Year 1
The Arts
ASARTVISY12
Year 1 Visual Arts Achievement Standard – Australian Curriculum v9
This Achievement Standard describes what students are expected to know and do in Year 1 The Arts by the end of the year. Teachers can use it to guide assessment design, collect evidence of learning, and ensure planning stays aligned with the Australian Curriculum v9.
What Students Should Know
By the end of Year 2, students identify where they experience visual arts. They describe where, why and/or how people across cultures, communities and/or other contexts experience visual arts.
Students experiment with visual conventions, visual arts processes and materials. They make and share artworks in informal settings.
Content Descriptors by Strand
This standard is supported by 5 Content Descriptors:
Creating and making
Visual Arts
AC9AVA2C01 use visual conventions, visual arts processes and materials to create artworksDeveloping practices and skills
Visual Arts
AC9AVA2D01 experiment and play with visual conventions, visual arts processes and materialsExploring and responding
Visual Arts
AC9AVA2E01 explore where, why and how people across cultures, communities and/or other contexts experience visual arts AC9AVA2E02 explore examples of visual arts created by First Nations AustraliansPresenting and performing
Visual Arts
AC9AVA2P01 share artworks and/or visual arts practice in informal settingsAt a Glance
| Strand | Substrand | CDs | Elaborations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creating and making | Visual Arts | 1 | 6 |
| Developing practices and skills | Visual Arts | 1 | 6 |
| Exploring and responding | Visual Arts | 2 | 10 |
| Presenting and performing | Visual Arts | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 5 | 26 | |
Frequently Asked Questions
What should students know by the end of Year 1 Visual Arts?
By the end of Year 2, students identify where they experience visual arts. They describe where, why and/or how people across cultures, communities and/or other contexts experience visual arts.
Students experiment with visual conventions, visual arts processes and materials. They make and share artworks in informal settings.
How many Content Descriptors support this standard?
5 Content Descriptors support this Achievement Standard (Creating and making: 1, Developing practices and skills: 1, Exploring and responding: 2, Presenting and performing: 1).
Is this from the latest Australian Curriculum?
Yes, this Achievement Standard is from the Australian Curriculum version 9.0 (AC v9), the most current version published by ACARA.