LEVEL: Middle School. Teach the BIG IDEAS using the basic foundations of art. Forms and Media -- Focus on understanding art forms: Drawing; Graphic design and new media; Photography and more. Art History -- Focus on American art: Covers pre-colonial to the present; Connects to each chapter's themes; Timeline and historical context in every chapter. Multicultural -- Focus on communities of artists around the world: Scandanavia; Caribbean, Mesoamerica, and more. Maps in every chapter.