The standards used to develop the instruction for Art History for Kids come from the National Art Education Standards and the Indiana Visual Arts Standards for Grades K-5.
National Standards for Visual Art: The National Standards for Arts Education Developed by the Consortium of National Arts Education Associations (under the guidance of the National Committee for Standards in the Arts), the National Standards for Arts Education is a document which outlines basic arts learning outcomes integral to the comprehensive K-12 education of every American student. The Consortium published the National Standards in 1994 through a grant administered by MENC, the National Association for Music Education, (NACD, 2009)
Content Standard #3: Choosing and evaluating a range of subject matter, symbols, and ideas Achievement Standard:
Students explore and understand prospective content for works of art
Students select and use subject matter, symbols, and ideas to communicate meaning
Content Standard #4: Understanding the visual arts in relation to history and cultures Achievement Standard:
Students know that the visual arts have both a history and specific relationships to various cultures
Students identify specific works of art as belonging to particular cultures, times, and places
Students demonstrate how history, culture, and the visual arts can influence each other in
making and studying works of art
Content Standard #5: Reflecting upon and assessing the characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others Achievement Standard:
Students understand there are various purposes for creating works of visual art
Students describe how people's experiences influence the development of specific artworks
Students understand there are different responses to specific artwork
INDIANA’S ACADEMIC STANDARDS FOR VISUAL ARTS
The Indiana Academic Standards for Visual Arts are organized into eight reoccurring standards. As student progress through their academic careers, the rigor and complexity of music instruction increases. The eight content standards for music provide teachers and students a clear picture of the disciplinary knowledge and skills required. The eight reoccurring standards for visual arts education are:
RESPONDING TO ART: History and Culture: Understand art in relation to history and past and contemporary culture
RESPONDING TO ART: History and Culture: Recognize significant works of art and the chronological development of art movements and historical periods
VISUAL LITERACY: Criticism and Aesthetics: Describe, analyze, and interpret works of art and artifacts
VISUAL LITERACY: Criticism and Aesthetics: Theorize about art and make informed judgments
VISUAL LITERACY: Criticism and Aesthetics: Reflect on and discuss the nature of art, aesthetic experience, and aesthetic issues concerning the meaning and significance of art
CREATING ART: Studio Production: Develop a range of subject matter, symbols, and ideas for artwork and utilize skills of critique, reflection, and revision
CREATING ART: Studio Production: Understand and apply elements and principals of design in personal works of art, utilizing a variety of media, tools and processes
INTEGRATED STUDIES: Experience the integrative nature of visual arts, other arts disciplines, and disciplines outside the arts, and understand the arts as a critical component of learning and comprehension in all subject areas