Art and crafts (KHV01‑02)
Competence aims and assessment
Competence aims after Year 4
The pupil is expected to be able to
- use hand tools and joining techniques for wood, clay and textiles in a safe and environmentally friendly way
- test different ideas and possibilities with recycled materials and convey to other others how they can help preserve nature and the environment in their daily lives
- carry out art and design processes by seeking inspiration, exploring possibilities, making choices and making their own products
- investigate how traditional crafts, including Sami crafts, utilise the characteristics of natural materials and use their experiences to make simple utensils
- talk about the use, function and choice of materials in various buildings and make sketches for proposed new architecture
- interpret shapes and symbols from different cultures and use them in visual expressions
- draw shapes and depth using techniques such as overlapping and reduction
- use simple principles of composition for photography and digital tools
- explore diversity in motifs and visual expression in art from different parts of the world and create a digital presentation
- convey and display their own work in an exhibition
Formative assessment
The formative assessment should help promote learning and the development of competence. The pupils demonstrate and develop competence in art and crafts in Years 3 and 4 when they test craft techniques, digital tools, visual expression and participate in creative processes. Further, they demonstrate and develop competence when discussing what art, objects and buildings disclose about the thoughts and needs of humans.
The teacher facilitates pupil participation and encourages the desire to learn through practical assignments and by the pupils expressing their thoughts and opinions through creative processes. The teacher shall have conversations with the pupil regarding their development in art and crafts. The pupils shall have the opportunity to experiment. Based on the demonstrated competence of the pupils, they shall be given the opportunity to express what they believe they can accomplish and in which areas they have improved in relation to processes and products. The teacher provides guidance on further learning and adapts the education to enable the pupils to use the guidance to become competent in concept development, material handling problem solving, visual communication and conversations about crafts and cultural expression.