3rd Grade Perspective Landscapes

Third grade took a look at different landscapes that showed perspective: a method of representing the illusion of volume in three-dimensional objects and depth of space on a two- dimensional surface. We  first observed that objects in the background are much smaller than objects in the foreground. Next, we took a look at the vanishing point and horizon line in a landscape. The vanishing point is where two parallel lines appear to meet and the horizon line separates the earth from the sky. Students each drew these on their paper and then created a landscape of their own. Here are just a few results below, great work third graders! 

Visual Arts Standards from this lesson:

1. 1.1  Use a variety of materials and media, for example, crayons, chalk, paint, clay,
   various kinds of papers, textiles, and yarns, and understand how to use them
   to produce different visual effects
   
   
2. 1.2  Create artwork in a variety of two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional
   (3D) media, for example: 2D – drawing, painting, collage, printmaking, weaving; 3D – plastic (malleable) materials such as clay and paper, wood, or found objects for assemblage and construction
   
   
3. 1.3  Learn and use appropriate vocabulary related to methods, materials, and techniques
   
   
4. 1.4  Learn to take care of materials and tools and to use them safely
   
   2.1  For color, explore and experiment with the use of color in dry and wet media 
   Explore how color can convey mood and emotion
   
   2.2  For line, explore the use of line in 2D and 3D works
   Identify a wide variety of types of lines in the environment and in artwork 
   
   2.3  For texture, explore the use of textures in 2D and 3D works
   Identify a wide variety of types of textures, for example, smooth, rough, and bumpy, in the environment and in artwork
   
   2.4  For shape and form, explore the use of shapes and forms in 2D and 3D works
   Identify simple shapes of different sizes, for example, circles, squares, triangles, and forms, for example, spheres, cones, cubes, in the environment and in artwork
   
   2.6  For space and composition, explore composition by creating artwork with a center of interest, repetition, and/or balance
   Demonstrate an understanding of foreground, middle ground, and background
   
   5.3  Describe similarities and differences in works, and present personal responses to the subject matter, materials, techniques, and use of design elements in artworks