STANDARDS & GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATIONS
Kindergarten and first grade students will engage in art making that follows the four Colorado State Standards: Comprehend, Reflect, Create, and Transfer. Through this art making they will also work toward achieving their Grade Level Expectations. Here's how students will meet these standards and expectations:
Students will COMPREHEND when they:
Students will REFLECT when they:
Students will CREATE when they:
Students will TRANSFER when they:
Students will COMPREHEND when they:
- Talk about art using senses, feelings, opinions, and art vocabulary
- Tell stories about how artwork represents people, places, and things
Students will REFLECT when they:
- Discuss and identify how and why people make art
- Explain where feelings and stories are found in art and how they communicate
Students will CREATE when they:
- Interact with materials and processes to create art
- Express feelings, ideas, and emotions through various modalities like building, painting, acting, sketching, and singing
Students will TRANSFER when they:
- Identify art in daily life and understand the role of the artist
- Use personal experience and prior knowledge to make and discuss art
Unit Plan
Our semester plan for teaching is centered on nature and includes three lesson plans.
View our unit plan here.
View our unit plan here.