Visual Art Content Standards

Kindergarten—Grade 3

K/3 VA1 Students know and apply the elements and principles of design and sensory and expressive features of the visual arts.

K/3 VA2 Students will recognize diverse perspectives in the creation and evaluation of the visual arts.

K/3 VA3 Students will acquire knowledge and communication skills that increase aesthetic awareness in the visual arts.

K/3 VA4 Students will know and apply visual arts materials, tools, techniques and processes in their art work.

K/3 VA5 Students understand the roles of the arts and artists of the past, present, and future.

K/3 VA1 Students know and apply the elements and principles of design and sensory and expressive features of the visual arts.

By the end of:	Kindergarten students will…	Grade 1 students will…	Grade 2 students will…	Grade 3 students will…
K/3 VA1a	Recognize and demonstrate a working knowledge of the elements of color, shape, line, texture, and space (perspective-overlapping).	Recognize and demonstrate a working knowledge of the elements of color, shape, line, texture, and space (perspective-overlapping and position).	Recognize and demonstrate a working knowledge of the elements of color, shape, line, texture, and space (perspective-overlapping, position and size).	Recognize and demonstrate a working knowledge of the elements of color, shape, line, texture, space (perspective-overlapping, position, size and detail), and value.
K/3 VA1b	Recognize and demonstrate a working knowledge of the principles of repetition and proportion.	Recognize and demonstrate a working knowledge of the principles of repetition, proportion, and balance (symmetry).	Recognize and demonstrate a working knowledge of the principles of repetition, proportion, balance (symmetry), unity, and emphasis.	Recognize and demonstrate a working knowledge of the principles of repetition, proportion, balance (symmetry), unity, emphasis, and contrast.
K/3 VA1c	Recognize the primary and secondary colors.	Recognize and reproduce the primary and secondary colors.	Analyze and reproduce the primary and secondary colors, and be able to list them in writing.	Analyze and reproduce the warm and cool colors, and primary, secondary, and tertiary colors, and be able to list them in writing.

K/3 VA2 Students will recognize diverse perspectives in the creation and evaluation of the visual arts.

By the end of:	Kindergarten students will…	Grade 1 students will…	Grade 2 students will…	Grade 3 students will…
K/3 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.	Examine works of art from their own and other cultures.
K/3 VA2b	Create art based on historical, seasonal, and cultural ideas.	Create art based on historical, seasonal, and cultural ideas.	Create art based on historical, seasonal, and cultural ideas.	Evaluate and create art based on historical, seasonal, and cultural ideas.

K/3 VA3 Students will acquire knowledge and communication skills that increase aesthetic awareness in the visual arts.

By the end of:	Kindergarten students will…	Grade 1 students will…	Grade 2 students will…	Grade 3 students will…
K/3 VA3a	Discuss their own works of art using appropriate vocabulary of the elements and principles of design.	Discuss their own works of art using appropriate vocabulary of the elements and principles of design.	Discuss their own works of art using appropriate vocabulary of the elements and principles of design.	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.
K/3 VA3b	Describe ideas or feelings expressed in their own works of art.	Describe ideas or feelings expressed in their own works of art.	Describe ideas or feelings expressed in their own works of art.	Describe ideas or feelings expressed in their own works of art.
K/3 VA3c	Describe what is literally seen in selected works of art.	Describe what is literally seen in selected works of art, and identify various reasons for making art.	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.

K/3 VA4 Students will know and apply visual arts materials, tools, techniques and processes in their art work.

By the end of:	Kindergarten students will…	Grade 1 students will…	Grade 2 students will…	Grade 3 students will…
K/3 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.	Use elements and principles of design appropriate for grade level to create both two-dimensional and three-dimensional works of art.
K/3 VA4b	Demonstrate beginning skill in the use of a variety of tools and processes to make art (such as scissors, glue, paper, and modeling compound).	Demonstrate beginning skill in the use of a variety of tools and processes to make art (such as paper, scissors, clay, modeling compound, water color paint and brushes).	Demonstrate beginning skill in the use of a variety of tools and processes to make art (such as printing, clay, rubbings, watercolor, brush control, tempera paint and resists).	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).

K/3 VA5 Students understand the roles of the arts and artists of the past, present, and future.

By the end of:	Kindergarten students will…	Grade 1 students will…	Grade 2 students will…	Grade 3 students will…
K/3 VA5a	Discuss the various reasons why individuals create art.	Discuss the various reasons why individuals create art.	View art works related to specific themes and understand the various reasons why individuals create art.	View art works related to specific themes and understand that universal themes are addressed through the visual arts.
K/3 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.	View the work of specific artists and create an art project in the style of an artist.