Common Planner
K–12 Standards

Creative Arts: Kindergarten

Other Indiana Early Learning Standards sets

Music

  • 1

    Demonstrate creative music expressionCA1.1

    1. a

      Demonstrate music's expressive qualities (such as louder/softer, higher/lower, faster/slower, same/different) using music vocabularyK-2(LR.5.2.1)

    2. b

      Audiate and accurately speak or sing familiar and unfamiliar rhymes and songs with varied forms, tempi, meters, and/or tonalities. K-2(LR.4.2.1)

    3. c

      Accurately play a variety of classroom instruments alone and with others using appropriate technique. K-2(P.8.2.1)

    4. d

      Identify music concepts and explore ways they are used in other disciplines.K-2(CN.2.2.1)

    5. e

      Apply a varied repertoire of music representing genres and styles from diverse world cultures by singing, moving, playing, and demonstrating audience behavior appropriate for the context and style of the music performed.K-2(CN.3.2.1)

Dance

  • 1

    Demonstrate creative movement expression CA2.1

    1. a

      Identify and respond to expressive elements of music and demonstrate through movement in listening examples, singing games and/or simple folk dances. K-2(LR.6.2.3)

    2. b

      Explore different ways to do basic locomotor and nonlocomotor movements by manipulating various elements of dance. DA:Cr1.1Kb

    3. c

      Isolate and move body parts in relation to other body parts and repeat and recall movements upon request. DA:Pr5.1.Kc

    4. d

      Recognize and name an emotion that is experienced when watching, improvising, or performing dance and relate it to a personal experience or feelings.  DA:Cn10.1.Ka

Visual Arts

  • 1

    Demonstrate creative expression through the visual art process or experienceCA3.1

    1. a

      Engage in exploration and imaginative play with materials. VA:Cr1.1.Ka

    2. b

      Engage collaboratively and/or individually in creative art making in response to an artistic problem. VA:Cr1.2.Ka

    3. c

      Begin to identify safe and nontoxic art materials, tools, and equipment. VA:Cr2.2.Ka

    4. d

      Explain the process of making art while creating.VA:Cr3.1.Ka

  • 2

    Demonstrate creative expression through visual art production and presentationCA3.2

    1. a

      Create art that represents natural and constructed environments.VA:Cr2.3.Ka

    2. b

      Create art that tells a story about a life experience. VA:Cn.10.1.Ka

    3. c

      Display and describe personal artwork.VA:Pr4.1.Ka

  • 3

    Demonstrate creative expression through art appreciationCA3.3

    1. a

      Interpret art by identifying subject matter and describing relevant details.VA:Re8.1.Ka

    2. b

      Describe what an image represents. VA: Re7.2.Ka

    3. c

      Identify purpose of an artwork.VA:Cn11.1Ka

    4. d

      Explore the purpose of an art museum. VA:Pr6.1.Ka

Dramatic Play

  • 1

    Demonstrate creative expression through dramatic playCA4.1

    1. a

      With prompting and support, invent and inhabit an imaginary place/environment in dramatic play or a guided drama experience.TH: Cr.1.1.Ka a

    2. b

      With prompting and support, use available materials to create props, puppets, and costume pieces for dramatic play or a guided drama experience. TH: Cr.1.1.Kb b

    3. c

      With prompting and support, interact with peers and contribute to dramatic play or a guided drama experience.TH: Cr.2.1.Ka

    4. d

      With prompting and support, actively engage with others in dramatic play or a guided drama experience.TH: Re9.1.Ka

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?
Kindergarten
Where can I read the official document?
Indiana Early Learning Standards

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