Visual Art Content Standards

Grade 4—Grade 6

4/6 VA1 Students know and apply the elements and principles of design and sensory and expressive features of the visual arts.

4/6 VA2 Students will recognize diverse perspectives in the creation and evaluation of the visual arts.

4/6 VA3 Students will acquire knowledge and communication skills that increase aesthetic awareness in the visual arts.

4/6 VA4 Students will know and apply visual arts materials, tools, techniques and processes in their art work.

4/6 VA5 Students understand the roles of the arts and artists of the past, present, and future.

4/6 VA6 Students understand the connections between the arts and other fields of study.

4/6 VA1 Students know and apply the elements and principles of design and sensory and expressive features of the visual arts.

By the end of:	Grade 4 students will…	Grade 5 students will…	Grade 6 students will…
4/6 VA1a	Recognize and demonstrate a working knowledge of the elements of color, shape, line, texture, and space (perspective), and value.	Recognize and demonstrate a working knowledge of the elements of color, shape, line, texture, and space (perspective), and value.	Recognize and demonstrate a working knowledge of the elements of color, shape, line, texture, and space (perspective), and value.
4/6 VA1b	Recognize and demonstrate a working knowledge of the principles of repetition, proportion, balance (symmetry), unity, emphasis, and contrast.	Recognize and demonstrate a working knowledge of the principles of repetition, proportion, balance (symmetry), unity, emphasis, and contrast.	Recognize and demonstrate a working knowledge of the principles of repetition, proportion, balance (symmetry), unity, emphasis, and contrast.
4/6 VA1c	Analyze and reproduce the primary, secondary colors, tertiary, warm and cool, and monochromatic colors and be able to list them in writing.	Analyze and reproduce the primary, secondary colors, tertiary, warm and cool, monochromatic, and analogous colors and be able to list them in writing.	Analyze and reproduce the primary, secondary colors, tertiary, warm and cool, monochromatic, analogous, and complementary colors and be able to list them in writing.
4/6 VA1d	Demonstrate use of the techniques of perspective to transform a 2-D shape into a 3-D form.	Demonstrate use of the techniques of perspective and create a 1 point perspective original work of art.	Demonstrate use of the techniques of perspective and create a 2 point perspective original work of art.

4/6 VA2 Students will recognize diverse perspectives in the creation and evaluation of the visual arts.

By the end of:	Grade 4 students will…	Grade 5 students will…	Grade 6 students will…
4/6 VA2a	Examine works of art from their own and other cultures.	Examine works of art from their own and other cultures.	Examine works of art from their own and other cultures.
4/6 VA2b	Evaluate and create art based on historical, seasonal, and cultural ideas.	Evaluate and create art based on historical, seasonal, and cultural ideas.	Evaluate and create art based on historical, seasonal, and cultural ideas.

4/6 VA3 Students will acquire knowledge and communication skills that increase aesthetic awareness in the visual arts.

By the end of:	Grade 4 students will…	Grade 5 students will…	Grade 6 students will…
4/6 VA3a	Discuss their own works of art, and the art of others using appropriate vocabulary of the elements and principles of design, and be able to justify criteria used.	Discuss their own works of art, and the art of others using appropriate vocabulary of the elements and principles of design, and be able to justify criteria used.	Discuss their own works of art, and the art of others using appropriate vocabulary of the elements and principles of design, and be able to justify criteria used.
4/6 VA3b	Describe personal or universal ideas or feelings expressed in their own works of art.	Describe personal or universal ideas or feelings expressed in their own works of art.	Describe personal or universal ideas or feelings expressed in their own works of art.
4/6 VA3c	Describe what is literally seen in selected works of art, identify various reasons for making art, and compare responses.	Describe what is literally seen in selected works of art, identify various reasons for making art, and compare responses.	Describe what is literally seen in selected works of art, identify various reasons for making art, and compare responses.

4/6 VA4 Students will know and apply visual arts materials, tools, techniques and processes in their art work.

By the end of:	Grade 4 students will…	Grade 5 students will…	Grade 6 students will…
4/6 VA4a	Use elements and principles of design appropriate for grade level to create both two-dimensional and three-dimensional works of art.	Use elements and principles of design appropriate for grade level to create both two-dimensional and three-dimensional works of art.	Use elements and principles of design appropriate for grade level to create both two-dimensional and three-dimensional works of art.
4/6 VA4b	Demonstrate skill in the use of a variety of tools and processes to make art (such as clay, fibers, tempera paint, sculpture, collage, and stippling).	Demonstrate skill in the use of a variety of tools and processes to make art (such as clay, fibers, tempera paint, sculpture, collage, stippling, and scratchboard).	Demonstrate skill in the use of a variety of tools and processes to make art (such as clay, fibers, tempera paint, sculpture, collage, stippling, and scratchboard).
4/6 VA4c	Use the techniques of facial and figure proportions in a creative work.	Use the techniques of facial and figure proportions, and contour line in a creative work.	Use the techniques of facial and figure proportions, contour line, and gesture drawing in a creative work.

4/6 VA5 Students understand the roles of the arts and artists of the past, present, and future.

By the end of:	Grade 4 students will…	Grade 5 students will…	Grade 6 students will…
4/6 VA5a	View art works related to specific themes and understand that universal themes are addressed through the visual arts.	View art works related to specific themes and understand that universal themes are addressed through the visual arts.	View art works related to specific themes and understand that universal themes are addressed through the visual arts.
4/6 VA5b	View the work of specific artists and create an art project in the style of an artist.	View the work of specific artists and create an art project in the style of an artist.	View the work of specific artists and create an art project in the style of an artist.

4/6 VA6 Students understand connections between the arts and other fields of study.

By the end of:	Grade 4 students will…	Grade 5 students will…	Grade 6 students will…
4/6 VA6a	Discuss what various types of artists(e.g., architects, designers, graphic artists, animators) produce, and how their works play a role in our everyday environment.	Discuss what various types of artists(e.g., architects, designers, graphic artists, animators) produce, and how their works play a role in our everyday environment.	Discuss what various types of artists(e.g., architects, designers, graphic artists, animators) produce, and how their works play a role in our everyday environment.
4/6 VA6b	Recognize how techniques and terms used in art apply to other curriculum areas.	Recognize how techniques and terms used in art apply to other curriculum areas.	Recognize how techniques and terms used in art apply to other curriculum areas.
4/6 VA6c	Recognize ways in which society has used art to influence its members.	Recognize ways in which society has used art to influence its members.	Recognize ways in which society has used art to influence its members.