AE17.VA.K.9

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

AE17.VA.K.9
Explain what an art museum is and distinguish how it is different from other public buildings.

Unpacked Content

Essential Questions

EU: Objects, artifacts, and artworks collected, preserved, or presented either by artists, museums, or other venues communicate meaning and a record of social, cultural, and political experiences resulting in the cultivating of appreciation and understanding.
EQ: What is an art museum? How does the presenting and sharing of objects, artifacts, and artworks influence and shape ideas, beliefs, and experiences? How do objects, artifacts, and artworks collected, preserved, or presented, cultivate appreciation and understanding?

Skills Examples

Discuss why student artwork has value and should be displayed.
Collect favorite selections of original artwork to present during parent conferences.
Choose artwork for public display, such as in a hallway, office, or gymnasium.
Choose particular artworks from among those created over the course of the school year and tell how the collection shows what was learned.
Create a portfolio folder with comments describing purpose or process of each piece of art.
View different art publications and/or museums via the Internet.
Engage in a virtual field study by viewing an art museum's website or virtual museum.
Visit a museum on a field trip.

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 6: Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.