Art

Goals for Junior Kindergarten and Senior Kindergarten:

1. Use a variety of basic materials and art media to produce works of art.

2. Apply color, line, shape, texture, and pattern in works of art to communicate ideas.

3. Know that different art media produce different effects.

4. Recognize basic art vocabulary.

5. Respond to different pieces of art through oral description. Ex. Sadness, anger, happiness, etc.

6. Recognize subject matter and symbols in art.

7. Recognize that environments affect art.

    a. Recognize that art is created in different places.

    b. Identify differences in art based on where the art is made.

8. Recognize that people value art, have different opinions about art, and art evokes a variety of different feelings.

9. Recognize that the visual arts are a part of everyday life and that visual arts relate to other art disciplines.

Goals for First and Second Grade:

1.  Begin to develop craftsmanship in a variety of different media and processes to produce works of art.

2.  Apply color, line, shape, texture, balance, and pattern in works of art to express ideas.

3.  Understand and use basic art vocabulary.

4.  Recognize that art varies throughout cultures, times, and places.

5.  Recognize differences in the way people respond to art.

6.  Recognize differences in how people value art. Understand that visual art concepts and skills are represented in areas of everyday life.

     a. Know that art can be functional.

     b. Know that art is part of everyday life.

     c. Know that there are careers in art.

Goals for Third, Fourth, and Fifth Grade:

1.  Apply and know the difference between a variety of media, processes, and images used to produce works of art.

2.  Demonstrate an understanding of and be able to use the elements of art and principles of design to communicate ideas and feelings.

3.  Increase knowledge and use of various media, techniques, and processes in creating different effects in works of art.

4.  Understand that artwork reflects the time and culture in which it was created.

5.  Develop observation skills and use visual arts vocabulary while creating and studying works of art.

6.  Recognize roles, functions, and purposes of artists, works of art, and visual arts careers in cultures, times, and places.

7.  Recognize subject matter, themes, and forms in works of art.

8.  Know how people respect and value art differently.

9.  Recognize that visual arts concepts and skills are integrated in other subject areas for use in everyday life.

10.  Recognize ways that major concepts, technologies, media, and processes of the visual arts are employed in arts and other disciplines.