competencies/Standards: 1st grade

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 uses 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 for 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.