Exploring pictures and sounds
Students start the year noticing the photos, videos, music, and drawings around them. They share what they see and hear, and begin coming up with their own ideas for things to make.
What does a student learn in
This is the year students start making art with tools like cameras, tablets, and recorders, not just crayons and paper. Students come up with ideas, try them out, and shape them into something they can share. They also talk about what they see and hear in other people's work, and what it makes them think about. By spring, students can plan a short project, finish it, and tell a classmate what they were trying to show.
- Making media
- Sharing ideas
- Using tools
- Talking about art
- Finishing a project
Year at a glance
How the year usually goes. Every school and district set their own curriculum, so treat this as a guide, not official pacing.
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Making with simple tools
Students try out cameras, tablets, paper, and recording tools to make short pieces. They learn how to start a project, add to it, and decide when a piece feels finished.
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Sharing work with others
Students pick a favorite piece to show the class. They practice setting it up so others can see or hear it clearly, and talk about what they wanted it to say.
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Looking back and talking about art
Students look at their own work and at pieces made by classmates, family, and artists from different places. They say what they notice, what they like, and what the piece reminds them of.
Mastery Learning Standards
The required skills a student should display by the end of Kindergarten.
Connecting
Connecting
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Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art
Students connect something from their own life to a media art project, like turning a memory or a favorite thing into a simple image or sound.
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Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural
Students look at a piece of art or media and talk about where it came from: who made it, when, and why. That context helps them understand what the work means.
| Standard | Definition | Code |
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| Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art | Students connect something from their own life to a media art project, like turning a memory or a favorite thing into a simple image or sound. | MA:Cn10.k |
| Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural | Students look at a piece of art or media and talk about where it came from: who made it, when, and why. That context helps them understand what the work means. | MA:Cn11.k |
Creating
Creating
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Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work
Students come up with simple ideas for a media arts project, like deciding what a picture or short video could show before making it.
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Organize and develop artistic ideas and work
Students pick the colors, shapes, or sounds they want and arrange them into a simple piece of media, like a drawing, a photo, or a short video.
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Refine and complete artistic work
Students finish a media art project by looking it over and making small fixes before calling it done.
| Standard | Definition | Code |
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| Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work | Students come up with simple ideas for a media arts project, like deciding what a picture or short video could show before making it. | MA:Cr1.k |
| Organize and develop artistic ideas and work | Students pick the colors, shapes, or sounds they want and arrange them into a simple piece of media, like a drawing, a photo, or a short video. | MA:Cr2.k |
| Refine and complete artistic work | Students finish a media art project by looking it over and making small fixes before calling it done. | MA:Cr3.k |
Performing/Presenting/Producing
Performing/Presenting/Producing
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Analyze, interpret, and select artistic work for presentation
Students pick a piece of media work they made, such as a drawing, photo, or short video, and decide why it is worth sharing with others.
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Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation
Students practice a media project, like a drawing or short video, more than once before sharing it with others. They try to make it a little better each time.
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Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work
Students share a drawing, video, or other media project and explain what they were trying to say with it.
| Standard | Definition | Code |
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| Analyze, interpret, and select artistic work for presentation | Students pick a piece of media work they made, such as a drawing, photo, or short video, and decide why it is worth sharing with others. | MA:Pr4.k |
| Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation | Students practice a media project, like a drawing or short video, more than once before sharing it with others. They try to make it a little better each time. | MA:Pr5.k |
| Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work | Students share a drawing, video, or other media project and explain what they were trying to say with it. | MA:Pr6.k |
Responding
Responding
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Perceive and analyze artistic work
Students look at media art like photos, videos, or animations and talk about what they see and how it makes them feel.
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Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work
Students look at a photo, video, or drawing and say what they think the artist was trying to show or how it makes them feel.
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Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work
Students look at a piece of media art and say what they like or notice about it, using simple questions like "Is it clear?" or "Does it tell a story?"
| Standard | Definition | Code |
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| Perceive and analyze artistic work | Students look at media art like photos, videos, or animations and talk about what they see and how it makes them feel. | MA:Re7.k |
| Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work | Students look at a photo, video, or drawing and say what they think the artist was trying to show or how it makes them feel. | MA:Re8.k |
| Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work | Students look at a piece of media art and say what they like or notice about it, using simple questions like "Is it clear?" or "Does it tell a story?" | MA:Re9.k |