emphasis On Bright Animals At Night
• Activity: Discovering Emphasis In Art
• Understanding Contour Line Drawing
• Activity: Blind Contour Partner Portraits
• Word Search – Elements Of Art
• Exploring Geometric Art
• Activity: Geometric Cityscape Paper Collage
• Activity: Discovering Geometric Art
• Activity: Geometric/Abstract Mashup Art
• Activity: Paper Chain Halloween Skeleton Craft
• Understanding Papier Mâché
• Activity: Papier Mâché Superhero Mask
• Activity: Papier Mâché Easter Egg Creations
• Exploring Piet Mondrian Inspired Art
• Activity: Mondrian-Inspired Animal Art
• Exploring Sugar Skull Art
• Activity: Curved Sugar Skull Mask Art
• Activity: My Favourite Art Style
• Bird’s-Eye View vs. Worm’s-Eye View
• Activity: Bird’s-Eye Vs. Worm’s-Eye View Portraits
• Snowman – Word Art

This is a comprehensive unit that will save you hours of planning! It has everything you need to feel confident that you are covering the Ontario Drama curriculum.

BOTH GOOGLE SLIDES AND PDF VERSIONS INCLUDED!