Enduring  Understandings - important ideas that students should carry with them years beyond the instruction received this year.

• People and cultures communicate through visual arts.
• Visual arts tell stories with mood and emotion through images.
• Visual arts inform us about our culture, history and society. 

Essential Questions - most important “big picture” questions students should be able to answer after completing learning activities.

• What is art?
• What makes a piece of artwork good?
• How can I communicate my ideas thoughts and feelings effectively through art?

Standards-Based Assessments
I. Recognizes and uses the visual arts as a form of communication. 
    Identifies visual images in works of art.
II. Knows and applies elements of art and principles of design. 
    Identifies rough and smooth textures.
    Identifies soft and hard textures.
    Identifies straight and curvy lines.
III. Knows and applies the use of tools, materials, techniques, and processes. 
    Demonstrates appropriate use of tools and materials.
    Demonstrates instructed techniques and processes.
IV. Demonstrates an understanding of art in relation to history, culture, and community. 
V. Critiques works of art through analysis, assessment, and evaluation. 
    Describes/shows similarities and differences between works of art.
    Explains personal likes and dislikes about works of art.

Math in Art
Standard 4: Geometry - September
Sort and classify objects by attributes (i.e., size, color, shape)
Standard 4: Geometry - October
Recognize and name 2-dimensional shapes
Demonstrate knowledge of spatial terminology

Literacy in Art
Thinking Skills:  During this year, students will use text and picture clues to draw inferences.
Comprehension: 
Uses pictures to predict
Generate a picture/written response to text listened to or read
Writes for a Variety of Purposes:
Draws a related picture