By the End of 5th Grade:  
Culminating Visual Art Skills

1- Working knowledge of how to properly use tools for specific art media:
painting (brushwork/cleaning), pastel and charcoal pencil shading, clay sculpture techniques
2- Knowledge of the Elements of Art: line, color, shape, form, value, texture, space
(and how to use them expressively in a work of art)
3- Introduction to the Principles of Design: repetition/pattern, contrast, emphasis/dominance, variety, formal vs informal balance, movement/rhythm, proportion, harmony/unity
4- Exposure to 2-D media: oil and chalk pastel, pencil, ink, charcoal pencil, tempera and acrylic paint, watercolors, India ink, Bamboo brushwork
5- Exposure to 3-D media: clay, wire assemblage, paper construction and collage, found objects
6- Sequencing skills in art production including: preliminary planning by sketching, problem-solving, critical thinking, evaluating, revising and reflecting in written and oral formats
7- Exposure to printmaking processes (stamps, rubbings, negative prints, mixed media)
8-  Use of accurate art vocabulary to meaningfully describe works of art
9-  Familiar with a rubric as a helpful guide to evaluate the quality of artwork produced
10- Able to highlight the main idea, common theme, and symbolic meaning in works of art
11- Able to apply critical analysis and aesthetic valuing for works of art (both, masters and self)
12- Exposure to historical and cultural influences in their art from African, Native American, Aboriginal, Chinese, Japanese, Inuit, and Ancient Civilizations (specifically Greek and Egyptian)
13-Aware of several traditional and contemporary artists, styles, and pivotal art movements 
14-Aware of diverse career opportunities available in the Arts

Acquired Art Vocabulary:  (and how to conceptually apply them in a work of art)
lines, pattern, types of shapes (organic/geometric), warm and cool colors, contour lines, primary, secondary and tertiary colors, actual vs visual texture, subject of the art, contrast, overlap, composition, symbolism, foreground, midground, background, symmetry, implied volume, 3-D shape (form), value, tint, shade, proportion, scale, positive/negative relationships, figure and ground relationships, highlights, mid-tones, core shadow, cast shadow, perspective
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