Create interior and exterior scenes (i.e. landscapes, still lifes) taken from life
Depict human figures taken from life
Experiment with a variety of media (i.e. watercolor, crayons, pencil, tempera,
pastels, and collage)
Create artworks that depict various climates, weather conditions, and seasons
Use basic drawing and painting instruments appropriately and safely
Consider the final presentation of their work
Create prints, which consider the art elements in relation to design principles
Consider the concepts of perception, observation, creativity, and evaluation
in their artwork
Create prints using one or more of the following processes: relief,
intaglio, collograph, stencil
Sign and number prints correctly
Use printmaking tools appropriately and safely
Consider the final presentation of their prints
Create sculpture with consideration of the art elements in relation to
the design principles
Consider concepts of perception, observation, creativity, and evaluation
in their work
Use sculpture materials and tools appropriately and safely
Create fine crafts with consideration of the art elements in relation to
the design principles
Create ceramic objects using coil, slab, pinch, or a combination of methods
Show an understanding of basic firing and glazing processes
Create works using fibers (i.e. weaving and stitchery)
Use craft tools and materials appropriately
Consider ways to present the artwork
Use art vocabulary to express knowledge, opinions, judgments,
preferences, and criticisms
Recognize the universal use of art to communicate beyond the written
or spoken word
Recognize that art is a way of recording the history of mankind
Recognize well-known works of art associated with other curriculum areas
Name ways that individuals derive personal pleasure from creating
works of art (Art as an avocation)
Name ways that some individuals make a living from creating works of art
(Art as a vocation)