West Virginia K–6 visual art standards

Explore two- and three-dimensional art, tools, techniques, and processes in a variety of mediums.

Construct complex two- and three-dimensional art using mediums to communicate ideas, experiences, and stories.

Use materials, tools, and technology in a safe and responsible manner.

Explore, examine, and discuss the elements of art and principles of design as they apply to the creation of two- and three-dimensional art.

Explore, examine, and discuss how subjects, symbols, and ideas visually communicate meaning in art.

Create art while using subject matter and/or symbols that reflect personal experience, the community, the environment, nature, and West Virginia culture, or other cultures.

Explore, examine, and discuss how art has evolved over time, and has been influenced by its creators, cultures, styles, and historical periods.

Create art that reflects the style of various cultures from different time periods.

Discuss, and present how individual works of art can represent feelings, reflect experiences, create meaning, and/or have a function.

Explore, examine, and discuss how ideas, experiences, and stories can be expressed through multiple arts, disciplines, and other subjects.

Compare, contrast, and explain the effectiveness of a variety of two- and three-dimensional art tools, techniques, and processes in a variety of mediums.

Construct two and three-dimensional art using various mediums to communicate ideas and experiences and peer critique.

Use materials, tools, and technology in a safe and responsible manner.

Analyze and discuss the elements of art and principles of design as they apply to the creation of two and three-dimensional art and communication of ideas.

Analyze and discuss the symbols or ideas that visually communicate a meaning in art.

Create personal artwork using a variety of subjects and symbols.

Analyze and discuss how art has evolved over time and is influenced by its creators, cultures, styles, and/or time periods.

Create, explore, and respond to art, reflecting the styles of various cultures, time Periods, and current events, while fostering appreciation and creativity to create personal art.

Analyze and discuss how individual works of art represent feelings, reflect experiences, create meaning, and/or have a function.

Explore, compare, and contrast, and analyze how ideas, experiences, and stories can be expressed through multiple arts, disciplines, and other subjects.

Examine the materials, processes, and techniques used in the making of art.

Explore a variety of media, skills and techniques for two- and three-dimensional works of art. Artwork will be created both individually and collaboratively in order to communicate ideas, experiences, and narratives. Students will complete peer reviews by looking at art, forming an opinion, and sharing feedback.

Demonstrate safe and effective use of materials, tools, and technology.

Explore, investigate, and demonstrate the use of the elements of art and principles of design when creating two- and three-dimensional art that communicate multiple ideas.

Investigate, interpret, and draw in-depth conclusions about the presence of subjects, symbols, and ideas that communicate meaning in art and visual communication.

Create art collaboratively and with group ideation using a range of subject matter, symbols, and ideas.

Investigate, interpret, and draw in-depth conclusions about how art has existed through time and is influenced by the artist, society, culture, and history.

Collaboratively produce artwork that reflects the ongoing changes in time, cultural practices, societal structures, and traditions.

Investigate, interpret, and draw conclusions from the ways personal and others’ works of art represent feelings, reflect experiences, make meaning, and/or have function.

Investigate, interpret, and draw in-depth conclusions about how ideas, experiences, and stories can be expressed through multiple arts, disciplines, and other subjects.