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K–12 Standards

Visual & Performing Arts

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Children express themselves through and develop an appreciation of creative movement and dance.1.1

  • 1.1.1

    Move the body in a variety of ways, with and without music.1.3.P.A.1

  • 1.1.2

    Respond to changes in tempo and a variety of musical rhythms through body movement.1.3.P.A.2

  • 1.1.3

    Participate in simple sequences of movements.1.3.P.A.3

  • 1.1.4

    Define and maintain personal space, concentration, and focus during creative movement/dance performances.1.3.P.A.4

  • 1.1.5

    Participate in or observe a variety of dance and movement activities accompanied by music and/or props from different cultures and genres.1.3.P.A.5

  • 1.1.6

    Use movement/dance to convey meaning around a theme or to show feelings.1.3.P.A.6

  • 1.1.7

    Describe feelings and reactions in response to a creative movement/dance performance.1.4.P.A.1

  • 1.1.8

    Begin to demonstrate appropriate audience skills during creative movement and dance performances.1.4.P .A.5

Children express themselves through and develop an appreciation of music.1.2

  • 1.2.1

    Sing a variety of songs with expression, independently and with others.1.3.P .B.1

  • 1.2.2

    Use a variety of musical instruments to create music alone and/or with others, using different beats, tempos, dynamics, and interpretations.1.3.P .B.2

  • 1.2.3

    Clap or sing songs with repetitive phrases and rhythmic patterns.1.3.P .B.3

  • 1.2.4

    Listen to, imitate, and improvise sounds, patterns, or songs.1.3.P .B.4

  • 1.2.5

    Participate in and listen to music from a variety of cultures and times.1.3.P .B.5

  • 1.2.6

    Recognize and name a variety of music elements using appropriate music vocabulary.1.3.P .B.6

  • 1.2.7

    Describe feelings and reactions in response to diverse musical genres and styles.1.4.P .A.2

  • 1.2.8

    Begin to demonstrate appropriate audience skills during recordings and music performances.1.4.P .A.6

Children express themselves through and develop an appreciation of dramatic play and storytelling.1.3

  • 1.3.1

    Play roles observed through life experiences (e.g., mom/dad, baby, firefighter, police officer, doctor, mechanic).1.3.P .C.1

  • 1.3.2

    Use memory, imagination, creativity, and language to make up new roles and act them out.1.3.P .C.2

  • 1.3.3

    Participate with others in dramatic play, negotiating roles and setting up scenarios using costumes and props.1.3.P.C.3

  • 1.3.4

    Differentiate between fantasy/pretend play and real events.1.3.P.C.4

  • 1.3.5

    Sustain and extend play during dramatic play interactions (i.e., anticipate what will happen next).1.3.P .C.5

  • 1.3.6

    Participate in and listen to stories and dramatic performances from a variety of cultures and times.1.3.P .C.6

  • 1.3.8

    Begin to demonstrate appropriate audience skills during storytelling and performances.1.4.P .A.7

Children express themselves through and develop an appreciation of the visual arts (e.g., painting, sculpting, and drawing).1.4

  • 1.4.1

    Demonstrate the safe and appropriate use and care of art materials and tools.1.3.P.D.1

  • 1.4.2

    Create two- and three-dimensional works of art while exploring color, line, shape, form, texture, and space.1.3.P.D.2

  • 1.4.3

    Use vocabulary to describe various art forms (e.g., photographs, sculpture), artists (e.g. illustrator, sculptor, photographer) and elements in the visual arts.1.3.P.D.3

  • 1.4.4

    Demonstrate a growing ability to represent experiences, thoughts, and ideas through a variety of age-appropriate materials and visual art media using memory, observation, and imagination.1.3.P.D.4

  • 1.4.5

    Demonstrate planning, persistence, and problem-solving skills while working independently, or with others, during the creative process.1.3.P.D.5

  • 1.4.6

    Create more recognizable representations as eye-hand coordination and fine-motor skills develop.1.3.P.D.6

  • 1.4.7

    Describe feelings and reactions and make increasingly thoughtful observations in response to a variety of culturally diverse works of art and objects in the everyday world.1.4.P.A.4

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PRE-K
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NJ Pre School Teaching & Learning Standards

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