Meadowbrook Art Department

MA State Standards for Art K-2

Pre-K–K Visual Arts Standards

For Kindergarten:

Creating

  1. Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work. Experiment with a wide variety of both two- and three-dimensional materials, including recycled/repurposed ones after looking at images from several artists who use those materials. (PK-K.V.Cr.01)
  2. Organize and develop artistic ideas and work. Focus on and pursue a process or idea to completion when experimenting with a wide variety of art materials. (PK-K.V.Cr.02)
  3. Refine and complete artistic work. Investigate more than one artistic idea using the same medium. (PK-K.V.Cr.03)
Presenting
  • Select, analyze and interpret artistic work for presentation. Create an image or object and describe what it represents. (PK-K.V.P.04)
  • Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation. Select and share a product created through experimentation with materials. (PK-K.V.P.05)
  • Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work. Give reasons for selecting an artwork to share. (PK-K.V.P.06)
Responding
  • Perceive and analyze artistic work. With prompting and support, identify similarities between multiple pieces of art. (PK-K.V.R.07)
  • Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work. Describe what is seen in an artwork (e.g., “I see a dot; I see yellow in the corner; I see a round part”), interpret a possible meaning, and explain why the meaning makes sense. (PK-K.V.R.08)

Math Connection: Students describe shapes and their positions (e.g. above, in front of). (K.G.A.01)

  • Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work. Select a work that evokes feelings and describe the connection between the work and the emotional response. (PK-K.V.R.09)
Connecting
  1. Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art. Identify examples of art in daily life and use them as inspiration for their artwork. (PK-K.V.Co.10)

HSS Connection: Students make drawings to show the location of important places and relationships among places in each student’s immediate neighborhood. (HSS.K.T2.05)

  1. Relate artistic ideas and works to societal, cultural and historical contexts to deepen understanding. With support, identify different types of artwork (e.g., paintings, sculpture, performance, fiber) within their community. (PK-K.V.Co.11)

1st–2nd Grade Visual Arts Standards

Creating
  1. Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work. Use a wide variety of two- and three-dimensional media that communicates a teacher directed idea after looking at images made by artists who use similar materials. (e.g., students use repurposed materials to create a musical instrument or make a collage). (1-2.V.Cr.01)
  2. Organize and develop artistic ideas and work. Focus on and pursue a process or idea to completion by setting up, maintaining, and cleaning up a suitable workspace for a wide variety of art materials and tools. (1-2.V.Cr.02)
  3. Refine and complete artistic work. Use different tools to experiment with artistic elements (e.g. using found objects to create texture). (1-2.V.Cr.03)
Presenting
  • Select, analyze and interpret artistic work for presentation. Explain more than one purpose for presenting art (e.g., building a portfolio, curating an exhibit in a museum, producing an advertisement campaign). (1-2.V.P.04)
  • Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation. Organize artwork with artistic intent (e.g. by theme, concept, or other organizational principle). (1-2.V.P.05)
  • Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work. Identify one’s best work or one’s favorite work for sharing and explain the choice. (1-2.V.P.06)
Responding
  • Perceive and analyze artistic work. With support, identify the basic elements within an artwork (including, color, line, shape). (1-2.V.R.07)
  • Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work. Categorize artwork by subject matter and mood. (1-2.V.R.08)
  • Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work. Set a criterion for judging a work (e.g., it is detailed, it has bright colors). (1-2.V.R.09)
Connecting
  1. Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art. Make connections between personal experience and an artwork to use as inspiration for their work. (1-2.V.Co.10)

Theatre Connection: Students examine artworks as living paintings by incorporating freeze frames and thought tapping. (1-2.T.P.05)

  1. Relate artistic ideas and works to societal, cultural and historical contexts to deepen understanding. Identify different types of artwork (e.g., paintings, sculpture, performance, fiber) within their community and other places they have encountered. (1-2.V.Co.11)

HSS Connection: Students learn about the works of immigrant artists, such as Iranian-born sculptor Siah Armajani. (HSS.2.T.03)