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Kansas Music Standards

Visual Arts Progress Report Indicators

Kindergarten

  • The student manipulates a variety of media, such as paint, dough, clay, crayons, paper, and fiber.
  • The student uses tools and materials to strengthen fine and gross motor skills.
  • The student practices using key elements - Line, Shape, Color, Space, and Form.
  • The student creates art works based on images, subject, and symbols.
  • The student creates art with a purpose.
  • The student discusses art using appropriate vocabulary.
  • The student creates art works that incorporate cross-curricular concepts.

Successful Learner Behaviors - Exhibits self-control in order to learn.
Successful Learner Behaviors - Follows rules and procedures.
Successful Learner Behaviors - Actively listens and watches during instruction.
Successful Learner Behaviors - Applies effort to work - attends to detail and participates in learning activities.

First Grade

  • The student uses tools and materials to strengthen fine and gross motor skills.
  • The student practices using key elements - Line, Shape, Texture, Form, Space.
  • The student identifies types of art works, such as portraits, still life, landscape, and sculpture.
  • The student identifies various functions of art.
  • The student uses vocabulary appropriate to the discussion of art works.
  • The student examines two-dimensional and three-dimensional art works addressing the same subject.

Successful Learner Behaviors - Exhibits self-control in order to learn.
Successful Learner Behaviors - Follows rules and procedures.
Successful Learner Behaviors - Actively listens and watches during instructions.
Successful Learner Behaviors - Applies effort to work - attends to detail and participates in learning activities.

Second Grade

  • The student correctly follows the steps of a process.
  • The student identifies key elements in works of art - Shape, Color, Form, Space
  • The student practices using key principles - Balance, Repetition, Rhythm, Patterns, Contrast, Emphasis.
  • The student compares and contrasts art forms from past and present cultures.
  • The student talks about "what is art".
  • The student describes qualities among different forms of art works (kinds and styles).

Successful Learner Behaviors - Exhibits self-control in order to learn.
Successful Learner Behaviors - Follows rules and procedures.
Successful Learner Behaviors - Actively listens and watches during instruction.
Successful Learner Behaviors - Applies effort to work - attends to detail and participates in learning activities.

Third Grade

  • The student explains the difference between various techniques.
  • The student identifies the elements in works of art - Color, Space.
  • The student practices using key principles - Repetition/Rhythm/Pattern, Eye Movement/Composition, Balance.
  • The student categorizes works based on the use of subject, symbols and ideas. 
  • The student creates art that uses art techniques from other cultures.
  • The student restates the narrative depicted in an art work.

Successful Learner Behaviors - Exhibits self-control in order to learn.
Successful Learner Behaviors - Follows rules and procedures.
Successful Learner Behaviors - Actively listens and watches during instruction.
Successful Learner Behaviors - Applies effort to work - attends to detail and participates in learning activities.

Fourth Grade

  • The student creates two and three dimensional representation of similar subjects.
  • The student identifies the elements in works of art - Line, Color, Value, Form.
  • The student identifies key principles in works of art - Repetition/Rhythm/Pattern, Movement/Composition, Contrast.
  • The student proposes a visual solution to a problem.
  • The student compares and contrasts characteristics of visual art works. 

Successful Learner Behaviors - Exhibits self-control in order to learn.
Successful Learner Behaviors - Follows rules and procedures.
Successful Learner Behaviors - Actively listens and watches during instruction.
Successful Learner Behaviors - Applies effort to work - attends to detail and participates in learning activities.

Fifth Grade

  • The student practices to understand qualities and characteristics of various media, techniques, and processes. 
  • The student produces art works that communicate through manipulation of elements and key principles.
  • The student creates art work that reflects images, symbols and ideas from other sources.
  • The student manipulates subjects to reflect art of other cultures, times and places.
  • The student explores the philosophy of art (aesthetics). 

Successful Learner Behaviors - Exhibits self-control in order to learn.
Successful Learner Behaviors - Follows rules and procedures.
Successful Learner Behaviors - Actively listens and watches during instruction.
Successful Learner Behaviors - Applies effort to work - attends to detail and participates in learning activities.

Visual Arts Resource

High School Visual Art Standards