Kindergarten Fine Arts Wyoming Standards

Students create and revise original art to express ideas, experiences and stories

Students investigate and apply a variety of materials, resources, technologies and processes to communicate experiences and ideas through art.

Students apply the elements and principles of design to their artwork

Students collaborate with others in creative artistic processes

Students use art materials and tools in a safe and responsible manner

Students complete and exhibit their artwork

Students explore isolated and coordinated dance movement with body awareness

Students practice and demonstrate balance, coordination, strength and range of motion in basic locomotor and nonlocomotor/axial movements, moving in a variety of directions

Students demonstrate the elements of dance, including shape, level, pathway, spatial awareness, and energy/movement quality

Students demonstrate the ability to dance to a musical phrase, responding to dynamic changes

Students demonstrate a sequence of movements, remember them in a short phrase and identify the beginning, middle and end

Experience the use of technology with dance

Students independently create and perform movements to express images, ideas, intent, situations and feelings

Students develop basic musicianship through practice, rehearsal and revision

Students perform independently and with others a varied repertoire of music, developing pitch accuracy, rhythm, posture, dynamics, and steady beat.

Students perform independently and with others a varied repertoire of music, developing pitch accuracy, rhythm, posture, dynamics, and steady beat.

Students create music using a Students create music using a variety of traditional and non-traditional sound sources

Students read and notate simple rhythm, dynamics and pitch notation

Students create and perform to express ideas through the use of movement, sound and language

Students explore the expression of an idea through the creative use of available materials and resources

Students develop self-discipline through practice and memorization

Students develop collaborative skills through the creative dramatic process

Students imagine and describe characters, plots and settings

Students observe and describe in detail the physical properties of works of art

Students respond to art, using vocabulary that describes subjects, themes and symbols

Students describe works of art using the language of artistic elements and principles.

Students explain their preference for specific works

Students observe and discuss how dance is similar to and different from other forms of human movement

Students observe or perform dance and discuss observations in relation to personal context.

Students observe and use dance terminology to describe how elements of dance contribute to a performance

Students observe and describe how production elements contribute to a performance

Students use appropriate terminology to identify simple forms and the timbres of a variety of instruments and voices.

Students respond to aural examples by moving to and describing music of various styles

Students explore criteria and discuss the quality of their own and others' performances and improvisations

Students explain their preferences for specific musical works and genres

Students view and discuss a live performance

Students observe and describe how theatrical elements contribute to a live performance

Students describe subjects, themes and symbols of a dramatic work using basic theatrical terminology

Students explain their personal preference for dramatic works.

Students read and understand a simple script

Students know that the visual arts have both a history and specific relationships to various cultures

Students identify specific works of art as belonging to particular cultures, times, and environments

Students understand that history, environment, culture, and the visual arts can influence each other

Students observe, practice, perform and respond to dances from their community and different cultures

Students observe or perform historical movements or dances

Students recognize that people create and perform dance differently. Observe or perform and compare multiple dance genres

Students recognize dancers in their family and community and explore how these artists create their work

Students identify by genre or style examples of music from various historical periods and cultures

Students listen to a varied repertoire of music and explore the historical and cultural significance

Students identify the purposes of music, roles of musicians, and environments in which music is performed in their daily lives and other world cultures

Students explore dramatic works belonging to various cultures, times, and places.

Students identify connections between the visual arts and other disciplines in the curriculum

Students identify careers and recreational opportunities in the visual arts

Students recognize visual artists in their family and community and explore how these artists create their work

Students demonstrate appropriate behavior in a variety of art settings

Students explore a concept or idea from another discipline through movement

Students identify careers and recreational opportunities in dance

Students explain how healthy practices enhance their ability to dance

Students are attentive and respond appropriately to vocal, musical, social or observed cues.

Students recognize how dance opportunities are supported in the community

Students demonstrate safe, responsible and appropriate behavior in a variety of musical settings

Students identify similarities and differences between other disciplines and music

Students explore careers, cultural and recreational opportunities in music

Students recognize how musical opportunities are supported in the community

Students demonstrate appropriate etiquette in a variety of theatrical settings

Students develop and practice safe and responsible behavior in theatrical spaces

Students identify connections between theatre and other disciplines

Students identify careers and recreational opportunities in theatre

Students recognize theatre artists in their family and community and explore how these artists create their work

Students recognize how theatre opportunities are supported in the community

Artistic Connections: Students relate the arts to other disciplines, careers and everyday life.

Aesthetic Perception: Students respond to, analyze, and make informed judgments about the arts.

Historical and cultural context: Students demonstrate an understanding of the arts in relation to history, cultures, and contemporary society.

Creative Expression Through Production: Students create, perform, exhibit or participate in the arts