Standards
Demonstrate the following skills: run, hop (one foot to the same foot), skip, leap (one foot to the other), jump (from two feet to one or two feet), and gallop in place and in straight, curved, and zigzag pathways.
Generate resourceDemonstrate accurately non-locomotor movement within personal space using large muscle groups of the torso and legs.
Generate resourceExplore shapes at low, middle, and high levels using nonlocomotor/axial movements.
Generate resourceExplore personal space by standing, sitting, kneeling, lying prone, and supine.
Generate resourceDemonstrate the ability to execute movement at a moderate tempo and a fast tempo in general space.
Generate resourceDemonstrate the ability to use locomotor movements with a partner while holding one hand.
Generate resourceWorking in pairs, follow a leader. Change so that the leader becomes the follower.
Generate resourceUse locomotor movements and pathways to create a sequence with a beginning, middle, and an end.
Generate resourceExplore movement by responding to occurrences in nature, such as a storm or a flower blooming.
Generate resourceExplore timing, such as fast/slow, strong/light within personal and general space to discover and invent movement.
Generate resourceDemonstrate the ability to make a simple movement sequence using the elements, force, and level.
Generate resourceDemonstrate the ability to perform basic locomotor movements and locomotor combinations, and to vary locomotor movements by changing space, and timing by stepping, hopping, and skipping.
Generate resourceChange a gesture such as a greeting or farewell into a dance-like movement.
Generate resourceStudents experience a dance or dance concert appropriate for children and discuss the experience.
Generate resourceTeacher assists students in discovering several solutions to a problem using elements of dance.
Generate resourceStudents learn two singing dances and discuss the similarities and differences in terms of the elements of dance.
Generate resourceWith teacher assistance, create a chart of good health habits for their room.
Generate resourceDemonstrate the ability to draw numbers in the air using parts of the body.
Generate resourceUse developmentally appropriate singing voice and physically show melodic contour.
Generate resourceSing and play from memory songs representing various cultures and genres.
Generate resourceRespond to the cues of the conductor for dynamic levels and expressive qualities.
Generate resourceUse a system to read quarter notes and rests, eighth notes, and half notes.
Generate resourceCreate through exploration, improvisation, and composition, rhythmic and melodic ostinati accompaniments.
Generate resourceCreate through exploration, improvisation, and composition, answers that are rhythmic and melodic.
Generate resourceCreate through exploration, improvisation, and composition, rhythmic variations for a familiar song.
Generate resourceUse a variety of traditional and non-traditional sound sources and electronic media when composing, arranging, and improvising appropriate to 2nd grade.
Generate resourceAdd vocal, instrumental, and physical responses to a selection presented in 2nd grade.
Generate resourceUse invented or standard notation to transcribe increasingly difficult rhythms and melodies.
Generate resourceDescribe the music performed and presented in 2nd grade by moving, drawing, or through other appropriate responses.
Generate resourceIntroduce music vocabulary to describe the qualities of music of various styles.
Generate resourceDevise student-created criteria for objective evaluation of performances and compositions.
Generate resourceIdentify and describe distinguishing characteristics of several different styles presented in 2nd grade.
Generate resourceDescribe how elements of music are used in examples from world cultures using music performed and presented in 2nd grade.
Generate resourceDemonstrate audience appropriate behavior for the context and style of music presented and performed in 2nd grade.
Generate resourceObserve and identify similarities and differences in the meanings of common vocabulary used in the various 2nd grade arts.
Generate resourceObserve and identify cross-curricular connections within the 2nd grade curriculum.
Generate resourceDramatize real and non-real characters with prompting and side-coaching.
Generate resourceDescribe characters, environments, and situations that support the creation of a classroom dramatization.
Generate resourceManipulate simple scenery, costumes, sound, and props in the dramatic process.
Generate resourceConvey elements of character, setting, and events after reading a story or script (The Five Ws).
Generate resourceReflect upon personal preferences of music, sound, movement, dance, and design in the classroom dramatizations.
Generate resourceMake predictions about characters, setting, and events based on story content.
Generate resourceReflect upon the role of constructive criticism for building classroom dramatizations.
Generate resourceObserve that different art forms reflect upon the diversity of society.
Generate resourceDescribe various types of multimedia forms used to share performances in everyday life.
Generate resourceExpress various ideas and emotions through a variety of dramatic art forms reflecting life situations.
Generate resourceIdentify and use various materials and techniques using a sequential process.
Generate resourceDemonstrate the safe use of a variety of materials, tools, and processes with environmental awareness.
Generate resourceCompare and explore elements of art and principles of design to communicate ideas related to personal environment.
Generate resourceUse revision strategies to modify personal artwork and then mount it to enhance its presentation.
Generate resourceDemonstrate how materials, techniques, and processes can be used creatively to communicate ideas.
Generate resourceCombine the use of elements of art and principles of design to communicate ideas.
Generate resourceUnderstand and recognize how artists create and construct multiple solutions to visual problems in artworks.
Generate resourceUse symbols to create artwork that expresses and communicates meaning.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast how artists convey ideas through the creation of artwork.
Generate resourceDemonstrate how artwork can be created using computers and electronic media as a tool for creative expression.
Generate resourceRecognize that art is created to fulfill personal and/or social needs.
Generate resourceShare personal experiences and preferences in response to works of art.
Generate resourceCompare symbols, trademarks, icons, emblems, and other visual motifs in various cultures.
Generate resourceDiscuss the subject matter of artwork from particular cultures at specific times.
Generate resourceIdentify similarities among the arts including vocabulary, elements of art, and principles of design.
Generate resourceDemonstrate connections between the visual arts and other curriculum through student artwork.
Generate resourceRecognize, analyze, and describe connections among the arts; between the arts and other disciplines; between the arts and everyday life.
Generate resourceRecognize, analyze, and describe connections among the arts; between the arts and other disciplines; between the arts and everyday life.
Generate resourceUnderstand, analyze, and describe the arts in their historical, social, and cultural contexts.
Generate resourceUnderstand, analyze, and describe the arts in their historical, social, and cultural contexts.
Generate resourceRecognize, analyze, and describe connections among the arts; between the arts and other disciplines; between the arts and everyday life.
Generate resourceUnderstand, analyze, and describe the arts in their historical, social, and cultural contexts.
Generate resourceUnderstand, analyze, and describe the arts in their historical, social, and cultural contexts.
Generate resourceRecognize, analyze, and describe connections among the arts; between the arts and other disciplines; between the arts and everyday life.
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