Last Updated on Tuesday, March 06, 2007 at 5:17 AM
Hardin County Schools shared their Preschool visual arts curriculum map and the description below.
Hardin County Schools
Preschool Visual Arts
Why did your school/district decide to develop curriculum maps?
To identify when and how often standards are taught with the goal of teaching standards through a spiral approach.
To ensure that instructional gaps are identified and addressed.
To facilitate vertical and horizontal communication in order to create continuity and continuous progress.
How did your school/district begin?
With preschool, we started with our standards based Units of Study, developed by our preschool teachers, and organized the identified standards into the months taught. These were then placed on curriculum maps by content area.
What were the stages in the process?
In the Hardin County School District, our preschool teachers have developed Units of Study that embed all of our district standards (Exit Expectations) into the daily routine and lessons taught. All Units of Study have an Overview Outline, Unit Extension Map, Small Group Map and Specific Lesson Plans. The Overview Outline lists the month the unit is to be taught and all content standards to be addressed in each unit. The Overview Outline was used to complete the following mapping process:
1. The month that each content standard is addressed was listed beside each standard on our Exit Expectations (standards) document.
2. Standards that were not addressed at all or were addressed less than 3 times were highlighted.
3. Highlighted standards were inserted into appropriate units to ensure standards were addressed multiple times throughout the year.
4. Standards that are embedded continuously and naturally through the daily routine were identified with (E) (embedded).
Where is your school/district in the development of curriculum maps?
Various schools in our district are in different stages of development regarding curriculum mapping. Preschool has completed curriculum maps for every content area.
What are your next steps in the development of curriculum maps or after completion of maps?
The curriculum maps are based on the Units of Study and actually show the standards that are proposed through the instruction of that unit. Our teachers will use these maps as a self-checking system. They will check or highlight the standards within each month as they are addressed. As they proceed through the year, they will be creating a "diary map" of what was actually taught in their classroom.
Hardin County Curriculum Map
Preschool Visual Arts
(E) = Embedded through continuous review in daily routine.
|
Month |
Content |
Exit Expectations |
Assessment |
|
August
Me and My Senses |
Art Elements, Principles, Media and Processes
Historical and Cultural Context |
VA.A.1.b Explore the six basic colors – primary (red, yellow, blue) and secondary (green, orange, and purple/violet).
VA.A.1.c Explore black, white and brown.
VA.A.1.d Explore the terms shape and size.
VA.A.1.c Experience subject matter: portrait. |
Teacher observation
Skill Checklist
Teacher observation |
|
September
My School
My Friends and My Family |
Art Elements, Principles, Media and Processes |
VA.A.1.b Explore the six basic colors – primary (red, yellow, blue) and secondary (green, orange, and purple/violet).
VA.A.1.c Explore black, white and brown.
VA.A.1.e Explore repeating patterns, grouping, and sequencing according to size, shape, and color in works of art. |
Teacher observation
Skill Checklist |
|
October
Fire Safety
Fall |
Art Elements, Principles, Media and Processes |
VA.A.1.a Use the primary (red, yellow, blue) and secondary (green, orange, and purple) colors to create works of art.
VA.A.1.b Explore the six basic colors – primary (red, yellow, blue) and secondary (green, orange, and purple/violet).
VA.A.1.c Explore black, white and brown. |
Teacher observation
Skill Checklist |
|
November
Foods
Native Americans |
Art Elements, Principles, Media and Processes
Historical and Cultural Context |
VA.A.1.b Explore the six basic colors – primary (red, yellow, blue) and secondary (green, orange, and purple/violet).
VA.A.1.c Explore black, white and brown.
VA.A.1.d Explore the terms shape and size.
VA.A.1.e Explore repeating patterns, grouping, and sequencing according to size, shape, and color in works of art.
VA.A.2.a Explore media – crayon, pencil, paint, fabric, yarn, clay (used to produce artworks).
VA.A.2.b Experience art processes: two-dimensional – drawing, painting, and collage.
VA.B.1.a Experience purposes of art (tells a story).
VA.B.1.b Experience cultures: Native American and Early American. |
Teacher observation
Skill Checklist
Teacher observation |
|
December
Celebrations Around the World |
Art Elements, Principles, Media and Processes
Historical and Cultural Context |
VA.A.1.b Explore the six basic colors – primary (red, yellow, blue) and secondary (green, orange, and purple/violet).
VA.A.1.e Explore repeating patterns, grouping, and sequencing according to size, shape, and color in works of art.
VA.A.2.a Explore media – crayon, pencil, paint, fabric, yarn, clay (used to produce artworks).
VA.B.1.a Experience purposes of art – (tells a story).
VA.B.1.b Experience cultures: Native American and Early American (folk/Appalachian) |
Teacher observation
Skill Checklist
Teacher observation |
|
January
Winter Wonderland |
Art Elements, Principles, Media and Processes |
VA.A.1.b Explore the six basic colors – primary (red, yellow, blue) and secondary (green, orange, and purple/violet).
VA.A.1.c Explore black, white and brown.
VA.A.1.d Explore the terms shape and size.
VA.A.1.e Explore repeating patterns, grouping, and sequencing according to size, shape, and color in works of art. |
Teacher observation
Skill Checklists |
|
February
Famous African Americans
Famous Americans (Presidents)
Mail Carrier
Taking Care of Me |
Art Elements, Principles, Media and Processes
Historical and Cultural Context |
VA.A.1.a Use the primary (red, yellow, blue) and secondary (green, orange, and purple) colors to create works of art.
VA.A.1.b Explore the six basic colors – primary (red, yellow, blue) and secondary (green, orange, and purple/violet).
VA.A.1.c Explore black, white and brown.
VA.A.1.d Explore the terms shape and size.
VA.A.1.e Explore repeating patterns, grouping, and sequencing according to size, shape, and color in works of art.
VA.A.2.a Explore media – crayon, pencil, paint, fabric, yarn, clay (used to produce artworks).
VA.A.2.b Experience art processes: two-dimensional – drawing, painting, and collage.
VA.B.1.b Experience cultures: Native American and Early American (folk/Appalachian)
VA.B.1.c Experience subject matter: portrait. |
Teacher observation
Skill checklist
Teacher observation |
|
March
Things in the Sky
Things that Grow |
Art Elements, Principles, Media and Processes |
VA.A.1 Students will experience art with attention given to the elements of art (line, shape, color, form, texture, space, value) or principles of design (balance, emphasis, pattern). |
Teacher observation |
|
April
Animals
Kentucky Derby |
Art Elements, Principles, Media and Processes |
VA.A.1.b Explore the six basic colors – primary (red, yellow, blue) and secondary (green, orange, and purple/violet).
VA.A.1.c Explore black, white and brown.
VA.A.1.e Explore repeating patterns, grouping, and sequencing according to size, shape, and color in works of art.
VA.A.2 Students will explore a variety of media (crayon, pencil, paint) and processes (drawing, painting, weaving) used for creating works of art.
VA.A.2.b Experience art processes: Two-dimensional – drawing, painting, and collage. |
Teacher observation |
|
May
Insects
Summer Fun |
Art Elements, Principles, Media and Processes
Historical and Cultural Context |
VA.A.1.b Explore the six basic colors – primary (red, yellow, blue) and secondary (green, orange, and purple/violet).
VA.A.1.c Explore black, white and brown.
VA.A.1.e Explore repeating patterns, grouping, and sequencing according to size, shape, and color in works of art.
VA.A.2. Students will explore a variety of media (e.g., crayon, pencil, paint) and processes (drawing, painting, weaving) used for creating works of art.
VA.B.1.a Experience purposes of art – narrative (tells a story).
VA.B.1.c Experience subject matter: portrait |
Teacher observation
Skill Checklist
Teacher observation |
Nannette Johnston – Hardin County Schools 2004
Note: If you'd like to use this map or amend it to suit your needs, please check below for a handy Microsoft Word version. Just click on the Word icon to open it on your computer, then choose Word's Save As command to save it locally.
