Visual Arts Education — Kindergarten

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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

Use immediate environment, including family, home and surroundings, as source of ideas.

Objective 1.02

Use imagination as a source of ideas.

Objective 1.03

Understand and follow step-by-step presentation of art activities.

Objective 1.04

Begin to develop appropriate art vocabulary

Objective 1.05

Develop symbols for visual expression

Objective 1.06

Select color according to emotional appeal

Objective 1.07

Explore a variety of media

Objective 1.08

Create work that does not conform to adult standards of realism.

Objective 1.09

Select artwork they "like the best" and simply explain why.

Objective 1.10

Illustrate poems, stories and rhymes

Objective 1.11

Use all the senses to gain information and awareness about their environment.

Objective 1.12

Perhaps find inspiration from a variety of artwork.

Goal 2

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

Objective 2.01

Become familiar with a limited number of basic art media, techniques and processes which may include:

• Drawing - crayons, oil pastels, non-toxic markers, brushes, computers, pencils, sidewalk chalk
• Cut paper - glue, scissors, folding, bending 3-D - clay, paper, found objects, including wood scraps
• Printmaking - stamps, gadgets, found objects, vegetables, monoprint
• Painting - tempera, watercolors, large brushes, sponges, finger paint
• Ceramics - pinch, coil, found stamps.

Objective 2.02

Explore media freely.

Objective 2.03

Develop fine and gross motor control

Objective 2.04

Utilize entire page when using 2-D materials.

Objective 2.05

Create a variety of lines, like thick and thin, curved or zigzag, etc.

Objective 2.06

Cut large and small shapes; double layers to produce identical shapes

Objective 2.07

Model clay by pressing; pulling, pinching, incising, stamping with found objects.

Objective 2.08

Create original pictures of self, others, animals and objects.

Objective 2.09

Render own thoughts and feelings visually.

Objective 2.10

Demonstrate proper use and care of materials and tools.

Objective 2.11

Use the art room rules for behavior, care and safety of equipment, tools and materials.

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

Name and identify colors.

Objective 3.02

Identify primary and secondary colors.

Objective 3.03

Mix secondary colors.

Objective 3.04

Identify different types of line: straight, crooked, curved, zig-zag, wide and thin.

Objective 3.05

Recognize that line can be used to define contour of shapes and forms.

Objective 3.06

Name different textures on surfaces, for example: rough, smooth, bumpy.

Objective 3.07

Identify geometric shapes: circle, square, rectangle, triangle, diamond and oval.

Objective 3.08

Recognize some shapes have names; some do not.

Objective 3.09

Begin to discuss his or her own work and that of others in terms of color, line, shape and texture.

Objective 3.10

Use the entire page as part of the composition.

Objective 3.11

Use solutions that do not rely on copying or tracing others work.

Objective 3.12

Recognize others may view or interpret differently.

Objective 3.13

Use his or her own ideas and feelings when creating artwork.

Objective 3.14

Respect the work of others when discussing art.

Objective 3.15

Explore a variety of materials.

Goal 4

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

Objective 4.01

Create art depicting self, family, friends, pets, home, school and community.

Objective 4.02

Demonstrate the use of life surroundings and personal experiences to express ideas and feelings.

Objective 4.03

Invent original and personal imagery from observation and imagination to convey meaning and not rely on copying or tracing another's work.

Objective 4.04

Find inspiration in the work of other artists from many cultures.

Goal 5

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

Objective 5.01

Recognize that people in many times and places have made art.

Objective 5.02

Recognize that art is created to fulfill personal and/or societal needs or purposes.

Objective 5.03

Recognize that an artwork may serve functional purposes.

Objective 5.04

Begin to relate to the concept of time personally ("when my grandfather was young?"), to famous people ("when George Washington was alive?"), and units of time (day, week, years).

Objective 5.05

Recognize that human beings create art to tell a story about their ideas and lives without words.

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 experiences in life to one's own art.

Objective 6.02

Accept others' work and ideas.

Objective 6.03

Recognize that no two people are alike; therefore, their artwork should be alike.

Objective 6.04

Begin to use art vocabulary for discussion.

Objective 6.05

Begin to describe and explain his or her own art and the art of others in response to guided questions.

Objective 6.06

Express one's feelings about a specific artwork.

Objective 6.07

Begin to understand there are varied responses to specific art works.

Goal 7

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

Objective 7.01

Make use of commonalties in the subject matter of visual arts and other disciplines.

Objective 7.02

Begin to realize what each discipline encompasses.

Objective 7.03

Begin to observe that objects can be handmade or machine made and that both have value.

Objective 7.04

Use current technology to learn about art and create one's own artwork.

Goal 8

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

Objective 8.01

Develop a positive attitude about working with art materials and the art making process.

Objective 8.02

Understand that people of all ages can enjoy making art based on shared knowledge of self, family and friends.

Objective 8.03

Begin to differentiate between man made objects and natural objects.