Standards
Explore basic locomotor movements; e.g., walk, run, gallop, slide, and jump moving in a straight pathway.
Generate resourceIntroduce and explore non-locomotor/axial movements in personal space by bending, stretching, reaching, and twisting.
Generate resourceMove at moderate tempo while in personal space, with the teacher and without the teacher.
Generate resourceIdentify body parts by touching: head, neck, arms, legs, feet, shoulders, and knees.
Generate resourceFollow teacher-directed movement responses involving props; e.g., scarves, bean bags, parachute.
Generate resourceFollow teacher-directed simple movement patterns using the element of force.
Generate resourceExperience an age-appropriate dance or dance concert, and discuss the experience.
Generate resourceWith teacher assistance, create a chart of good health habits for their room.
Generate resourceDemonstrate the ability to draw alphabet letters in the air using parts of the body.
Generate resourceDemonstrate uses of the voice, proper instrumental technique, and steady beat.
Generate resourceSing and play expressively utilizing extreme opposites of dynamics and interpretation.
Generate resourceCreate through exploration, improvisation, and composition, an accompaniment for a selection with nonpitched percussion classroom instruments.
Generate resourceCreate through exploration, improvisation, and composition, an answer to a melodic question.
Generate resourceUse a variety of traditional and non-traditional sound sources and electronic media when composing, arranging, and improvising appropriate to kindergarten.
Generate resourceAdd vocal and physical responses to a selection presented in kindergarten.
Generate resourceIdentify echo songs and recognize the same and different sections of the music when presented aurally.
Generate resourceUse invented or standard notation to transcribe increasingly difficult rhythms and melodies.
Generate resourceDescribe the music performed and presented in kindergarten by moving, drawing, or through other appropriate responses.
Generate resourceIntroduce music vocabulary emphasizing opposites; i.e. fast and slow, loud and soft.
Generate resourceCategorize the timbre of non-pitched percussion instruments. Identify male, female, and children's voices.
Generate resourceDevise student-created criteria for objective evaluation of performances and compositions.
Generate resourceIdentify and describe distinguishing characteristics of starkly contrasting styles.
Generate resourceDescribe how elements of music are used in examples from world cultures, using music performed and presented in kindergarten.
Generate resourceDemonstrate audience appropriate behavior for the context and style of music presented and performed in kindergarten.
Generate resourceObserve and identify similarities and differences in the meanings of common vocabulary used in the various kindergarten arts.
Generate resourceObserve and identify cross-curricular connections within the kindergarten curriculum.
Generate resourceRecognize a variety of real and non-real characters through guided dramatization.
Generate resourceRecognize characters, environments, and situations that support the creation of a classroom dramatization.
Generate resourceRecognize simple scenery, costumes, sound, and props in the dramatic process.
Generate resourceRespond to teacher questions regarding personal opinions about character, place, and plot.
Generate resourceReceive teacher comments and direction regarding classroom dramatizations.
Generate resourceIdentify and explore a variety of materials to communicate personal experiences.
Generate resourceUse a variety of lines, colors, and basic geometric shapes and patterns to creatively express feelings and personal experiences.
Generate resourceParticipate in discussions of the aspects of environment, family, and home in the creation of art.
Generate resourceSelect subject matter and communicate a personal story in a painting or drawing.
Generate resourceUnderstand that humans from all cultures, past or present, have created art.
Generate resourceIdentify and speak about artists as people who generate new ideas and create art.
Generate resourceIdentify how pattern, shape, rhythm, and movement are used throughout the arts.
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 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 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.
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