Idaho State Standards for Arts Education: Kindergarten

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ID.1. Visual Arts: Historical and Cultural Contexts: Demonstrate an understanding of the cultural and historical contexts and interrelationships of the arts and humanities disciplines among various cultures. Students in grades K-3 discuss key differences and similarities in artworks. Students identify the purpose or function of an artwork and explain how it is a record of human ideas and a reflection of its culture. Students name ways in which visual arts compare to other art forms.

1.1. Discuss the historical and cultural contexts of the visual arts.

K-3.D.1.1.1. The student will be able to identify and perform dances associated with particular places and events. (868.01.d1)

K-3.D.1.1.2. The student will be able to identify historical events that have influenced dance. (868.01.d2)

K-3.D.1.1.3. The student will be able to discuss common subjects, ideas, and themes in dances from different cultures. (868.01.d3)

K-3.D.1.1.4. The student will be able to describe the role dance plays in today's society. (868.01.d4)

1.2. Explain the interrelationships among visual and performing arts disciplines.

K-3.D.1.2.1. The student will be able to compare dance and other art forms associated with various cultures in various time periods. (868.02.d1)

K-3.D.1.2.2. The student will be able to identify common themes or ideas found in other art forms and explore them through movement (e.g., students identify the theme of sadness found in a painting and improvise the idea through movement using 'sad' music). (868.02.d2)

ID.2. Visual Arts: Critical Thinking: Analyze and communicate about the visual arts. Students in grades K-3 use appropriate arts vocabulary to discuss works of art. Students identify the visual arts as a form of communication and a way to create meaning. Students identify characteristics of various visual art forms. Students discuss that individuals respond to art in a variety of ways. Students respond to art respectfully.

2.1. Conduct analyses in the visual arts.

K-3.D.2.1.1. The student will be able to talk about dance as a means of communicating meaning. (870.01.d1)

K-3.D.2.1.2. The student will be able to show through movement how the human body is used to express or communicate action, idea, or experience. (870.01.d2)

2.2. Engage in reasoned dialogue and make informed decisions about the visual arts.

K-3.D.2.2.1. The student will be able to create movement based on a theme (e.g., improvise on the topic of family). (870.02.d2)

K-3.D.2.2.2. The student will be able to show how dance elicits various interpretations. (870.02.d3)

K-3.D.2.2.3. The student will be able to develop and apply arts vocabulary when discussing dance forms. (870.03.d1)

K-3.D.2.2.4. The student will be able to suggest ways the artists get ideas. (870.03.d3)

K-3.D.2.2.5. The student will be able to voice personal preferences about dances within a classroom or other setting. (870.03.d4)

K-3.D.2.2.6. The student will be able to observe a dance performance, discuss its meaning, and voice a personal response to it.

ID.3. Visual Arts: Performance: Communicate and respond through the visual arts articulately and expressively. Students in grades K-3 use art techniques, media, and processes to create and replicate works of art. Students demonstrate safe and appropriate use of art materials. Students apply elements of color, shape, and line in artwork. Students create artwork about self, family, and personal experiences.

3.1. Demonstrate skills essential to the visual arts.

K-3.D.3.1.1. The student will be able to identify and practice different movement qualities (e.g., glide, slide, wiggle, swing).

K-3.D.3.1.2. The student will be able to demonstrate how the body can change, create shapes, change levels, and move through pathways and in space at various speeds. (872.02.d1)

K-3.D.3.1.3. The student will be able to improvise movement based on various stimuli (e.g., music, verbal clues, sound). (872.01.d4)

3.2. Communicate through the visual arts, applying artistic concepts, knowledge, and skills.

K-3.D.3.2.1. The student will be able to repeat demonstrated body movements and rhythm patterns. (872.02.d2)

K-3.D.3.2.2. The student will be able to move as an individual and as part of a group without talking. (872.02.d3)

K-3.D.3.2.3. The student will be able to move at various tempos.

3.3. Communicate through the visual arts with creative expression.

K-3.D.3.3.1. The student will be able to use movement vocabulary to compose a dance phrase. (872.03.d1)

K-3.D.3.3.2. The student will be able to create a movement phrase with a beginning, middle, and end. (872.03.d2)

K-3.D.3.3.3. The student will be able to use original ideas and/or concepts from other sources to create movement. (872.03.d3)

K-3.D.3.3.4. The student will be able to express ideas, moods, and feelings through dance. (872.03.d4)

ID.1. Music: Historical and Cultural Contexts: Demonstrate an understanding of the cultural and historical contexts and interrelationships of the arts and humanities disciplines among various cultures. Students in grades K-3 discuss the history, culture, and traditions found in selected musical examples. Students identify ideas and emotions expressed through music and compare a musical selection with another art form.

1.1. Discuss the historical and cultural contexts of music.

K-3.Mu.1.1.1. The student will be able to name the historical or cultural background of musical selections learned. (868.01.a1)

K-3.Mu.1.1.2. The student will be able to identify the country or region of musical selections learned. (868.01.a2)

K-3.Mu.1.1.3. The student will be able to discuss suitable music for various occasions and traditions.

1.2. Discuss the interrelationships among visual and performing arts disciplines.

K-3.Mu.1.2.1. The student will be able to identify ideas and emotions that are expressed through music and other disciplines. (868.02.a1)

K-3.Mu.1.2.2. The student will be able to compare a musical selection with another art form that uses a similar style. (868.02.a2)

ID.2. Music: Critical Thinking: Analyze and converse about music. Students in grades K-3 identify simple musical forms, instrument families, and voices. Students discuss preferences for musical examples. Students explain the role of music in their lives.

2.1. Conduct analyses in music.

K-3.Mu.2.1.1. The student will be able to examine music as a way to communicate emotions. (870.01.a2)

K-3.Mu.2.1.2. The student will be able to use music vocabulary to discuss specific works of music. (870.01.a3)

K-3.Mu.2.1.3. The student will be able to identify sounds of different instrument families and voices.

K-3.Mu.2.1.4. The student will be able to identify simple musical forms when they are heard.

2.2. Engage in reasoned dialogue and make decisions about musical performances.

K-3.Mu.2.2.1. The student will be able to discuss the importance of music in one's own life. (870.02.a1)

K-3.Mu.2.2.2. The student will be able to discuss preferences for musical examples using familiar musical terms. (870.03.a2)

K-3.Mu.2.2.3. The student will be able to demonstrate proper concert behavior.

K-3.Mu.2.2.4. The student will be able to draw conclusions about the meaning of the term 'classical music.' (870.02.a2)

ID.3. Music: Performance: Communicate through music articulately and expressively. Students in grades K-3 read and perform simple music notation. Students perform alone and in groups on pitch and in rhythm responding to the conductor. Students create melodic or rhythmic responses using instructor guidelines. Students move to the beat of music.

3.1. Utilize concepts essential to music.

K-3.Mu.3.1.1. The student will be able to sing independently with a clear tone and on pitch.

K-3.Mu.3.1.2. The student will be able to identify symbols and notation in music. (906.01.a3)

K-3.Mu.3.1.3. The student will be able to read music notation in simple meters or groupings using a system of symbols, numbers, or letters. (872.01.a1)

3.2. Communicate through music, applying artistic concepts, knowledge, and skills.

K-3.Mu.3.2.1. The student will be able to identify and perform simple songs from different cultures and genres. (872.02.a1)

K-3.Mu.3.2.2. The student will be able to illustrate group singing and instrumental skills in response to conductor cues. (872.02.a2)

K-3.Mu.3.2.3. The student will be able to echo rhythmic or melodic patterns accurately.

3.3. Communicate through music with creative expression.

K-3.Mu.3.3.1. The student will be able to improvise musical 'answers' to given rhythmic and/or melodic phrases. (872.03.a3)

K-3.Mu.3.3.2. The student will be able to move to the beat of music in both organized and free style. (872.03.a2)

K-3.Mu.3.3.3. The student will be able to improvise movement that is stylistically appropriate to music. (872.03.a4)

ID.1. Theatre: Historical and Cultural Contexts: Demonstrate an understanding of the cultural and historical contexts and interrelationships of the arts and humanities disciplines among various cultures. Students in grades K-3 identify elements of theatre, cultural traditions, time periods, ideas, and emotions as expressed through theatre. Students compare written stories to dramatic performances.

1.1. Explain the historical and cultural contexts of theatre.

K-3.T.1.1.2. The student will be able to identify elements of theatre in everyday life, such as relationships (characters), clothes (costumes), locations (setting), and plot (story). (868.01.c1)

ID.1. Music: Historical and Cultural Contexts: Demonstrate an understanding of the cultural and historical contexts and interrelationships of the arts and humanities disciplines among various cultures. Students in grades K-3 identify elements of theatre, cultural traditions, time periods, ideas, and emotions as expressed through theatre. Students compare written stories to dramatic performances.

1.1. Explain the historical and cultural contexts of theatre.

K-3.T.1.1.1. The student will be able to identify a dramatic presentation as belonging to the past, present, or future.

K-3.T.1.1.3. The student will be able to identify and discuss cultural traditions in stories, songs, fairy tales, fables, and nursery rhymes.

1.2. Explain the interrelationships among the visual and performing arts disciplines.

K-3.T.1.2.1. The student will be able to discuss how theatre is enhanced by dance, visual art, and music. (868.02.c1)

K-3.T.1.2.2. The student will be able to compare a written (visual or oral) story with a dramatic performance of that same story. (868.02.c2)

ID.2. Theatre: Critical Thinking: Analyze and converse about theatre. Students in grades K-3 identify and discuss the elements and meaning of a dramatic performance, using arts vocabulary. Students explain personal preference about a dramatic performance.

2.1. Conduct analyses in theatre.

K-3.T.2.1.2. The student will be able to use arts vocabulary to discuss a dramatic performance. (870.01.c3)

2.2. Engage in reasoned dialogue and make decisions about dramatic performances.

K-3.T.2.2.1. The student will be able to verbalize personal preferences for types of drama. (870.01.c1)

K-3.T.2.2.2. The student will be able to identify the beginning, middle, and ending of dramatic performances. (870.01.c2)

ID.2. Music: Critical Thinking: Analyze and converse about theatre. Students in grades K-3 identify and discuss the elements and meaning of a dramatic performance, using arts vocabulary. Students explain personal preference about a dramatic performance.

2.1. Conduct analyses in theatre.

K-3.T.2.1.1. The student will be able to discuss drama as a form of communication. (870.01.c2)

K-3.T.2.1.3. The student will be able to identify and describe the character, plot, and setting in stories.

K-3.T.2.1.4. The student will be able to speculate on the meaning of a performance.

2.2. Engage in reasoned dialogue and make decisions about dramatic performances.

K-3.T.2.2.3. The student will be able to explain preferences for different parts of a dramatic performance. (870.01.c3)

ID.3. Theatre: Performance: Communicate through theatre articulately and expressively. Students in grades K-3 create and present dramatic performances based on personal experience, imagination, and factual events. Students use theatrical skills to create different characters, scenes, and dialogue. Students employ the elements of scenery, props, costume, and makeup in a dramatic performance.

3.2. Communicate through theatre, applying artistic concepts, knowledge, and skills.

K-3.T.3.2.1. The student will be able to use dialogue to tell stories. (872.02.c1)

K-3.T.3.2.2. The student will be able to interact in imaginary situations. (872.02.c2)

ID.3. Music: Performance: Communicate through theatre articulately and expressively. Students in grades K-3 create and present dramatic performances based on personal experience, imagination, and factual events. Students use theatrical skills to create different characters, scenes, and dialogue. Students employ the elements of scenery, props, costume, and makeup in a dramatic performance.

3.1. Identify concepts essential to theatre.

K-3.T.3.1.1. The student will be able to create characters, environments, and situations for dramatization. (872.01.c1)

K-3.T.3.1.2. The student will be able to vary movement, vocal pitch, tempo, and tone for different characters. (872.01.c2)

3.2. Communicate through theatre, applying artistic concepts, knowledge, and skills.

K-3.T.3.2.3. The student will be able to choose scenery, props, costumes, and makeup for a production. (872.02.c3)

3.3. Communicate through theatre with creative expression.

K-3.T.3.3.1. The student will be able to create spontaneous dialogue to express or create characters within a scene. (872.03.c1)

K-3.T.3.3.2. The student will be able to create and present original or historical/fictional stories.

K-3.T.3.3.3. The student will be able to assume roles based on personal experiences, imagination, and reading. (872.03.c2)

K-3.T.3.3.4. The student will be able to show respect for personal work and works of others.

1.1. Discuss the historical and cultural contexts of the visual arts.

K.VA.1.1.1. The student will be able to compare and contrast key differences and similarities in art works from different time periods or cultures.

K.VA.1.1.2. The student will be able to identify the purpose or function of a work of art that was created in the past. (868.01.b2)

K.VA.1.1.3. The student will be able to explain how art is a visual record of human ideas and a reflection of the culture of its origin.

1.2. Explain the interrelationships among visual and performing arts disciplines.

K.VA.1.2.1. The student will be able to name ways in which a work of visual art is similar to another art form. (868.02.b1)

K.VA.1.2.2. The student will be able to identify ideas and emotions that are expressed through visual arts and other disciplines. (868.02.b2)

2.1. Conduct analyses in the visual arts.

K.VA.2.1.1. The student will be able to identify and respond to characteristics and content of various visual art forms. (870.01.b1)

K.VA.2.1.2. The student will be able to examine the visual arts as a form of communication. (870.01.b2)

K.VA.2.1.3. The student will be able to use arts vocabulary to discuss specific works of art. (870.01.b3)

K.VA.2.1.4. The student will be able to identify the symbols used in works of art.

K.VA.2.1.5. The student will be able to identify the elements (line, shape, color) in art works and environments. .

2.2. Engage in reasoned dialogue and make informed decisions about the visual arts.

K.VA.2.2.1. The student will be able to discuss the importance of visual art in one's own life. (870.02.b1)

K.VA.2.2.2. The student will be able to discuss how art works can elicit different responses. (904.03.b2)

K.VA.2.2.3. The student will be able to express personal preferences for specific works and styles. (872.02.b3)

K.VA.2.2.4. The student will be able to identify and demonstrate appropriate behavior when attending and/or participating in arts events.

K.VA.2.2.5. The student will be able to show respect for personal work and works of others. (872.03.b1)

K.VA.2.2.6. The student will be able to dictate or write an artist's statement (tell what the work is about).

3.1. Demonstrate skills essential to the visual arts.

K.VA.3.1.1. The student will be able to acquire and use skills necessary for applying arts techniques, media, and processes. (872.01.b1)

K.VA.3.1.2. The student will be able to demonstrate safe and proper use, care, and storage of media, materials, and equipment.

K.VA.3.1.3. The student will be able to apply the elements of color, shape, and line in artwork.

K.VA.3.1.4. The student will be able to demonstrate skills of observation in the production of artwork.

3.2. Communicate through the visual arts, applying artistic concepts, knowledge, and skills.

K.VA.3.2.1. The student will be able to name and use different art materials to express an idea. (872.02.b1)

K.VA.3.2.2. The student will be able to apply artistic concepts, knowledge, and skills to original artwork.

K.VA.3.2.3. The student will be able to replicate or imitate an existing work, respecting the intent of its original creator. (872.02.b2)

3.3. Communicate through the visual arts with creative expression.

K.VA.3.3.1. The student will be able to experiment with different materials, techniques, and processes in the visual arts.

K.VA.3.3.2. The student will be able to create artwork about self, family, and personal experiences.

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