Standards-Based Art Curriculum

Explore our Standards based art curriculum, aligning with elementary art standards. Our approach ensures students develop essential art skills effectively.

Meet the Masters Integration with other Disciplines

History:  Homer, Picasso, Mondrian, Remington, Miro, Lawrence, Chagall, Ringgold, Rockwell, Michelangelo, Kahlo, Da Vinci and Bonheur.

Literature:  Cassatt, Homer, and Ringgold.

Geography:  Cassatt, Rembrandt, Chagall, Remington, Hokusai, Ringgold, Gauguin, Cezanne, Seurat, Hopper, Martinez, O’Keeffe, Mondrian and Kahlo.

Music:  Klee, Van Gogh, Mondrian, Da Vinci, Cassatt, Degas, Picasso and Renoir.

Science:  Da Vinci, Rembrandt, Bonheur, Calder, Seurat, Martinez, O’Keeffe, Van Gogh, Rousseau, Wood, Matisse and Klee.

Math / Geometry:  Rockwell, Picasso, Calder, O’Keeffe, Degas, Picasso, Rockwell, Escher, Cezanne and Mondrian.

Reading:  All 35 artists.

Performing Arts:  Matisse, Cassatt, Warhol, Lawrence, Klee, Toulouse-Lautrec and Degas.

Writing:  Rockwell and Ringgold.

Critical-thinking, Analytical and Communication Skills

1. Critical thinking –Meet the Masters encourages students to think about why an artist chose a particular subject matter, medium or style. What made this choice revolutionary?

2. Analyze and communicate meaning – During the Meet the Masters assembly, students observe and analyze the master artist’s work and develop an interpretation of the meaning, then communicate their thoughts to others with an active discussion, sharing ideas and listening to others.

Learning, Practice and Projects

1. Learning – With Meet the Masters, the study of each artist begins with the assembly, a multi-media presentation where students learn about the fascinating lives, background and culture of the artist and the world he lived in.

2. Practice – The second component of Meet the Masters includes worksheets, which reinforce the assembly material. Students practice the techniques that made the art unique.

3. Project – In the final step of Meet the Masters, students create their own masterpiece in the same medium, style or subject matter as the master artist.

Visual and Performing Arts Framework for the State of California: