Grade 1
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2013
Foundations: observation and perception (1)
Identify similarities, differences, and variations among subjects in the environment using the senses; and August 2019 Update Page 5 §117.A. Elementary.
Identify the elements of art, including line, shape, color, texture, and form, and the principles of design, including emphasis, repetition/pattern, and balance, in nature and human-made environments.
Creative expression (2)
Invent images that combine a variety of lines, shapes, colors, textures, and forms.
Place components in orderly arrangements to create designs.
Increase manipulative skills necessary for using a variety of materials to produce drawings, paintings, prints, constructions, and sculptures, including modeled forms.
Historical and cultural relevance (3)
Identify simple ideas expressed in artworks through different media.
Demonstrate an understanding that art is created globally by all people throughout time.
Discuss the use of art in everyday life.
Relate visual art concepts to other disciplines.
Critical evaluation and response (4)
Explain ideas about personal artworks.
Identify ideas found in collections such as real or virtual art museums, galleries, portfolios, or exhibitions using original artworks created by artists or peers.
Compile collections of artwork such as physical artwork, electronic images, sketchbooks, or portfolios for the purposes of self-evaluations or exhibitions.