Rigorous Curriculum Design
Unit Plan
Subject (s) Visual Arts
Grade/Course Third Grade
Unit of Study Ceramics
Unit Type Topical X Skills-based X Thematic
Pacing 4 Sessions
Priority Standards or Learning Outcomes
Supporting Standards/Outcomes- V.3. Create art using a variety of tools, media, and processes, safely and
appropriately.
Clarifying Priority Standards or Learning Outcomes
Supporting Standards/Outcomes- V.3.1 Understand how a single tool can be manipulated in multiple ways,
safely and appropriately. - V.3.2 Use a variety of media with refined skills.
- V.3.3 Create art using the processes of drawing, painting, weaving,
printing, stichery, collage, mixed media, sculpture, ceramics, and
current technology.
Name of Unit: Ceramic Figures
Lesson Plans Brief Description Pacing
Introduction to Sculpting
Figures in clay
Creating a three-
dimensional figure using
additive and subtractive
techniques
Read Explorations in Art,
pp. 16-19, Sculpting with
Clay: People in Action.Use clay tools to
effectively create an
expressive figure in clay1 Session2 Sessions