Fourth graders explore texture — the way art feels, or looks like it would feel — learning the difference between actual texture you can touch and visual texture that an artist creates to look real on a flat surface.
Students will be able to…
Have you ever seen a painting of fur so real you wanted to pet it? Artists can make flat art LOOK rough, soft, or bumpy. What is texture, and how do artists create it?
Project each item and have students answer about texture. The tool explains actual and visual texture in art.
Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.
A painting can look so fluffy you want to pet it — how do artists do that?
Students explore.
Students make art.
Students present.
Students respond.
Aligned to the National Core Arts Standards (Visual Arts).
Perceive and describe texture in art.
Explore texture techniques and materials.
Analyze how texture is used in artwork.
Use texture to develop art ideas.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students make crayon rubbings of textured surfaces (like a coin, a leaf, or fabric) to collect real textures. A printable texture sheet is in the Arts library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.