Art Curriculum Document: Grade K
Ongoing Student Learning Expectations
Student Learning Expectation
Essential Vocabulary
Instructional Strategy/ Resources
Assessment
Standard 5: Foundations
Students shall explore and demonstrate an understanding of the concepts, practices, and historical foundation in the visual arts.
VA.5.K.8
Responsibility
Demonstrate responsibility, conservation, and proper use Conservation
of tools, materials, and equipment
Proper use
Standard 6: Creative Processes
Students shall demonstrate creativity using a wide variety of media, techniques, processes, and tools to develop expressive works of art and design.
VA.6.K.1
Mark making
Experiment with mark making using various wet and dry
Wet media
media
Dry media
VA.6.K.7
Produce artwork inspired by or connected to content
from other disciplines (e.g., social studies, literacy,
performing arts, science, math)
Cross-curricular connections
Student Learning Expectation
Quarter 1
Essential Vocabulary
Instructional Strategy/ Resources
Assessment
Standard 5: Foundations
Students shall explore and demonstrate an understanding of the concepts, practices, and historical foundation in the visual arts.
VA.5.K.1
Line
Investigate lines
VA.5.K.2
Investigate basic shapes (e.g., circle, square, triangle)
Shape
Circle
Square
Triangle
Geometric solids – math connections
VA.5.K.3
Identify basic colors
Color
Identify red, blue, green, yellow
VA.5.K.5
Investigate patterns
Patterns
VA.5.K.6
Identify size relationships (e.g., big to little, tall to short)
Size
Big
Little
Tall
Short
Math connections
Standard 6: Creative Processes
Students shall demonstrate creativity using a wide variety of media, techniques, processes, and tools to develop expressive works of art and design.
VA.6.K.5
Stimuli
Use a variety of stimuli to produce a work of art (e.g., local Culture
and diverse cultures, styles, periods of art, global issues,
Style
past, present, future)
Period of art
Global issue
Student Learning Expectation
Quarter 2
Essential Vocabulary
Instructional Strategy/ Resources
Standard 5: Foundations
Students shall explore and demonstrate an understanding of the concepts, practices, and historical foundation in the visual arts.
VA.5.K.1
Line
Investigate lines
VA.5.K.2
Investigate basic shapes (e.g., circle, square, triangle)
Shape
Circle
Square
Triangle
Geometric solids – math connections
Anchor chart
VA.5.K.3
Identify basic colors
Color
Identify red, blue, green, yellow
Anchor chart
VA.5.K.5
Investigate patterns
Patterns
VA.5.K.6
Identify size relationships (e.g., big to little, tall to short)
Size
Big
Little
Tall
Short
VA.5.K.7
Name various purposes for creating art (e.g., beauty,
functional, enjoyment, fun, careers, environmental)
Functional
Environmental
Math connections
Assessment
Standard 6: Creative Processes
Students shall demonstrate creativity using a wide variety of media, techniques, processes, and tools to develop expressive works of art and design.
Student Learning Expectation
Essential Vocabulary
VA.6.K.2
Experiment with various media and techniques in
producing a 3-D project (e.g., modeling, assemblage)
Media
3-D
Modeling
Assemblage
VA.6.K.4
Use symbols to communicate meaning
Symbol
Communicate
VA.6.K.5
Use a variety of stimuli to produce a work of art (e.g., local
and diverse cultures, styles, periods of art, global issues,
past, present, future)
Stimuli
Culture
Style
Period of art
Global issue
VA.6.K.6
Transfer ideas and feelings to others through original
works of self-expression
Transfer
Original work
Self-expression
Instructional Strategy/ Resources
Standard 7: Reflections and Responses
Students shall reflect and respond in a variety of ways to the visual arts of self and the global community.
VA.7.K.1
Purpose
Examine the purpose of art in the local and global
Local community
community (e.g., events, traditions, celebrations,
Global community
customs)
VA.7.K.2
Tell about personal artwork and works of others (e.g.,
famous artists, appropriate elements of art, subject
matter)
Artist
Elements of art
Connect with Common Core suggested works
Assessment
Student Learning Expectation
Quarter 3
Essential Vocabulary
Instructional Strategy/ Resources
Assessment
Standard 5: Foundations
Students shall explore and demonstrate an understanding of the concepts, practices, and historical foundation in the visual arts.
VA.5.K.1
Line
Investigate lines
VA.5.K.2
Shape
Geometric solids – math connections
Investigate basic shapes (e.g., circle, square, triangle)
Circle
Square
Triangle
VA.5.K.3
Color
Identify red, blue, green, yellow
Identify basic colors
VA.5.K.4
Investigate actual and tactile texture
Texture
Actual texture
Tactile texture
Patterns
VA.5.K.5
Investigate patterns
VA.5.K.7
Functional
Name various purposes for creating art (e.g., beauty,
Environmental
functional, enjoyment, fun, careers, environmental)
Standard 6: Creative Processes
Students shall demonstrate creativity using a wide variety of media, techniques, processes, and tools to develop expressive works of art and design.
VA.6.K.2
Media
Experiment with various media and techniques in
3-D
producing a 3-D project (e.g., modeling, assemblage)
Modeling
Assemblage
VA.6.K.4
Symbol
Use symbols to communicate meaning
Communicate
Standard 7: Reflections and Responses
Students shall reflect and respond in a variety of ways to the visual arts of self and the global community.
VA.7.K.1
Purpose
Examine the purpose of art in the local and global
Local community
community (e.g., events, traditions, celebrations,
Global community
customs)
VA.7.K.2
Artist
Connect with Common Core suggested works
Tell about personal artwork and works of others (e.g.,
Elements of art
famous artists, appropriate elements of art, subject
matter)
Student Learning Expectation
Quarter 4
Essential Vocabulary
Instructional Strategy/ Resources
Assessment
Standard 5: Foundations
Students shall explore and demonstrate an understanding of the concepts, practices, and historical foundation in the visual arts.
VA.5.K.4
Texture
Investigate actual and tactile texture
Actual texture
Tactile texture
Standard 6: Creative Processes
Students shall demonstrate creativity using a wide variety of media, techniques, processes, and tools to develop expressive works of art and design.
VA.6.K.2
Media
Experiment with various media and techniques in
3-D
producing a 3-D project (e.g., modeling, assemblage)
Modeling
Assemblage
VA.6.K.3
Produce artwork that involves problem solving (e.g.,
brainstorming, practice)
Problem solving
Brainstorming
VA.6.K.5
Use a variety of stimuli to produce a work of art (e.g., local
and diverse cultures, styles, periods of art, global issues,
past, present, future)
Stimuli
Culture
Style
Period of art
Global issue
VA.6.K.8
Create works of art using a variety of collaborative
methods (e.g., small and whole groups, interdisciplinary)
Collaborative method
Interdisciplinary
Standard 7: Reflections and Responses
Students shall reflect and respond in a variety of ways to the visual arts of self and the global community.
VA.7.K.3
Exhibit
Exhibit artwork
School exhibit