Connecting:
Apply prior knowledge to demonstrate connections of the visual arts with cross curricular, societal, and historical context. 

Synthesize and relate their art understanding to history, careers, world cultures and the world around them in relation to themselves and their world.

k-4 Student will:

• Generate art showing student-centered learning and connections to other curriculum areas (Math, Science, English, Social Studies)
• Apply art making experiences to their personal story
• Explore different artists and artistic style

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5-8 Student will:

• Apply prior knowledge to expand a student’s understanding of various media, techniques, and visual terminology.
• Recognize that culture, time, and place affect characteristics of works of art and design.
• Distinguish various ways art is used to represent, establish, reinforce, and reflect group identity.
• Understand how the process of creating artwork applies to transferable 21st century skills.

Credit - 
​SAU 16

21st Century Skills

13 habits and abilities known as 21st Century Skills, which include: critical thinking and problem solving, communication, collaboration, creativity, information literacy, and social and cross-cultural skills, among others.