VISUAL ARTS/CREATING CREATING: Process Components: Investigate, Plan, Make, Investigate, Reflect, Refine, Continue Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work. Anchor Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work. Anchor Standard 3: Refine and complete artistic work. Demonstrate an emerging ability to discover, explore, experiment, play, create and investigate the creative making process by: o Responding to color, shape, texture, sound and movement of body parts (self and others) and objects such as mobiles, blankets, puppets, etc. o Using various art materials (e.g. finger (foot) paints, play dough, sponges and water) centers (e.g. Gross and Fine Motor, Architecture (building blocks), Art Exploration, etc.) tools (e.g. hands, feet, large brushes, rollers) o Observing/Participating in the Show an increased ability to discover, explore, experiment, play, create and investigate a self-directed creative making process by: o Engaging in self-directed play with various traditional and nontraditional art materials (e.g. large crayons/markers, non-toxic paints, sidewalk chalk, fabric) o Scribbling, painting, creating spontaneously centers (e.g. Architecture (building blocks), Art Exploration, Sense Exploration Sand/Water table, Nature and Science, etc.) o Creating self-directed art after the teacher models a simple art technique (e.g. mixing colors, sponge painting) Words found in the Glossary are highlighted in yellow. Discover, explore, experiment, play, create and investigate a self-directed creative making process by: o Engaging in self-directed play with various traditional and nontraditional art materials (e.g. safety scissors, pop beads, glue, large puzzles, costumes, blocks) o Scribbling, drawing, painting, creating spontaneously centers (e.g. Architecture (building blocks), Art Exploration, Literacy, Technology, etc.) o Creating self-directed art after the teacher models a simple art technique (e.g. tearing/cutting paper, sculpting with clay) o Questioning, problem-solving, making choices
clean-up and reuse of materials. o Problem-solving, making choices tools (e.g. blunt scissors, molds, large stampers) o Working in parallel with others: Sharing materials (emerging skill) Contributing to clean-up and reuse of materials. Create art about self or a familiar person, place, object. tools (e.g. cookie cutters, rolling pins, sculpting tools) o Working in parallel and/or in tandem with others: o Taking turns with materials (emerging skill) o Contributing to clean-up and reuse of materials. Create art about self or a familiar person, place, object. o Name and/or describe the artwork.
VISUAL ARTS/PRESENTING PRESENTING: Process Components: Relate, Select, Analyze Anchor Standard 4: Select, analyze and interpret artistic work for presentation. Anchor Standard 5: Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation. Anchor Standard 6: Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work. o Observe a display of personal art o Discover art displayed outside the school (e.g. neighborhood stroller walks, touch museums, sculptures). o Choose between two personal works of art for display o Contribute to and/or observe a display of artwork o Discover and experience art displayed inside and outside of the school (e.g. classroom/school galleries, neighborhood stroller walks, touch museums, field trips, pictures). o Demonstrate personal preferences by: Selecting between 2-3 personal works of art for display Answer a simple question explaining the selection Choose a location to display personal works of art. o Observe how a location of an art display affects the artwork and the viewer s experience o Discover and experience art displayed inside and outside of the school (e.g. classroom/school galleries, neighborhood walks, touch museums, media experiences).
VISUAL ARTS/RESPONDING RESPONDING: Process Components: Share, Perceive, Analyze Anchor Standard 7: Perceive and analyze artistic work. Anchor Standard 8: Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work. Anchor Standard 9: Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work. o Discover/observe art in one s environment (e.g. pointing and touching pictures, objects, exploring textures, stroller walks) o Identify images (e.g. point to an image in a book, photograph, work of art) o Respond to a work of art (e.g. pointing, babbling, clapping, crying, sounds, a word). o Observe art in/around the school and in the local community (e.g. classroom/school gallery walks, field trips) o Distinguish between images and real objects (e.g. point to a specific picture in a book, match a picture and a real object) o Identify the subject of a work of art (e.g. responding to a simple question by pointing, sounds or word(s). o Choose a preferred work of art from two choices. o Observe art in/around the school and in the local communities (e.g. school tours, classroom/school gallery walks, field trips, in the home) o Distinguish between images and real objects (e.g. use an object as a substitute for a real item, find comfort in the photograph of a loved one, label/name works of art) o Identify the subject of a work of art and answer a simple question o Choose a preferred work of art from 2-3 choices.
VISUAL ARTS/CONNECTING CONNECTING: Process Components: Interpret, Synthesize Anchor Standard 10: Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art. Anchor Standard 11: Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding. o Explore and experiment with various art media (e.g. finger (foot) paints, crayons, sponges, water). o Create artwork inspired by the world in and out of school o Discover and recognize the work of an artist (e.g. viewing photographs of an artist and images of an artist s work). Create artwork inspired by the world in and out of school. o Use simple art vocabulary such as color, shape, line o Discover and recognize the work of an artist (e.g. viewing photographs of an artist and images of an artist s work, brief artist visits, using an element of an artist s work such as color, shape or subject in personal artwork).