Common Planner
K–12 Standards

Cognition and Knowledge of the World: The Arts

Other New York Prekindergarten Learning Standards sets

DANCE

  • 1

    Creates DancePK.ARTS.1

    1. a

      Expresses and engages using movement elements and skills (locomotor and non-locomotor) to a series of sensory stimuli (e.g., music, visual cues)PK.ARTS.1.a

    2. b

      Moves in spontaneous and imaginative ways to music, songs, rhythm, and silence PK.ARTS.1.b

  • 2

    Performs DancePK.ARTS.2

    1. a

      Demonstrates basic full-body locomotor movements (crawl, walk, run), non-locomotor movements (bend, twist, reach) and spatial relationships (over, under, around) while moving in general spacePK.ARTS.2.a

    2. b

      Identifies the speed of a dance (for example fast vs. slow) and move to varied rhythmic sounds at different tempoPK.ARTS.2.b

    3. c

      Moves with opposing qualities (loose/tight, light/heavy, shaky/smooth) and explores movement with simple props in response to verbal cues or expressive musicPK.ARTS.2.c

  • 3

    Responds to DancePK.ARTS.3

    1. a

      Identifies a movement in a dance by repeating itPK.ARTS.3.a

    2. b

      Demonstrates observed or performed movements originating from diverse dance genres (e.g., tap, ballet, contemporary) and imitate those dance movementsPK.ARTS.3.b

    3. c

      Observes a movement and shares impressionsPK.ARTS.3.c

  • 4

    Connects to DancePK.ARTS.4

    1. a

      Recognizes the expression of emotion while watching or performing a dancePK.ARTS.4.a

    2. b

      Demonstrates a dance movement experienced at home or elsewhere PK.ARTS.4.b

    3. c

      Observes a work of dance, replicates movements and asks questions about the choreographyPK.ARTS.4.c

MEDIA ARTS

  • 5

    Creates Media Arts  PK.ARTS.5

    1. a

      Discovers and explores media arts toolsPK.ARTS.5.a

  • 6

    Produces Media ArtsPK.ARTS.6

    1. a

      Explores various ways to present media artworkPK.ARTS.6.a

  • 7

    Responds and Connects to Media ArtsPK.ARTS.7

    1. a

      Explores and discusses the components of a variety of media artwork (i.e., still and moving images, humanmade images (like drawings, Claymation) or characters (puppets), real-life video, text, etc.) PK.ARTS.7.a

    2. b

      Identifies personal experiences with media artwork (e.g., talks about where they have seen media artwork, such as tablets, TV, computers, museums, concerts, classroomPK.ARTS.7.b

MUSIC

  • 8

    Creates MusicPK.ARTS.8

    1. a

      Explores and experiences a variety of music and favorite musical ideas (e.g., experiments with musical instruments, makes up silly and rhyming verses, imitates rhythmic patterns, uses music to tell stories and express feelings)PK.ARTS.8.a

    2. b

      Shares musical ideas with peersPK.ARTS.8.b

  • 9

    Performs MusicPK.ARTS.9

    1. a

      Performs music with expression (e.g., keeping rhythm using instruments, performing through oral, or visual expression- singing songs, moving in time to the music with dance props or bodily movements) PK.ARTS.9.a

    2. b

      Practices and demonstrates what they like about their own performancesPK.ARTS.9.b

  • 10

    Responds to MusicPK.ARTS.10

    1. a

       Demonstrates and states personal preference for varied musical selections provided by the teacherPK.ARTS.10.a

    2. b

      Explores and demonstrates awareness of the contrasts and expressive qualities of music (i.e., voice/sound quality, tone, dynamics, pitch, and tempo) PK.ARTS.10.b

    3. c

      Responds appropriately to aural and visual cuesPK.ARTS.10.c

  • 11

    Connects to MusicPK.ARTS.11

    1. a

      Explores and imitates sounds found in the environmentPK.ARTS.11.a

    2. b

      Imagines and describes places, times, and reasons for making and listening to musicPK.ARTS.11.b

    3. c

      Performs/explores folk music from a variety of culturesPK.ARTS.11.c

    4. d

      Performs/explores music that tells a story, adding physical movements and/or experimenting with loudness and softness (dynamics) and tempo to add expressivity and enhance storyPK.ARTS.11.d

THEATER

  • 12

    Creates Theatrical ArtsPK.ARTS.12

    1. a

      Transitions between imagination and reality in dramatic playPK.ARTS.12.a

    2. b

      Uses non-representational materials to create props, puppets, and costume pieces for dramatic playPK.ARTS.12.b

    3. c

      Uses gestures, words, sounds, and movements in dramatic playPK.ARTS.12.c

  • 13

    Performs Theatrical ArtsPK.ARTS.13

    1. a

      Identifies characters and setting in dramatic play or guided dramaPK.ARTS.13.a

    2. b

      Engages in dramatic play to tell known stories and newly imagined stories (i.e., re-enacts a story or creates their own story to act out)PK.ARTS.13.b

    3. c

      Uses body and voice to communicate emotions in dramatic playPK.ARTS.13.c

  • 14

    Responds to Theatrical ArtsPK.ARTS.14

    1. a

      Identifies preferences in dramatic play (i.e., express their own feelings, roles, and use of materials)PK.ARTS.14.a

    2. b

      Discusses the experiences of characters in dramatic playPK.ARTS.14.b

    3. c

      Makes connections between themselves and a characterPK.ARTS.14.c

  • 15

    Connects to Theatrical ArtsPK.ARTS.15

    1. a

      Identifies the similarities between a story and personal experiences in dramatic playPK.ARTS.15.a

    2. b

      Identifies stories that are similar to one another in dramatic playPK.ARTS.15.b

    3. c

      Tells a short story in dramatic playPK.ARTS.15.c

VISUAL ARTS

  • 16

    Creates Visual ArtsPK.ARTS.16

    1. a

      Engages in self-directed imaginative play with a variety of materials and/or art-making toolsPK.ARTS.16.a

    2. b

      Creates, shares and/or talks about art that communicates a familiar place or object (e.g., using blocks to build a castle or clay to create a snake) PK.ARTS.16.b

    3. c

      Shares and talks about personal artworkPK.ARTS.16.c

  • 17

    Presents Visual ArtsPK.ARTS.17

    1. a

      Selects art objects for saving or display, explaining why they are chosenPK.ARTS.17.a

    2. b

      Identifies places, both inside and outside of school, where art can be displayed or savedPK.ARTS.17.b

  • 18

    Responds to Visual ArtsPK.ARTS.18

    1. a

      Recognizes and shares preferences and/or reactions to art in one’s environmentPK.ARTS.18.a

    2. b

      Distinguishes between images and real objects PK.ARTS.18.b

    3. c

      Selects a preferred artwork  PK.ARTS.18.c

  • 19

    Connects to Visual ArtsPK.ARTS.19

    1. a

      Imagines, invents, and creates art that tells a story about lifePK.ARTS.19.a

    2. b

      Recognizes that people make works of art and designPK.ARTS.19.b

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