Content Area Visual Arts Grade Level 1st Grade Course Name/Course Code Standard Level Expectations (GLE) GLE Code Observe and to of art express feelings VA09-GR.1-S.1-GLE.1 Comprehend VA09-GR.1-S.1-GLE.2 Art represents and renders the stories of people, places, or things Envision and Critique to Visual arts provide opportunities to respond to personal works of art and the art of others VA09-GR.1-S.2-GLE.1 Reflect Invent and Discover to Create art to communicate ideas, feelings, or emotions VA09-GR.1-S.3-GLE.1 Create Relate and Connect to Visual arts relate experiences to self, family, and friends VA09-GR.1-S.4-GLE.1 Transfer Colorado 21st Century Skills Critical Thinking and Reasoning: Thinking Deeply, Thinking Differently The Colorado Academic Standards for Visual Arts are not intended to be taught in a linear Information Literacy: Untangling the Web (checklist of coverage) fashion, but rather should be implemented as a cyclical creative process. Each unit within this sample blueprint intentionally includes standards from all Collaboration: Working Together, Learning Together four visual arts standards to illustrate this process-based philosophy. Self-Direction: Own Your Learning Invention: Creating Solutions Unit Titles Length of Unit/Contact Hours Unit Number/Sequence Passports Instructor Choice Instructor Choice Places to Live Instructor Choice Instructor Choice
Content Area Visual Arts Grade Level 1st Grade Course Name/Course Code Standard Level Expectations (GLE) GLE Code Observe and to Comprehend of art express feelings VA09-GR.1-S.1-GLE.1 Art represents and renders the stories of people, places, or things VA09-GR.1-S.1-GLE.2 Envision and Critique to Reflect Visual arts provide opportunities to respond to personal works of art and the art of others VA09-GR.1-S.2-GLE.1 Invent and Discover to Create Create art to communicate ideas, feelings, or emotions VA09-GR.1-S.3-GLE.1 Relate and Connect to Transfer Visual arts relate experiences to self, family, and friends VA09-GR.1-S.4-GLE.1 Colorado 21st Century Skills Critical Thinking and Reasoning: Thinking Deeply, Thinking Differently Information Literacy: Untangling the Web Collaboration: Working Together, Learning Together Self-Direction: Own Your Learning Invention: Creating Solutions The Colorado Academic Standards for Visual Arts are not intended to be taught in a linear (checklist of coverage) fashion, but rather should be implemented as a cyclical creative process. Each unit within this sample blueprint intentionally includes standards from all four visual arts standards to illustrate this process-based philosophy. Unit Titles Length of Unit/Contact Hours Unit Number/Sequence Passports Instructor Choice Instructor Choice Places to Live Instructor Choice Instructor Choice
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