Arts Education (2017) Grade(s): KG - Visual Arts

AE17.VA.K.15

Recognize that people make art and identify the purpose of an artwork.

Unpacked Content

Essential Questions

EU: People develop ideas and understandings of society, culture, and history through their interactions with and analysis of art.
EQ: How does art help us understand the lives of people of different times, places, and cultures? How is art used to impact the views of a society? How does art preserve aspects of life?

Skills Examples

  • Create an artwork showing a personal experience.
  • Distinguish among paintings, drawings and sculptures.
  • Describe what they see in a selected work of art and how it makes them feel.
  • Make connections between their personal experiences to what they see in works of art.
  • Discuss as a class why people make and enjoy works of art.
  • Explore their environment and experiences for art-making ideas.

Vocabulary

  • Art
  • Artwork
  • Collaboratively
  • Collage
  • Cool colors
  • Warm colors
  • Elements of Art
    • Color
    • Line
    • Shape
  • Imaginative play
  • Play
  • Portfolio
  • Primary colors
  • Principles of design
    • Pattern
  • Printmaking

Anchor Standards

Anchor Standard 11: Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
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