Arts Grade Expectations – Grades PreK-Kindergarten

Dance Skill Development

APK-K:1

Students show skill development when CREATING dance

by…

· Solving simple movement challenges (e.g., Show me how

to move on two body parts without using two feet).

· Using movement to express a simple idea.

· Using the following partner skills: copying, leading, following,

and mirroring.

· Interpreting a story, piece of music, artwork, play, or

learning experience through movement.

· Producing one or two nonlocomotor and locomotor

movements.

Dance Skill Development

AK-K:2

Students PERFORM/ COMMUNICATE through dance

by…

· Demonstrating the locomotor skills of walking, running,

hopping, jumping.

· Demonstrating the non-locomotor skills of bending,

stretching, twisting, swinging.

· Moving and reproducing one or two nonlocomotor and

locomotor movements to a steady beat led by the teacher.

 

APK-K:3

Students show understanding of dance CONCEPTS and

VOCABULARY by…

· Demonstrating concepts of dance through copying movements,

mirroring, leading, following.

· Demonstrating a sequence.

· Interpreting.

· Moving to a steady beat.

· Identifying and demonstrating self (personal) and general

space.

Music Skill Development

No APK-K:4 at this level

No APK-K:5 at this level

No APK-K:6 at this level

Theater Skill Development

APK-K:7

Students show skill development when CREATING theater

by…

· Engaging in fantasy play.

· Playing with props, costumes and stage pieces.

APK-K:8

Students PERFORM/ COMMUNICATE through theater

by…

· Participating in show and tell activity.

· Speaking to be heard before an audience.

· Taking necessary information home to parents.

APK-K:9

Students show understanding of theater CONCEPTS and

VOCABULARY by…

· Imagining.

· Pretending.

· Playing with sets, props and costumes.

· Observing and copying.

· Playing with others.

Visual Arts Skill Development

APK-K:10

Students show skill development when CREATING art

by…

· Using line in various media (e.g., pencil, marker, cut-outs,

etc.) to create shape and image.

· Handling of art tools and materials (e.g., using scissors,

paint brushes, and adhesives) in the production of their art

work.

· Using elements of 2D and 3D design (e.g., 2D—identify

color and create using color; 3D—pinch pot).

APK-K:11

Students PERFORM/COMMUNICATE skills in visual arts

by…

· Participating in group art activities (e.g., mural, group

drawing).

· Using media and materials to convey feeling or idea (e.g.,

make a book about you).

APK-K:12

Students show understanding of visual arts CONCEPTS

and VOCABULARY by…

· Recognizing and using basic elements and principles (e.g.,

line, shape and color).

· Recognizing different media (e.g., drawing, painting,

sculpture).

Reflection and Critique

AK-K:13

Students describe art using discipline specific vocabulary,

for example:

Dance: fast/slow, big movements/small movements

Music: same/different

Theater: happy/sad, loud/quiet, big/little, real/pretend

Visual Arts: thick/thin line, circle, square, rectangle, triangle

(shape)

No APK-K:14 at this level

APK-K: 15 Students critique and revise art by…

· Making affirming statements (e.g., I like…).

Making Connections

APK-K:16 Students make connections between/among the

arts and disciplines outside the arts by…

· Communicating ideas, concepts, feelings from other disciplines

(e.g., act out/move as the weather, create soundscape

of a storm, etc.).

No APK-K:17 at this level.

No APK-K:18 at this level.

Approach to Work

No APK-K:19 at this level.

APK-K:20 Students develop effective, personal work habits

by…

· Demonstrating willingness to take part in the activity.

· Using materials and work space safely.

APK-K:21 Students demonstrate appropriate interactions

by…

· Participating in individual and/or group work willingly

and appropriately.

· Responding constructively as members of an audience/

group (e.g., taking good care of your own and others’

work, waiting your turn).