Common Planner
K–12 Standards

Visual Arts: Kindergarten

Other Indiana Fine Arts sets

Creating

  • 1

    Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

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      INVESTIGATE/PLAN/MAKE

      1. 1

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

        1. a

          Engage in exploration and imaginative play with materials.VA:Cr1.1.K (a)

      2. 2

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

        1. a

          Engage collaboratively and/or individually in creative art-making in response to an artistic problem.VA:Cr1.2.K (a)

  • 2

    Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

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      INVESTIGATE

      1. 1

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

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          Through experimentation, build skills in various media and approaches to art-making. VA:Cr2.1.K (a)

      2. 2

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

        1. a

          Begin to identify safe and non-toxic art materials, tools, and equipment.VA:Cr2.2.K (a)

      3. 3

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

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          Create art that represents natural and constructed environments. VA:Cr2.3.K (a)

  • 3

    Refine and complete artistic work.

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      REFLECT/REFINE/CONTINUE

      1. 1

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

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          Explain the process of making art while creating.VA:Cr3.1.K (a)

Presenting

  • 4

    Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

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      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.

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          Display and describe personal artwork. VA:Pr4.1.K (a)

  • 5

    Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

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      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. 

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          Explain the purpose of a portfolio or collection.VA:Pr5.1.K (a)

  • 6

    Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work. 

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      SHARE/PRESENT

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        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.

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          Explore the purpose of an art museum.VA:Pr6.1.K (a)

Responding

  • 7

    Perceive and analyze artistic work. 

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      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.

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          Identify uses of art within one’s environment.VA:Re7.1.K (a)

      2. 2

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

        1. a

          Describe what an image represents.VA:Re7.2.K (a)

  • 8

    Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.

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      ANALYZE

      1. 1

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

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          Interpret art by identifying subject matter and describing relevant details.VA:Re8.1.K (a)

  • 9

    Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work. 

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      INTERPRET

      1. 1

        People evaluate art based on various criteria. 

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          Explain reasons for selecting a preferred artwork. VA:Re9.1.K (a)

Connecting

  • 10

    Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art. 

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      SYNTHESIZE

      1. 1

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

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          Create art that tells a story about a life experience. VA:Cn10.1.K (a)

  • 11

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

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      INTERRELATE

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

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          Identify the purpose of an artwork.VA:Cn11.1.K (a)

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What grade levels do these standards cover?
Kindergarten

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