1st grade
unit
1st grade competencies visual Arts
CREATING
Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.
VA:Cr1.1.1a—Engage collaboratively in exploration and imaginative play with materials.
VA:Cr1.2.1a—Use observation and investigation in preparation for making a work of art.
Anchor Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.
VA:Cr2.1.1a—Explore use of materials and tools to create works of art and design.
VA:Cr2.2.1a—Demonstrate safe and proper procedures for using materials, tools, and equipment while making art.
VA:Cr2.3.1a—Identify and classify uses of everyday objects through drawings, diagrams, sculptures, or other visual means.
Anchor Standard 3: Refine and complete artistic work.
VA:Cr3.1.1a—Use art vocabulary to describe choices while creating art.
PRESENTING
Anchor Standard 4: Select, analyze, and interpret work for presentation.
VA:Pr4.1.1a—Explain why some objects, artifacts, and artwork are valued over others.
Anchor Standard 5: Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.
VA:Pr5.1.1a—Ask and answer questions such as where, when, why, and how artwork should be prepared for presentation or preservation.
Anchor Standard 6: Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.
VA:Pr6.1.1a—Identify the roles and responsibilities of people who work in and visit museums and other art venues.
RESPONDING
Anchor Standard 7: Perceive and analyze work.
VA:Re.7.1.1a—Select and describe works of art that illustrate daily life experiences of one’s self and others.
VA:Re.7.2.1a—Compare images that represent the same subject.
Anchor Standard 8: Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.
VA:Re8.1.1a—Interpret art by categorizing subject matter and identifying characteristics of form.
Anchor Standard 9: Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.
VA:Re9.1.1a—Classify artwork based on different reasons or preferences.
CONNECTING
Anchor Standard 10: Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.
VA:Cn10.1.1a—Identify times, places, and reasons by which students make art outside of school.
Anchor Standard 11: Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding
VA:Cn11.1.1a—Understand that people from different places and times have made art for a variety of reasons.
CHARACTERISTICS OF 1ST GRADERS
Have difficulty with more than one idea at a time
Can work well in groups
Can draw a complete figure, exaggerating important parts
Love lessons full of activity and fun: imaginative stories, fantasy, plays, games, and dances
Show satisfaction with artwork and desire approval from teacher and peers
Interested in mechanical devices and moving parts
Draw what they know, not what they see
Range of maturity, wide difference in ability to listen, comprehend, and follow directions
Enjoy exploring color and color mixing
Students will be to identify and manipulate a variety of shapes, textures and forms in their environment
Students will use different media techniques and processes to communicate ideas, feelings, experiences and stories
TEACHING 1ST GRADERS
Teach one step at a time
Encourage them to talk about their own work and work of others
Have them identify line and shape in their surroundings or on their clothing
Teach them how to tie knots, and do simple stitchery