Kindergarten
Kindergarten Visual Art Essential Standards
Kindergarten Visual Art Essential Standards
Visual Literacy NCES.K.VA.V.1 - Use the language of visual arts to communicate effectively. NCES.K.VA.V.1.1 - Identify various art materials and tools. NCES.K.VA.V.1.2 - Create original art that expresses ideas about oneself. NCES.K.VA.V.1.3 - Recognize various symbols and themes in daily life. NCES.K.VA.V.1.4 - Understand characteristics of the Elements of Art, including lines, shapes, colors, and texture. NCES.K.VA.V.1.5 - Recognize characteristics of the Principles of Design, including repetition and contrast. NCES.K.VA.V.2 - Apply creative and critical thinking skills to artistic expression. NCES.K.VA.V.2.1 - Recognize that artists may view or interpret art differently. NCES.K.VA.V.2.2 - Use sensory exploration of the environment as a source of imagery. NCES.K.VA.V.2.3 - Create original art that does not rely on copying or tracing. NCES.K.VA.V.3 - Create art using a variety of tools, media, and processes, safely and appropriately. NCES.K.VA.V.3.1 - Use a variety of tools safely and appropriately to create art. NCES.K.VA.V.3.2 - Use a variety of media to create art. NCES.K.VA.V.3.3 - Use the processes of drawing, painting, weaving, printing, collage, mixed media, sculpture, and ceramics to create art.
Contextual Relevancy NCES.K.VA.CX.1 - Understand the global, historical, societal, and cultural contexts of the visual arts. NCES.K.VA.CX.1.1 - Use visual arts to illustrate how people express themselves differently.NCES.K.VA.CX.1.2 - Recognize that art can depict something from the past (long ago) or present (today). NCES.K.VA.CX.1.3 - Recognize key components in works of art from different artists, styles, or movements. NCES.K.VA.CX.1.4 - Recognize key components of art from different cultures. NCES.K.VA.CX.1.5 - Recognize that an artist's tools and media come from natural and human-made resources. NCES.K.VA.CX.2 - Understand the interdisciplinary connections and life applications of the visual arts. NCES.K.VA.CX.2.1 - Identify examples of functional objects of art in the immediate environment, including home and school. NCES.K.VA.CX.2.2 - Identify relationships between art and concepts from other disciplines, such as math, science, language arts, social studies, and other arts. NCES.K.VA.CX.2.3 - Understand that artists sometimes share materials and ideas (collaboration). Critical Response NCES.K.VA.CR.1 - Use critical analysis to generate responses to a variety of prompts. NCES.K.VA.CR.1.1 - Identify the lines, colors, and shapes in works of art. NCES.K.VA.CR.1.2 - Explain personal art in terms of media and process.
Contextual Relevancy NCES.K.VA.CX.1 - Understand the global, historical, societal, and cultural contexts of the visual arts. NCES.K.VA.CX.1.1 - Use visual arts to illustrate how people express themselves differently.NCES.K.VA.CX.1.2 - Recognize that art can depict something from the past (long ago) or present (today). NCES.K.VA.CX.1.3 - Recognize key components in works of art from different artists, styles, or movements. NCES.K.VA.CX.1.4 - Recognize key components of art from different cultures. NCES.K.VA.CX.1.5 - Recognize that an artist's tools and media come from natural and human-made resources. NCES.K.VA.CX.2 - Understand the interdisciplinary connections and life applications of the visual arts. NCES.K.VA.CX.2.1 - Identify examples of functional objects of art in the immediate environment, including home and school. NCES.K.VA.CX.2.2 - Identify relationships between art and concepts from other disciplines, such as math, science, language arts, social studies, and other arts. NCES.K.VA.CX.2.3 - Understand that artists sometimes share materials and ideas (collaboration). Critical Response NCES.K.VA.CR.1 - Use critical analysis to generate responses to a variety of prompts. NCES.K.VA.CR.1.1 - Identify the lines, colors, and shapes in works of art. NCES.K.VA.CR.1.2 - Explain personal art in terms of media and process.