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Art - Kindergarten
Benchmarks - Art - Kindergarten - click here to open the Benchmark document which contains Power Benchmarks, Skills and Vocabulary

Standard: A. Visual Memory and Knowledge
Benchmark: A.K.1 Develop a basic mental storehouse of shapes

Skills: Strategies/Activities/Assessments: Resources/Teaching Tools:

B - Observe a variety of images

B - Explore famous artists and their works

 

  • View the work of famous artists   
  • View art or picture books (i.e. Eric Carle) and create an art project in that style 

 

  • Prints, books, websites, dvds, and online art galleries (i.e. Mark Harden's Artchive)
     
  • Artist work/profiles in books, dvd/video
Standard: A. Visual Memory and Knowledge
Benchmark: A.K.2 Learn basic vocabulary related to their study of art

B -
Use art vocabulary to describe art materials and processes

  • Students view Word Wall presentation
  • Visual Presentation of media skill steps
  • Teacher demonstration of skills and process
  • Students create projects with a variety of materials
  • Vocabulary display/Word Wall
  • Art Product Visuals
  • Art Process visual/dvd
  • Prints, books, websites, dvds, and online art galleries
  • Teacher-generated examples 
  • Teacher models skills and work process

Standard: C. Visual Design and Production
Benchmark: C.K.1 Explore the elements and principles of design

S - Know at least three types of lines (i.e., zig-zag) - Q4
  • Students view visuals
  • Students practice drawing a variety of line types
  • Teacher demonstration of skills and process
  • Student will independently create a piece of art using line variety
  • Prints, books, websites, dvds, and online art galleries  
  • Teacher-generated examples  
  • Teacher models skills and work process
B - Explore form, texture, and value
  • Student will view examples of form, visual textures, and value
  • Teacher demonstration of skills and process
  • Students model simple forms
  • Students will use value and color in a drawing 
 
  • Visuals from books, websites, actual art examples
  • Teacher-generated examples
  • Teacher models skills and work process
Standard: C. Visual Design and Production
Benchmark: C.K.5 Look at nature and works of art as visual resources
B - Know that art subjects include nature (i.e., animals, plants, environment)
  • View art examples with nature as a subject
  • Teacher demonstration of skills and process
  • Student will create a piece of art with a natural subject
 
  • Prints, books, websites, dvds, and online art galleries
  • Teacher-generated examples  
B - Draw an environment
  • Teacher demonstration of drawing process
  • Student will draw picture of an environment 
  • Prints, books, websites, dvds, and online art galleries
  • Teacher-generated examples 
  • Teacher models skills and work process

Standard: C.  Visual Design and Production

Benchmark:  C.K.6 Use sketching to develop ideas for their artwork  

B- Given a subject, draw a simple picture
  • Student will choose a subject and create a piece of art about that subject
  • Prints, books, websites, dvds, and online art galleries  
  • Teacher-generated examples
Standard:  C.  Visual Design and Production
Benchmark:  C.K.7 Develop basic skills to produce quality art
S- Use art tools correctly - Q4
  • Teacher demonstration of skills and process
  • Practice using varieties of art tools correctly
  • Use art tools correctly and independently
  • Teacher-generated examples 
  • Teacher models skills and work process
Standard: C.  Visual Design and Production

Benchmark:  C.K.8 Explore the natural characteristics of materials and their possibilities and limitations

B- Follow directions to use materials appropriately
  • Teacher demonstration of skills and process
  • Student will create a piece of art using the materials appropriately
  • Teacher models skills and work process
B - Select the appropriate tools to express their idea
  • Student will create a piece of art using an assigned material suitable for the subject
  • Prints, books, websites, dvds,and online art galleries
  • Teacher-generated examples
Standard:  C. Visual Design and Production
Benchmark: C.K.10 Develop personal responsibility for their learning and creative processes
B- Follow clean up directions
  • Student views and reviews class clean up procedures, and uses them during clean up time

 

  • Teacher models work process
B - Be resourceful with materials
  • Students will practice being respectful with materials, using them correctly, and conserving materials
  • Teacher models proper procedures
  • Visual prompts for proper procedures
Standard: D.  Practical Applications
Benchmark:  D.K.4 Learn about basic concepts in art, such as originality
D - Use their own ideas rather than copying others
  • Student will discuss the concept of originality, and create an original piece of art
  • Teacher-generated examples 
Standard:  D. Practical Applications
Benchmark:  D.K.5 Learn about language used in art
B- Generate a value statement about a piece of work
  • Student will view a piece of art and share what they appreciate about the piece of art
  • Prints, books, websites, dvds, and online art galleries
Standard:  D.  Practical Applications
Benchmark:  D.K.6 Use problem-solving strategies that promote flexibility and elaboration
B - Incorporate mistakes into a finished work of art using flexible problem-solving strategies
  • Student will practice being flexible, and incorporate mistakes into a finished art product
  • Teacher models incorporation of mistakes into finished art 
B - Extend ideas by adding details
  • Student will generate simple drawings, and elaborate on the subject by adding details
  • Prints, books, websites, dvds, and online art galleries
  • Teacher-generated examples
Standard: E. Visual Communication and Expression
Benchmark:  E.K.1 Communicate basic ideas by producing 2-D and 3-D studio art forms
B - Explore a variety of art media
  • Student will create art pieces in  a variety of media 
  • Prints, books, websites, dvds, and online art galleries
  • Teacher-generated examples
Standard: G.  Art and Design Criticism
Benchmark:  G.K.1 Know that art communicates ideas
B - Identify the idea in a piece of art
  • Student will view multiple art pieces, and categorize them by the main idea
  • Prints, books, websites, and online art galleries
S - Apply an idea through a piece of artwork - Q2
  • Student will choose an idea based on their interests, and make a piece of art that conveys the idea
  • Prints, books, websites, dvds, and online art galleries
  • Teacher-generated examples
Standard:  G. Art and Design Criticism
Benchmark:  G.K.2 Know that artwork has meanings
B - Share story about an existing picture
  • Students will verbally describe what is happening in a picture they created
  • Prints, books, websites, dvds, and online art galleries
  • Teacher models making statements about art (i,.e. "I see_______")
Standard:  H.  Visual Thinking
Benchmark:  H.K.1 Study the patterns and color in nature
B - Identify warm and cool colors
  • Student will view multiple art pieces, and categorize them by color theme
  • Prints, books, websites, dvds, and online art galleries
B - Identify patterns in nature
  • Student will view multiple art pieces, and locate patterns in nature
  • Prints, books, websites, dvds, and online art galleries
Standard:  H. Visual Thinking
Benchmark:  H.K.3 Show differences among colors and shapes, and other qualities of objects in their artwork
B - Produce art that uses a variety of colors and shapes
  • Student will discuss art concepts and create a piece of art using color and shape 
 
  • Prints, books, websites, dvds, and online art galleries
  • Teacher-generated examples  
Standard:  H.  Visual Thinking
Benchmark:  H.K.4 Create three-dimensional forms
B - Identify and produce a three-dimensional form
  • Student will discuss art concepts and create a piece of art in three dimensions 
  • Teacher-generated examples 
Standard: I. Personal and Social Development
Benchmark: I.K.2 Make art that shows how they sometimes feel
B- Change facial expressions of a subject to show feelings in a work of art
  •  Students will draw a face in multiple ways, in order to show different emotions
  • Prints, books, websites, dvds, and online art galleries
  • Teacher-generated examples
Standard:  I.  Personal and Social Development
Benchmark:  I.K.3 Talk about feelings in a work of art
B - Share what they think is happening in a work of art
  • Student will view a piece of art and describe what they think is happening
  • Prints, books, websites, dvds, and online art galleries
  • Teacher models interpretation of possible art meanings/narrative

Standard:  I.  Personal and Social Development
Benchmark:  I.K.4 Recognize their own feelings when they look at a work of art

Benchmark:  I.K.6 Realize that creating or looking at art can bring out different feelings

B - Share what they like or dislike about a work of art
  • Student will view two pieces of art, and explain which one they prefer, and why
  • Prints, books, websites, dvds, and online art galleries
  • Teacher models sharing ideas/opinions about art
Standard:  I.  Personal and Social Development
Benchmark:  I.K.7 Work alone and with others to develop visual ideas and objects
B - Cooperate with others when creating a piece of artwork
  • Students view poster on cooperation and teamwork
  • Students will create a piece of art as a team
  • Visual teamwork resources
  • Teacher models process of cooperative work
Standard:  J.  Cultural and Aesthetic Understanding
Benchmark:  J.K.1 Explore the purposes of art
B - Know that art is a form of self expression
  • Students will view examples of art that express feelings or a point of view
  • Prints, books, websites, dvds, and online art galleries
B - Know that a picture tells a story
  • Students will view examples of narrative artworks
  • Prints, books, websites, dvds, and online art galleries
Standard:  L. Visual Imagination and Creativity
Benchmark:  L.K.1 Use their personal experiences to develop ideas for artwork
S - Create a piece of artwork based on a personal experience  - Q2
  • Student will discuss art concepts and create a piece of art based on a subject (i.e. family or home)
  • Teacher-generated examples
  • Prints, books, websites, dvds, and online art galleries
Standard:  L. Visual Imagination and Creativity
Benchmark:  L.K.3 Explore the role that personal traits, such as independent thinking, dedication, and patience, play in creating quality art and design
B - Understand that art may take a long time to create
  • Student will create art that is made in stages, over more than two art periods.
  • Teacher-generated product in stages, and modeling of work process 

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