PreK
Art Standards
CREATING:
Semester I: A. Engage in self-directed play with materials. B. Engage in self-directed creative making.
Semester II: A. Use a variety of art-making tools. B. Share materials with others.
Semester III: Create and tell about art that communicate a story about a familiar place or object.
Semester IV: Share and talk about personal artwork.
PRESENTING:
Semester I: Identify reasons for saving and displaying objects, artifacts, and artwork.
Semester II and III: Identify places where art may be displayed or saved.
Semester IV: Identify where art is displayed both in and outside of school.
RESPONDING:
Semester I: Recognize art in their surroundings.
Semester II: Distinguish between images and real objects.
Semester III: Interpret art by identifying and describing subject matter.
Semester IV: Select a preferred artwork.
CONNECTING:
Semester I and II: Recognize that people make art.
Semester III and IV: Explore the world using descriptive and expressive words and art making.
CREATING:
Semester I: A. Engage in self-directed play with materials. B. Engage in self-directed creative making.
Semester II: A. Use a variety of art-making tools. B. Share materials with others.
Semester III: Create and tell about art that communicate a story about a familiar place or object.
Semester IV: Share and talk about personal artwork.
PRESENTING:
Semester I: Identify reasons for saving and displaying objects, artifacts, and artwork.
Semester II and III: Identify places where art may be displayed or saved.
Semester IV: Identify where art is displayed both in and outside of school.
RESPONDING:
Semester I: Recognize art in their surroundings.
Semester II: Distinguish between images and real objects.
Semester III: Interpret art by identifying and describing subject matter.
Semester IV: Select a preferred artwork.
CONNECTING:
Semester I and II: Recognize that people make art.
Semester III and IV: Explore the world using descriptive and expressive words and art making.
Kindergarten
Art Standards
CREATING: Semester I: A. Engage in exploration and imaginative play with materials. B. Collaboratively engage in creative art-making in response to an artistic problem. Semester II: A. Through experimentation build skills in various media and approaches to art-making. B. Identify safe and non-toxic art materials, tools, and equipment. Semester III: Create art that represents natural and constructed environments. Semester IV: Explain the process of making art while creating. PRESENTING: Semester I: Select art objects for personal portfolio and display, explaining why they were chosen. Semester II and III: Explain the purpose of a portfolio or collection. Semester IV: Explain what an art museum is and distinguish how an art museum is different from other buildings. RESPONDING: Semester I: Identify uses of art within their environments. Semester II: Describe what an image represents. Semester III: Interpret art by identifying subject matter and describing relevant details. Semester IV: Explain reasons for selecting a preferred artwork. CONNECTING: Semester I and II: Identify a purpose of an artwork. Semester III and IV: Create art that tells a story about a life experience. |
First Grade
Art Standards
CREATING: Semester I: A. Collaboratively engage in exploration and imaginative play with materials. B. Explore use of materials and tools to create works of art or design. Semester II: A. Use observation and investigation to make a work of art. B. Demonstrate safe and proper procedures for using materials, tools, and equipment while making art. Semester III: Identify and classify uses of everyday objects through drawings, diagrams, sculptures, or other visual materials. Semester IV: Use art vocabulary to describe choices while creating art. PRESENTING: Semester I: Explain why some objects, artifacts, and artworks are valued over others. Semester II and III: Ask and answer questions such as where, when, why, and how artwork should be prepared for presentation or preservation. Semester IV: Identify the roles and responsibilities of people who work in and visit museums and other art venues. RESPONDING: Semester I: Select and describe works of art that illustrate daily life experience of oneself and others. Semester II: Compare images that represent the same subject. Semester III: Interpret art by categorizing subject matter and identifying the characteristics of form Semester IV: Classify artworks based on different reasons for preferences. CONNECTING: Semester I and II: Understand that people from different places and times have made art for a variety of reasons. Semester III and IV: Identify times, places and reasons when students make art outside of school. |