Unit Plan 11 (Grade K Art): My Family Drawing

Focus: Create artwork based on personal experience and talk about it.

Grade Level: K

Subject Area: Art (Visual Arts • Connecting)

Total Unit Duration: 1–3 weeks, 30–45 minutes per session

I. Introduction

In this unit, kindergarten students create a family drawing based on their own lives. They think about people who are important to them at home—family members, caregivers, pets, or others—and use simple shapes, lines, and colors to show them in a picture. Students practice talking about their artwork by naming who is in their drawing and what they are doing together. By the end of the unit, they understand that art can show real experiences and people they care about.

Essential Questions

• Who is in my family or home circle?
• How can I use drawing to show people who are important to me?
• How does my artwork show something from my real life?
• How can I talk about my family drawing so others understand it?

II. Objectives and Standards

Learning Objectives — Students will be able to:

1. Think about and name people (and pets) who are part of their family or home life.
2. Create a drawing that shows at least two people (or a person and a pet) based on personal experience.
3. Use simple shapes, lines, and colors to show people and a basic setting (home, park, etc.).
4. Share their artwork by naming who is in the picture and what they are doing.
5. Begin to understand that artwork can come from their own life and experiences.

Standards Alignment — Kindergarten (NCAS-Aligned)

• VA:Cn10.Ka — Create artwork based on personal experiences and talk about it.
  • Example: Students draw their family and describe it.

Success Criteria — Student Language

• I can think about my own family or home.
• I can draw people or pets from my real life.
• I can say who is in my picture and what we are doing.
• I can tell how my artwork is about me and my life.