Creative Expression and Aesthetic Appreciation: Birth-5
Other New Hampshire Early Learning Standards sets
Other New Hampshire Early Learning Standards sets
Exploration and Creation of Artistic Works1
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Invention and imagination1.1
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Birth to Nine Months: Produce sounds through own vocalizations or play with objects in the indoor and outdoor environment1.1.1
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Nine Months to Eighteen Months : Use tools to create sounds and marks with various objects, and media1.1.2
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Eighteen to Twenty-Four Months: Use tools with more intentionality and purpose1.1.3
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Twenty-Four to Thirty Months: Create three dimensional structures, songs, rhymes, drama, and dances1.1.4
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Thirty Months to Three Years: Use and play with a variety of media and materials for exploration and creative expression1.1.5
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Three Years: Create more elaborate three dimensional structures, songs, rhymes, and dances with a combination of materials1.1.6
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Four- and Five-Year-Olds: Act out elaborate pretend play scenarios with objects, create representational and abstract art, and play with musical instruments individually and with peers 1.1.7
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Curiosity and interest1.2
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Birth to Nine Months: Experiment and repeat a variety of vocalizations and body movements (E.g. Logan, 4 months old, begins to mimic his mother’s facial expressions.)1.2.1
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Nine Months to Eighteen Months : Explore the sounds that a variety of environmental objects can make and explore a variety of sensory media to create visual images (sand, finger paint, crayons)1.2.2
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Eighteen to Twenty-Four Months: Show an increasing range of curiosity about their environment, objects, and people1.2.3
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Twenty-Four to Thirty Months: Show interest in combining objects or media (E.g. Garrith glues yarn, paper, and packing peanuts onto a piece of construction paper.)1.2.4
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Thirty Months to Three Years: Show interest in a variety of materials and activities related to creative expression1.2.5
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Three Years: Ask how to produce a particular sound, visual image, or movement1.2.6
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Four- and Five-Year-Olds: Show interest in learning new skills related to art, music, dance, and drama (E.g. Doug asks his teacher to show him how to play more chords on the guitar.)1.2.7a
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Four- and Five-Year-Olds: Participate in experiences in art, music, creative movement, drama, and dance1.2.7b
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Confidence1.3
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Birth to Nine Months: Gain control over their ability to produce sounds and movement and show delight in positive reactions from others1.3.1
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Nine Months to Eighteen Months : Refine their actions to get closer to the desired effect in sound and movement1.3.2
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Eighteen to Twenty-Four Months: May request adult attention and approval for all of their artistic, dance, and musical efforts1.3.3
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Twenty-Four to Thirty Months: Select and use artistic materials and tools more purposefully (E.g. Cohen selects a paint brush from the box and blue paint from the row of paint cups and brings them over to the art easel.)1.3.4
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Thirty Months to Three Years: Ask adults to save or take pictures or videos of their artistic creation1.3.5
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Three Years: Show adults and peers what they can do or have created, including short individual performances or artistic creations1.3.6
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Four- and Five-Year-Olds: Display or perform for others and/or talk about what they have made or done1.3.7a
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Four- and Five-Year-Olds: Show an interest in participating in group performances, but may become anxious and choose not to participate1.3.7b
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Appreciation of and Response to the Creations of Others and the Natural World2
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Awareness and attention2.1
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Birth to Nine Months: Focus on sounds, patterns, and movements in the indoor and outdoor environment (E.g. Colin, 8 months old, giggles when he feels the breeze on his face.)2.1.1
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Nine Months to Eighteen Months : Show awareness of and preference for specific textures, smells, sounds, and visual images (E.g. Kathryn uses her hands to pick up a piece of birthday cake and then repeatedly wipes her hands on her shirt saying, “No.”)2.1.2
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Eighteen to Twenty-Four Months: Begin to focus on and distinguish details in the indoor and outdoor environments2.1.3
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Twenty-Four to Thirty Months: Show what they notice about the music, art, drama, dance, and natural phenomena they have witnessed2.1.4
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Thirty Months to Three Years: Try to reproduce aspects of music, art, drama, dance, and natural phenomena they have witnessed (E.g. After watching a tap dancer, Reagan, Andrew, and Gabe recreate tap dancing.)2.1.5
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Three Years: Share opinions about likes and dislikes in art and creative expression2.1.6
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Four- and Five-Year-Olds: Discuss and evaluate the music, art, drama, dance, and natural phenomena they have witnessed2.1.7
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Sense of joy and wonder2.2
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Birth to Nine Months: Enjoy and respond to sights, sounds, textures, tastes, and smells2.2.1
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Nine Months to Eighteen Months : Respond with delight to some experiences, environments, and specific sensations2.2.2
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Eighteen to Twenty-Four Months: Express joy in aesthetic experience2.2.3
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Twenty-Four to Thirty Months: May participate actively in singing songs and dancing2.2.4
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Thirty Months to Three Years: Exclaim enthusiastically in response to experiencing beauty indoors or outdoors (E.g. Ginny and her friends jump up and down shouting, “It’s a rainbow,” when they see a rainbow in the sprinkler.)2.2.5
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Three Years: Use descriptive words to express their response to an aesthetic experience (E.g. Using his communication device, Mark tells Tory he really likes the colors in her painting.)2.2.6
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Four- and Five-Year-Olds: Show interest and respect for the creative work of self and others, and share experiences and ideas about art and creative expression2.2.7
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Frequently asked questions
- What grade levels do these standards cover?
- PRE-K
- Where can I read the official document?
- NH-Early-Learning-Standards
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