Visual Arts Education — Grade 1

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Goal 1

The learner will develop critical and creative thinking skills and perceptual awareness necessary for understanding and producing art.

Objective 1.01

Understand the purpose of the activity.

Objective 1.02

Uses logical sequence to complete an activity.

Objective 1.03

Develop fluency in use of symbols for visual expression.

Objective 1.04

Discuss and examine familiar objects and literature to inspire imagery.

Objective 1.05

Carefully observe and examine the world around them.

Goal 2

The learner will develop skills necessary for understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes.

Objective 2.01

Become familiar with additional basic art media, techniques and processes which may include: fibers - papermaking and paper weaving.

Objective 2.02

Use various techniques to create visual effects using texture.

Goal 3

The learner will organize the components of a work into a cohesive whole through knowledge of organizational principles of design and art elements.

Objective 3.01

Use variety of geometric and organic shapes in creating own work.

Objective 3.02

Differentiates between geometric and organic shapes.

Objective 3.03

Recognize that pattern is created by repetition and uses pattern in own artwork.

Objective 3.04

Use a variety of techniques and imagery incorporating pattern and repetition.

Objective 3.05

Begin to explore more than one solution during the problem solving process.

Objective 3.06

Create visual textures with basic drawing, sculpture and painting tools.

Goal 4

The learner will choose and evaluate a range of subject matter and ideas to communicate intended meaning in artworks.

Objective 4.01

Recognize that an artist's work has certain characteristics that distinguish it from that of others.

Objective 4.02

Create, discuss and/or write simple stories about one's own artwork.

Objective 4.03

Produce work that shows attention to detail in one's surroundings.

Objective 4.04

Use imagination to interpret environments other than one's own

Goal 5

The learner will understand the visual arts in relation to history and cultures.

Objective 5.01

Recognize that art from other times and cultures does not look the same.

Objective 5.02

Recognize that artwork from many cultures can be made of material that the student has experienced (wood, stone, paint, etc.)

Goal 6

The learner will reflect upon and assess the characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others.

Objective 6.01

Relate important ideas and feelings visually.

Objective 6.02

Begin to use one's mistakes as part of the creative process.

Objective 6.03

Recognize that mistakes can be turned into opportunities for creative problem solving.

Objective 6.04

Show understanding that sometimes artistic endeavors fail because of reasons beyond one's control.

Objective 6.05

Recognize that the use of art elements by the artist can tell a story, or describe a feeling or mood.

Objective 6.06

Discuss artwork using the design principle of repetition.

Goal 7

The learner will perceive connections between visual arts and other disciplines.

Objective 7.01

Uses reading, writing and math in the creation of art.

Objective 7.02

Realize that advances in science and technology affect how things look and how they are done.

Goal 8

The learner will develop an awareness of art as an avocation and profession.

Objective 8.01

Recognize the difference between manmade objects and natural objects.

Objective 8.02

Begin to understand that man made objects were all designed and made by someone.

Objective 8.03

Begin to understand that some adults make art just for fun and others make art as a job.