Exploring ideas for media art
Students start the year by coming up with ideas for simple media projects like photos, drawings on a screen, or short recordings. They learn that their own experiences are good material for art.
What does a student learn in
This is the year students start telling small stories with pictures, sound, and video instead of just watching them. Students come up with their own ideas, try simple tools like a camera or a recording app, and put pieces together to share something they made. They also begin to notice choices in the media around them and say what they like or would change. By spring, they can plan a short media project, share it with the class, and explain what it is about.
- Making videos
- Photos and pictures
- Sound and recording
- Sharing your work
- Talking about media
- Planning ideas
Year at a glance
How the year usually goes. Every school and district set their own curriculum, so treat this as a guide, not official pacing.
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Building and shaping projects
Students try out tools like cameras, tablets, and recording apps to put their ideas together. They practice arranging pictures, sounds, and words into something a viewer can follow.
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Looking at the work of others
Students watch and listen to short videos, songs, ads, and pictures made by other people. They talk about what the maker might have wanted to say and how it makes them feel.
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Polishing and sharing
Students go back to their projects, fix small things, and get them ready to show. They share with classmates or family and talk about what worked and what they would change next time.
Mastery Learning Standards
The required skills a student should display by the end of Grade 1.
Connecting
Connecting
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Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art
Students connect something from their own life, like a memory or a feeling, to make a piece of media art. The personal connection shapes what they create.
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Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural
Students look at a photo, video, or drawing and talk about where it came from, who made it, and why. That context helps them understand what the work means.
| Standard | Definition | Code |
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| Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art | Students connect something from their own life, like a memory or a feeling, to make a piece of media art. The personal connection shapes what they create. | MA:Cn10.1 |
| Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural | Students look at a photo, video, or drawing and talk about where it came from, who made it, and why. That context helps them understand what the work means. | MA:Cn11.1 |
Creating
Creating
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Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work
Students come up with ideas for media art projects, like a short video, a drawing made on a computer, or a photo that tells a story.
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Organize and develop artistic ideas and work
Students sort and arrange their media ideas (like a photo, drawing, or short video) into a simple plan before making the final piece.
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Refine and complete artistic work
Students look back at a media project, make changes to improve it, and finish it. This is the "fix it and finish it" step of making something.
| Standard | Definition | Code |
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| Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work | Students come up with ideas for media art projects, like a short video, a drawing made on a computer, or a photo that tells a story. | MA:Cr1.1 |
| Organize and develop artistic ideas and work | Students sort and arrange their media ideas (like a photo, drawing, or short video) into a simple plan before making the final piece. | MA:Cr2.1 |
| Refine and complete artistic work | Students look back at a media project, make changes to improve it, and finish it. This is the "fix it and finish it" step of making something. | MA:Cr3.1 |
Performing/Presenting/Producing
Performing/Presenting/Producing
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Analyze, interpret, and select artistic work for presentation
Students choose which of their media art projects to share and explain why they picked it.
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Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation
Students practice and improve a media project (like a drawing, photo, or short video) until it is ready to share with others.
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Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work
Students share a drawing, video, or other media project with an audience and explain what they were trying to say with it.
| Standard | Definition | Code |
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| Analyze, interpret, and select artistic work for presentation | Students choose which of their media art projects to share and explain why they picked it. | MA:Pr4.1 |
| Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation | Students practice and improve a media project (like a drawing, photo, or short video) until it is ready to share with others. | MA:Pr5.1 |
| Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work | Students share a drawing, video, or other media project with an audience and explain what they were trying to say with it. | MA:Pr6.1 |
Responding
Responding
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Perceive and analyze artistic work
Students look closely at a media artwork (like a photo, video, or digital image) and talk about what they notice, such as colors, shapes, and what the image shows.
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Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work
Students look at a media artwork (a photo, a video, a simple animation) and explain what they think the creator was trying to say or show.
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Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work
Students look at a piece of media art and explain what they like or what could be better, using simple reasons tied to what the work is trying to do.
| Standard | Definition | Code |
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| Perceive and analyze artistic work | Students look closely at a media artwork (like a photo, video, or digital image) and talk about what they notice, such as colors, shapes, and what the image shows. | MA:Re7.1 |
| Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work | Students look at a media artwork (a photo, a video, a simple animation) and explain what they think the creator was trying to say or show. | MA:Re8.1 |
| Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work | Students look at a piece of media art and explain what they like or what could be better, using simple reasons tied to what the work is trying to do. | MA:Re9.1 |