GRADE

VISUAL ARTS STANDARDS

K

1.1  Recognize & describe simple patterns found in the environment
2.1  Use shapes, forms, and colors to make patterns
2.4  Paint pictures expressing ideas about neighborhood (nature)
5.3  Point out images found in the community (nature)

1st

1.1  Describe & replicate repeated patterns in nature
1.3  Identify elements of art in objects in nature
2.2  Begin to manipulate & use sculptural materials to create form
2.5  Create representational sculpture
4.2  Identify & describe reasons for making art
4.3  Describe how & why a selected work of art was made (by student)
4.4  Select something liked and something to change about own art
5.3  Identify & sort pictures/art work into categories

2nd

1.1  Perceive & describe repetition and balance in nature
2.3  Depict illusion of depth
2.4  Create painting/drawing using warm or cool colors expressively
2.5  Use bilateral or radial symmetry for visual balance
4.1  Compare ideas expressed through own art with that of another’s

3rd

1.3  Identify & describe how foreground, middle ground and background are used to create illusion of space
2.3  Paint/draw to show illusion of space
2.5  Create imaginative sculpture based on an organic form
2.6  Create artwork emphasizing movement

4th

1.4  Describe concept of proportion as used in works of art
2.1  Use shading to transform a two-dimensional shape into an apparent three-dimensional form
2.3  Additive/subtractive processes in sculpture
2.7  Use contrast (light & dark)
2.8  Use complementary colors
4.1  Use visual arts language to clarify personal responses to art
5.3  Construct illustrations to communicate ideas

5th

2.2  Create contour observational drawings

6th

1.4  Describe how balance is effectively used in a work of art
2.3  Create a drawing using varying tints, shades, intensities
2.4  Create increasingly complex original works of art

7th

2.1  Develop increasing skill in media use
2.2  Use forms of perspective to show illusion of depth
2.3  Use mixed media in a selected principle of design
2.4  Mix paints & show color relationships
4.1  Explain intent of personal work of art
5.3  Examine mixed media; discuss how differing representations lead to different interpretations; describe or illustrate the results

8th

1.3  Analyze use of elements of art & principles of design as they relate to meaning in various media forms
5.2  Create painting that expresses personal opinions about current issues [eg. endangered animals]