Common Planner
K–12 Standards

Visual Arts: Grade 1

Other Indiana Fine Arts sets

Creating

  • 1

    Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work. 

    1.  

      INVESTIGATE/PLAN/MAKE

      1. 1

        Creativity and innovative thinking are essential life skills that can be developed.  

        1. a

          Engage collaboratively in exploration and imaginative play with materials.VA:Cr1.1.1 (a)

      2. 2

        Artists and designers shape artistic investigations, following or breaking with traditions in pursuit of creative goals. 

        1. a

          Use observation and investigation in preparation for making a work of art. VA:Cr1.2.1 (a)

  • 2

    Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

    1.  

      INVESTIGATE

      1. 1

        Artists and designers experiment with forms, structures, materials, concepts, media, and art-making approaches.

        1. a

          Explore the uses of materials and tools to create works of art or design. VA:Cr2.1.1 (a)

      2. 2

        Artists and designers balance experimentation, safety, freedom, and responsibility while developing and creating artworks. 

        1. a

          Identify how to safely use art materials, tools, and equipment. VA:Cr2.2.1 (a)

      3. 3

        People create and interact with objects, places, and designs that define, shape, enhance, and empower their lives.

        1. a

          Create art that represents everyday objects. VA:Cr2.3.1 (a)

  • 3

    Refine and complete artistic work. 

    1.  

      REFLECT/REFINE/CONTINUE

      1. 1

        Artists and designers develop excellence through practice and constructive critique, reflecting on, revising, and refining work over time. 

        1. a

          Use art vocabulary to describe choices while creating art. VA:Cr3.1.1 (a)

Presenting

  • 4

    Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

    1.  

      SELECT

      1. 1

        Artists and other presenters consider various techniques, methods, venues, and criteria when analyzing, selecting, and curating objects, artifacts, and artworks for preservation and presentation. 

        1. a

          Explain why some objects, artifacts, and artwork are valued over others.VA:Pr4.1.1 (a)

  • 5

    Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

    1.  

      PREPARE

      1. 1

        Artists, curators, and others consider a variety of factors and methods including evolving technologies when preparing and refining artwork for display and or when deciding if and how to preserve and protect it.

        1. a

          Ask and answer questions such as where, when, why, and how artwork should be prepared for presentation or preservation. VA:Pr5.1.1 (a)

  • 6

    Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

    1.  

      SHARE/PRESENT

      1. 1

        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.

        1. a

          Identify the roles and responsibilities of people who work in and visit museums and other art venues.VA:Pr6.1.1 (a)

Responding

  • 7

    Perceive and analyze artistic work. 

    1.  

      PERCEIVE

      1. 1

        Individual aesthetic and empathetic awareness developed through engagement with art can lead to understanding and appreciation of self, others, the natural world, and constructed environments. 

        1. a

          Select and describe works of art that illustrate daily life experiences.VA:Re7.1.1 (a)

      2. 2

        Visual imagery influences and understanding of and responses to the world.

        1. a

          Compare images representing the same subject. VA:Re7.2.1 (a)

  • 8

    Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.

    1.  

      ANALYZE

      1. 1

        People gain insights into the meanings of artworks by engaging in the process of art criticism. 

        1. a

          Interpret art by categorizing subject matter and identifying the characteristics of form.VA:Re8.1.1 (a)

  • 9

    Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

    1.  

      INTERPRET

      1. 1

        People evaluate art based on various criteria.

        1. a

          Classify artwork based on different reasons for preferences.VA:Re9.1.1 (a)

Connecting

  • 10

    Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art. 

    1.  

      SYNTHESIZE

      1. 1

        Through art-making, people make meaning by investigating and developing awareness of perceptions, knowledge, and experiences. 

        1. a

          Identify times, places, and reasons by which students make art outside of school. VA:Cn10.1.1 (a)

  • 11

    Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding. 

    1.  

      INTERRELATE

      1. 1

        People develop ideas and understandings of society, culture, and history through interactions with and analysis of art.

        1. a

          Understand that people from different places and times have made art for a variety of reasons. VA:Cn11.1.1 (a)

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