Fulton County Georgia Standards of Excellence

Curriculum Map

Visual Arts: Kindergarten

Unit #/Title Unit 1: Unit 2: Unit 3: Unit 4

Key Concepts  Create sketches for  Creates sketches for  Create sketches for  Creates sketches for
planning and planning and planning and planning and
brainstorming ideas brainstorming ideas. brainstorming ideas brainstorming ideas
 Create works of art  Create works of art  Create works of art  Create works of art
emphasizing one or emphasizing one or more emphasizing one or more emphasizing one or more
more elements of art elements of art and/or elements of art and/or elements of art and/or
and/or principles of principles of design principles of design principles of design
design  Take care in  Take care in  Take care in
 Take care in craftsmanship craftsmanship craftsmanship
craftsmanship  Experiment with clay to  Experiment with the  Use a variety of strategies
 Create drawings and create forms printmaking process for art criticism
paintings with a variety  Use a variety of strategies  Recognize the unique  Discuss art from a variety
of media for art criticism contributions of of eras and world cultures
 Discuss works of art  Discuss art from a variety contemporary and/or  Create sculpture using a
using art vocabulary of eras and world cultures historical artists and art variety of media and
with an emphasis on forms techniques
the elements of art  Explore universal  Explore universal
concepts inspired by concepts inspired by other
other subject areas subject areas