Visual Arts: Grades 2, 3

Visual Arts

Learn and develop skills and meet technical demands unique to dance, music, theatre/drama and visual arts.

Use dance, music, theatre/drama and visual arts to express ideas.

Integrate understanding of visual and performing arts by seeking connections and parallels among arts disciplines as well as other content areas.

Demonstrate an understanding of the dynamics of the creative process.

Observe, discuss, analyze and make critical judgments about artistic works.

Show increased awareness of diverse peoples and cultures through visual and performing arts.

Demonstrate knowledge about how technology and invention have historically influenced artists and offered new possibilities for expression. Grades K-5 benchmark 7A: Expand dance horizons through the use of technology.

Contribute to communities by sharing expertise in dance, music, theatre/drama and visual arts and by participating in the activities of cultural institutions.

Participate in the process of making and looking at works of art to understand the elements of art, such as: color, form, line, shape, size, space, texture and value.

Explore and develop skills using art materials, tools and techniques

Use art materials and tools safely and responsibly.

Create art work that expresses ideas, feelings and experiences about self, family, community and the world.

Explore connections between the elements of dance and other arts disciplines.

Explore connections between the elements of visual arts and other content areas.

Understand that artists create works of art based upon their diverse sources of inspiration, including personal and cultural experiences.

Practice methods of reflection and self-evaluation of one's own art work.

Develop necessary skills for identifying the design elements, narrative components and symbolism in a work of art.

Develop and practice skills necessary for communicating responses to a work of art.

Explore the visual arts of diverse peoples, times, places and cultures.

Demonstrate knowledge about how technology and invention have historically influenced artists and offered new possibilities for expression. Grades K-5 benchmark 7: Explore the role of specific inventions and their influence on art.

View art in various community settings.

Develop an awareness of how artists have contributed artistically to the community.

Group colors based on formal and informal criteria (warm-cool, limited color schemes, etc.)

Discuss how different elements of art impact images.

Demonstrate increased skill with materials, tools and techniques.

Take care of classroom art materials.

Answer questions about safety.

Describe ideas, feelings and experiences (about self, family, community and the world) in his or her art work and the art work of others.

Express ideas, feelings and experiences in making art.

Describe similarities and differences among the visual arts and other arts disciplines.

Associate visual art elements with concepts from other arts disciplines.

Compare selected elements of art (color, form, line, shape, size, space, texture and value) and selected principles of design (balance, contrast, emphasis, movement, pattern, proportion, repetition, rhythm, unity and variety) within other content areas.

Describe connections between visual arts and other content areas.

Demonstrate understanding of how artists create using various steps and sources of inspiration.

Interpret the possible sources of inspiration in works of art.

Gather ideas through sketches, experimentation or modeling.

Discuss and reflect about the process of creating art.

Review and interpret the artistic intent in the creation of a work of art.

Interpret possible meanings and symbolism in art works and discuss how artists design their art for many reasons (e.g., to show what they see, to express feelings, to tell stories, to create with their imaginations, to make designs and to serve practical purposes).

Compare at least two pieces of art in terms of similarities and differences (e.g., in design, story, expression, function or symbolism).

Discuss reasons for selecting particular media to convey meaning in one's own art work.

Interpret the meaning of a work of art.

Make a summary observation about a work of art using the vocabulary of visual arts.

Explore similarities and differences among art works from various cultures or periods of history.

Become familiar with art forms that reflect New Mexico cultures.

Learn about examples and describe the impact of invention and technology on art.

Demonstrate understanding of how various technologies are used to create works of art (e.g., animation and computer games).

Talk about where art can be found in one's community and why it is there.

Associate types of art with likely display settings.

Describe various art careers.

Participate in school or community art displays.

Contribute to community culture by exhibiting art work in various settings.