North Carolina State Standards for Arts Education: Kindergarten

NC.1. Dance: The learner will identify and demonstrate elements and skills in dance.

1.01. Identify body parts and range of motion.

1.02. Demonstrate the element of space in dance through exploration: personal/general, locomotor/non-locomotor movement, axial movement, shape, level, direction, and pathways.

1.03. Demonstrate the element of time in dance through exploration: tempo and rhythm.

1.04. Demonstrate the element of energy/dynamics in dance through exploration.

NC.2. Dance: The learner will understand choreographic principles, processes, and structures.

2.01. Demonstrate the difference between spontaneous and planned movement.

2.02. Demonstrate patterns in dance.

2.03. Demonstrate that dance has a beginning, middle, and end.

2.04. Improvise movement based on own ideas and ideas from other sources.

2.05. Move alone and with others.

NC.3. Dance: The learner will understand that dance can create and communicate meaning.

3.01. Express ideas, feelings, and stories through dance movement.

3.02. Respond to dance movement experiences in a variety of ways.

3.03. Identify similarities and differences between dance and other forms of human movement.

NC.4. Dance: The learner will apply and demonstrate critical and creative thinking skills in dance.

4.01. Demonstrate at least one solution to a given creative movement problem in dance.

4.02. Identify similarities and differences in dance movement sequences.

4.03. Evaluate dance movement sequences.

NC.5. Dance: The learner will demonstrate and understand dance in various cultures and historical periods.

5.01. Identify the existence of dance in communities and cultures.

5.02. Identify and explore dances from various cultures.

NC.6. Dance: The learner will make connections between dance and healthful living.

6.01. Demonstrate self-awareness through dance movement activities.

6.02. Identify that dance requires concentration.

6.03. Identify how warming-up enhances the ability to dance.

NC.7. Dance: The learner will make connections between dance and other content areas.

7.01. Identify connections between dance and one other content area.

7.02. Identify various applications of technology in dance.

NC.8. Dance: The learner will understand dance as an art form with a range of opportunities for involvement.

8.01. Show respect and appreciation for the dance movement efforts of others.

8.02. Demonstrate ways that one can be involved through dance as a performer and as an audience member.

NC.1. Music: The learner will sing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.

1.01. Recognize and demonstrate the difference between speaking and singing voices.

1.02. Match pitch within a developmentally appropriate range.

1.03. Sing with correct posture.

1.04. Respond to the cues of a conductor.

1.05. Sing a variety of music.

1.06. Show respect for the singing efforts of others.

NC.2. Music: The learner will play on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.

2.01. Recognize and play pitched and unpitched instruments.

2.02. Echo simple rhythmic patterns.

2.03. Play with appropriate technique and posture.

2.04. Demonstrate a steady beat.

2.05. Respond to the cues of a conductor.

2.06. Play a varied repertoire of music.

2.07. Show respect for the instrumental playing efforts of others.

NC.3. Music: The learner will improvise melodies, variations, and accompaniments.

3.01. Improvise a response by singing, playing, and or moving to given rhythmic and melodic phrases.

3.02. Improvise simple rhythmic and melodic ostinati.

3.03. Improvise simple rhythmic variations using familiar pentatonic melodies.

3.04. Improvise short songs and instrumental pieces using a variety of sound sources.

3.05. Show respect for the improvisational efforts of others.

NC.4. Music: The learner will compose and arrange music within specified guidelines.

4.01. Select musical sounds to accompany readings or dramatizations.

4.02. Compose a simple melody using at least two pitches.

4.03. Compose a simple rhythmic pattern using quarter and eighth note and quarter rest durations.

4.04. Show respect for the composing and arranging efforts of others.

NC.5. Music: The learner will read and notate music.

5.01. Read simple rhythmic notation including quarter notes, eighth notes, and quarter rests.

5.02. Read simple melodic notation.

5.03. Show respect for the reading and notating efforts of others.

NC.6. Music: The learner will listen to, analyze, and describe music.

6.01. Identify same/different and call/response sections in music.

6.02. Demonstrate perceptual skills by answering questions about aural musical examples of various styles and cultures.

6.03. Identify sound sources visually and aurally.

6.04. Respond through purposeful movement to prominent music characteristics while listening to music.

6.05. Show respect while listening to and analyzing music.

NC.7. Music: The learner will evaluate music and music performances.

7.01. Relate personal reactions to music selections.

7.02. Demonstrate respect for the musical efforts and opinions of others.

NC.8. Music: The learner will understand relationships between music, the other arts, and content areas outside the arts.

8.01. Recognize commonalities between music and the other arts.

8.02. Identify ways in which the principles and subject matter of other content areas taught in the school including English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies are related to those of music.

8.03. Demonstrate the character traits of responsibility, self-discipline, and perseverance while informally or formally participating in music.

NC.9. Music: The learner will understand music in relation to history and culture.

9.01. Identify aural examples of music from various historical periods and cultures.

9.02. Identify various uses of music.

9.03. Identify roles of musicians.

9.04. Show respect for music from various cultures and historical periods.

NC.1. Theatre: The learner will write based on personal experience and heritage, imagination, literature, and history.

1.01. Restate setting, characters, and story events through pictorial, visual and physical aides.

1.02. Retell stories through guided dramatic play from text read aloud.

1.03. Recall the character/family relationships in stories, plays, puppet shows, etc.

1.04. Repeat sequence of events through verbal and nonverbal communication.

1.05. Recognize patterns in stories.

NC.2. Theatre: The learner will act by interacting in improvisations and assuming roles.

2.01. Recognize that pretend play is dramatic.

2.02. Differentiate between dramatic play and creative drama.

2.03. Imitate a variety of roles in family life.

2.04. Express various ideas and emotions through gestures, movement and voice.

2.05. Role play a variety of real and non-real characters through guided dramatic play.

NC.3. Theatre: The learner will design and produce theatre by conceptualizing and realizing artistic interpretations for informal or formal productions.

3.01. Identify the setting for the story.

3.02. Adapt a space for playing out a story.

3.03. Distinguish between playing space and audience space.

3.04. Understand acceptable audience behaviors and responses.

3.05. Recognize the role of simple props, scenery and costumes in the dramatic process.

3.06. Imagine a variety of real and non-real environments.

NC.4. Theatre: The learner will direct through planning and presenting informal or formal productions.

4.01. Repeat dialogue for retelling a story through guided practice.

4.02. Imitate the sounds and movements of objects, animals and people.

4.03. Listen and respond to directions and side coaching in dramatic activities.

4.04. Participate in group decision-making about artistic choices.

NC.5. Theatre: The learner will research by finding information to support informal or formal productions.

5.01. Manipulate simple props and costumes to support the character or story.

5.02. Choose or imitate movement to support the playing of the character.

5.03. Choose or imitate vocal levels and ranges to support the playing of a character.

5.04. Notice character traits in visual aides such as storybook pictures.

5.05. Identify character traits using verbal and nonverbal expression.

5.06. Discuss the five senses as they relate to objects, animals, and people.

NC.6. Theatre: The learner will compare and integrate art forms by analyzing traditional theatre, dance, music, visual arts, and new art forms.

6.01. Use sound, movement and drawing through dramatic play.

6.02. Use puppets in dramatic play.

6.03. Participate in and use the art form of pantomime.

6.04. Begin to be aware that a variety of art forms are infused into theatre and come from all cultures.

6.05. Discuss basic similarities and differences.

NC.7. Theatre: The learner will analyze, critique, and construct meaning from informal and formal theatre, film, television, and electronic media productions.

7.01. Engage in discussion about dramatic process.

7.02. Listen to and demonstrate respect for the thoughts and opinions of others.

7.03. Look for the results of characters' actions in a variety of literary forms.

7.04. Discuss likes and dislikes of audience members.

7.05. Describe characters, setting and events seen or portrayed in formal or informal productions.

NC.8. Theatre: The learner will understand context by analyzing the role of theatre, film, television, and electronic media in the past and present.

8.01. Share the role of film and television in one's family life.

8.02. Share the role of electronic media such as radio and computer in one's family life.

8.03. Experience live or recorded performances.

8.04. Participate in creative drama.

NC.1. Visual Arts: The learner will develop critical and creative thinking skills and perceptual awareness necessary for understanding and producing art.

1.01. Use immediate environment, including family, home and surroundings, as source of ideas.

1.02. Use imagination as a source of ideas.

1.03. Understand and follow step-by-step presentation of art activities.

1.04. Begin to develop appropriate art vocabulary

1.05. Develop symbols for visual expression

1.06. Select color according to emotional appeal

1.07. Explore a variety of media

1.08. Create work that does not conform to adult standards of realism.

1.09. Select artwork they 'like the best' and simply explain why.

1.10. Illustrate poems, stories and rhymes

1.11. Use all the senses to gain information and awareness about their environment.

1.12. Perhaps find inspiration from a variety of artwork.

NC.2. Visual Arts: The learner will develop skills necessary for understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes.

2.01. Become familiar with a limited number of basic art media, techniques and processes which may include: Drawing - crayons, oil pastels, non-toxic markers, brushes, computers, pencils, sidewalk chalk; Cut paper - glue, scissors, folding, bending 3-D - clay, paper, found objects, including wood scraps; Printmaking - stamps, gadgets, found objects, vegetables, monoprint; Painting - tempera, watercolors, large brushes, sponges, finger paint; Ceramics - pinch, coil, found stamps.

2.02. Explore media freely.

2.03. Develop fine and gross motor control

2.04. Utilize entire page when using 2-D materials.

2.05. Create a variety of lines, like thick and thin, curved or zigzag, etc.

2.06. Cut large and small shapes; double layers to produce identical shapes

2.07. Model clay by pressing; pulling, pinching, incising, stamping with found objects.

2.08. Create original pictures of self, others, animals and objects.

2.09. Render own thoughts and feelings visually.

2.10. Demonstrate proper use and care of materials and tools.

2.11. Use the art room rules for behavior, care and safety of equipment, tools and materials.

NC.3. Visual Arts: The learner will organize the components of a work into a cohesive whole through knowledge of organizational principles of design and art elements.

3.01. Name and identify colors.

3.02. Identify primary and secondary colors.

3.03. Mix secondary colors

3.04. Identify different types of line: straight, crooked, curved, zig-zag, wide and thin.

3.05. Recognize that line can be used to define contour of shapes and forms.

3.06. Name different textures on surfaces, for example: rough, smooth, bumpy.

3.07. Identify geometric shapes: circle, square, rectangle, triangle, diamond and oval.

3.08. Recognize some shapes have names; some do not.

3.09. Begin to discuss his or her own work and that of others in terms of color, line, shape and texture.

3.10. Use the entire page as part of the composition.

3.11. Use solutions that do not rely on copying or tracing others work.

3.12. Recognize others may view or interpret differently.

3.13. Use his or her own ideas and feelings when creating artwork.

3.14. Respect the work of others when discussing art.

3.15. Explore a variety of materials.

NC.4. Visual Arts: The learner will choose and evaluate a range of subject matter and ideas to communicate intended meaning in artworks.

4.01. Create art depicting self, family, friends, pets, home, school and community.

4.02. Demonstrate the use of life surroundings and personal experiences to express ideas and feelings.

4.03. Invent original and personal imagery from observation and imagination to convey meaning and not rely on copying or tracing another's work.

4.04. Find inspiration in the work of other artists from many cultures.

NC.5. Visual Arts: The learner will understand the visual arts in relation to history and cultures.

5.01. Recognize that people in many times and places have made art.

5.02. Recognize that art is created to fulfill personal and/or societal needs or purposes.

5.03. Recognize that an artwork may serve functional purposes.

5.04. Begin to relate to the concept of time personally ('when my grandfather was young?'), to famous people ('when George Washington was alive?'), and units of time (day, week, years).

5.05. Recognize that human beings create art to tell a story about their ideas and lives without words.

NC.6. Visual Arts: The learner will reflect upon and assess the characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others.

6.01. Relate important experiences in life to one's own art.

6.02. Accept others' work and ideas.

6.03. Recognize that no two people are alike; therefore, their artwork should be alike.

6.04. Begin to use art vocabulary for discussion.

6.05. Begin to describe and explain his or her own art and the art of others in response to guided questions.

6.06. Express one's feelings about a specific artwork.

6.07. Begin to understand there are varied responses to specific art works

NC.7. Visual Arts: The learner will perceive connections between visual arts and other disciplines.

7.01. Make use of commonalties in the subject matter of visual arts and other disciplines.

7.02. Begin to realize what each discipline encompasses.

7.03. Begin to observe that objects can be handmade or machine made and that both have value.

7.04. Use current technology to learn about art and create one's own artwork.

NC.8. Visual Arts: The learner will develop an awareness of art as an avocation and profession.

8.01. Develop a positive attitude about working with art materials and the art making process.

8.02. Understand that people of all ages can enjoy making art based on shared knowledge of self, family and friends.

8.03. Begin to differentiate between man made objects and natural objects.