ARTSALIVE!
Upper Elementary Courses
The courses for third, fourth, and fifth grades still include lessons in music and the visual arts. But the separate units on creative movement and theater from our Lower Elementary Courses are now one unit: the performing arts. This makes room for a new, age-appropriate unit on creative writing. The online lessons and engaging course materials have been created to support students as they learn new skills and explore all the arts have to offer. Read through the descriptions of our Third Grade, Fourth Grade, and Fifth Grade courses below to learn about the great opportunities they offer.
ArtsAlive! Third Grade
ArtsAlive! Third Grade is geared to ages 7–8 and aligns with National Core Arts Standards and select Common Core English Language Arts Standards for third grade. Designed around the theme of You Can Do Hard Things, students explore more challenging concepts, learn about the rewards of discipline and effort, and try their hand at creative games, activities, and projects. The engaging lessons contain images and videos, along with text and captions written at a third-grade level.
ArtsAlive! Fourth Grade
ArtsAlive! Fourth Grade is geared to ages 8–9 and aligns with National Core Arts Standards and select Common Core English Language Arts Standards for fourth grade. Designed around the theme of The Arts Are Everywhere, students continue to build their skills and understanding about the arts, recognize how the arts show up in their everyday lives, and learn to play a musical instrument called a recorder. The robust lessons contain images and videos, along with text and captions written at a fourth-grade level.
ArtsAlive! Fifth Grade
ArtsAlive! Fifth Grade is geared to ages 9–10 and aligns with National Core Arts Standards and select Common Core English Language Arts Standards for fifth grade. Designed around the theme of The World Is Full of Art, students strengthen their skills in the arts, gain additional skills to play the recorder, and broaden their horizons by learning about how the arts have shaped the cultures and traditions of the world. The more challenging lessons contain images and videos, along with text and captions written at a fifth-grade level.