I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way - things I had no words for. -Georgia O'Keeffe
To draw you must close your eyes and sing. -Pablo Picasso
Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. -Scott Adams
I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way - things I had no words for. -Georgia O'Keeffe
Scott Lake Elementary
VISUAL ARTS
Course Descriptions
Visual Arts is a core class with a complete curriculum and set of learning standards. Below you will find the descriptions of courses for the 2015 school year. Grades 3-5 complete End of Year Florida Standards Assessment testing which align with these course descriptions and the curriculum/standards.
Kindergarten and First Grade
Kindergarten art includes exploratory experiences that introduce a variety of concepts and ideas, art and digital media and processes, and the safe use of materials. Students learn art vocabulary, terms, and procedures during the creative process that help them describe and talk about their work.
Grade one art includes experimenting with a variety of concepts and ideas in art and digital media and processes while using materials correctly and safely to convey personal interests. Students use accurate art vocabulary, terms, and procedures during the creative process to describe and talk about their work.
Second Grade and Third Grade
Grade Two art includes experimenting with a variety of two- and three-dimensional concepts and ideas in art and digital media and processes. Materials are correctly and safely applied to convey personal interests and self-expression. Students use accurate art vocabulary, terms, and procedures with resources and time-management skills during the creative process. Attributes of artworks from individuals, cultures, and time are identified, described, and discussed.
Grade Three art incorporates a variety of two- and three-dimensional concepts and ideas in art and digital media and processes. Materials are correctly and safely applied to convey personal interests and self-expression. Observation skills, prior knowledge, and art criticism skills are employed to reflect on and interpret works of art. Students use accurate art vocabulary, terms, and procedures with resources and time-management skills during the creative process.
Fourth and Fifth Grade
Grade Four art incorporates a variety of two- and three-dimensional concepts and ideas in art and digital media and processes to convey meaning and relevance. Materials are correctly, safely, and responsibly applied to achieve diverse effects and meet established criteria. Observation skills, prior knowledge, and art-criticism skills are employed to reflect on and revise works of art. During the creative process, students use accurate art vocabulary, terms, and procedures, as well as time-management and collaborative skills.
Grade Five art incorporates a variety of two and three-dimensional concepts and ideas in art and digital media and processes to influence personal artistic decisions and create visual unity. Materials are correctly, safely, and responsibly applied to achieve diverse effects and meet established criteria. An art-criticism process leads to a hypothesis about the meanings of creative products and utilitarian objects. Observation skills and prior knowledge are employed to reflect on and revise personal works of art. During the creative process, students use accurate art vocabulary, terms, and procedures, as well as time-management and collaborative skills.
