Colorado Art - Artist's Intentions

2nd Grade set a goal to show Colorado through two different forms of visual art. First they practiced drawing the mountain lion, a Colorado native resident. Then they learned to paint mountain landscapes, depicting Red Rocks and The Rockies. 2nd grade wrote to reflect on the themes shared between their two pieces of art.

This lesson was designed to teach Colorado State Standards to the 2nd Grade:

2020 Visual Arts Standard 1. Observe and Learn to Comprehend

Grade Level Expectation: 1. Identify how artists make choices using the language of visual art and design to communicate ideas.

Evidence Outcome b. Students can discover how similar ideas can be expressed in multiple ways.

This lesson can also be utilized to teach Colorado State Standards of Visual Arts to the following grade levels:

Kindergarten, Standard 1. Observe and Learn to Comprehend

Grade Level Expectation: 1. Identify how artists use visual art and design to communicate. Evidence Outcome: a. Recognize that visual art and design can tell stories.

First Grade, Standard 4. Relate and Connect to Transfer

Grade Level Expectation: 1. Identify how artists and designers make connections through personal stories between self, family and friends.

Evidence Outcome: a. Tell about the people and places in everyday life through works of art and design.

Third Grade, Standard 4. Relate and Connect to Transfer

Grade Level Expectation: 1. Recognize how works of visual art and design communicate meaning both within a community and between diverse cultures.

Evidence Outcome a. Investigate how visual art and design can make connections between subjects, disciplines or events.

Fourth Grade, Standard 1. Observe and Learn to Comprehend Grade Level Expectation: 1. Uncover how artistic intent can be enhanced through the use of the language of visual art and design.

Evidence Outcome: b. Suggest alternative ways an artist could have communicated an idea.

Fifth Grade, Standard 3. Invent and Discover to Create

Grade Level Expectation: 2. Apply an understanding of art processes and studio skills to create works of art and design. Evidence Outcome: a. Utilize traditional and contemporary media to effectively communicate intended meaning.