Washington State Standards for Arts Education: Grade 1

WA.1. Visual Arts: The student understands and applies arts knowledge and skills.

1.1. Understands arts concepts and vocabulary.

1.1.1. Identifies and uses visual art, dance, theatre, and music vocabulary and concepts.

1.1.2. Identifies line direction (e.g. horizontal, vertical) (Grade 1 framework).

1.1.3. Identifies and uses geometric and organic shapes (Grade 1 framework).

1.1.4. Identifies actual and textures (Grade 1 framework).

1.1.5. Identifies and mixes secondary colors from primary colors (Grade 1 framework).

1.2. Develops arts skills and techniques.

1.2.1. Identifies and uses basic arts skills and techniques.

1.2.2. Uses art tools and materials safely and appropriately (Grade 1 framework).

1.2.3. Uses simple movements to imitate character (Grade 1 framework).

1.2.4. Recalls and describes different feelings (i.e. glad, sad, mad) (Grade 1 framework).

1.2.5. Contributes to dramatic play (Grade 1 framework).

1.3. Understands and applies arts styles from various artists, cultures, and times.

1.3.1. Identifies specific attributes of art works of various artists, cultures, and times using arts vocabulary.

1.3.2. Describes the differences between two artworks (Grade 1 framework).

1.4. Applies audience skills in a variety of arts settings and performances.

1.4.1. Demonstrates audience conventions in a variety of arts settings and performances.

1.4.2. Demonstrates how to focus attention (Grade 1 framework).

WA.2. Visual Arts: The student demonstrates thinking skills using artistic processes.

2.1. Applies a creative process in the arts: Conceptualizes the context or purpose; Gathers information from diverse sources; Develops ideas and techniques; Organizes arts elements, forms, and/or principles into a creative work; Reflects for the purpose of elaboration and self evaluation; Refines work based on feedback; Presents work to others.

2.1.1. Develops work using a creative process with instructor direction.

2.1.2. Applies previously learned arts concepts, vocabulary, skills, and techniques through a creative process (Grade 1 framework).

2.2. Applies a performance process in the arts: Identifies audience and purpose; Selects artistic work (repertoire) to perform; Analyzes the structure and background of work; Interprets by developing a personal approach to the work; Rehearses, adjusts, and refines through evaluation and problem solving; Presents work for others; Reflects and evaluates.

2.2.1. Develops work using a performance process with instructor direction.

2.2.2. Applies previously learned arts concepts, vocabulary, skills, and techniques through a performance process (Grade 1 framework).

2.3. Applies a responding process to an arts presentation: Engages actively and purposefully; Describes what is seen and/or heard; Analyzes how the elements are arranged and organized; Interprets based on descriptive properties; Evaluates using supportive evidence and criteria.

2.3.1. Applies a responding process to an arts presentation with instructor direction.

2.3.2. Applies previously learned arts concepts, vocabulary, skills, and techniques through a responding process (Grade 1 framework).

WA.3. Visual Arts: The student communicates through the arts.

3.1. Uses the arts to express and present ideas and feelings.

3.1.1. Expresses personal ideas and feelings through the arts.

3.1.2. Identifies how feelings are expressed through the arts (Grade 1 framework).

3.2. Uses the arts to communicate for a specific purpose.

3.2.1. Creates and/or performs an artwork to communicate for a given purpose with instructor direction.

3.2.2. Uses the arts to communicate for a specific purpose (e.g. entertain) (Grade 1 framework).

3.3. Develops personal aesthetic criteria to communicate artistic choices.

3.3.1. Explains how personal aesthetic criteria is reflected in artwork.

3.3.2. Identifies personal aesthetic choices (Grade 1 framework).

WA.4. Visual Arts: The student makes connections within and across the arts, to other disciplines, life, cultures, and work.

4.1. Demonstrates and analyzes the connections among the arts disciplines.

4.1.1. Describes skills, concepts, and vocabulary common among arts disciplines.

4.1.2. Identifies and demonstrates common concepts through arts disciplines (i.e. rhythm) (Grade 1 framework).

4.2. Demonstrates and analyzes the connections between the arts and other content areas.

4.2.1. Identifies skills, concepts, and vocabulary common to the arts and other content area.

4.2.2. Identifies concepts and vocabulary common to the arts and other content areas (Grade 1 framework).

4.3. Understands how the arts impact lifelong choices.

4.3.1. Analyzes how the arts impact personal and community choices.

4.3.2. Identifies how the arts impact home/family choices (Grade 1 framework).

4.4. Understands that the arts shape and reflect culture and history.

4.4.1. Identifies specific attributes of artworks that reflect culture.

4.4.2. Describes a specific artwork from home/family (Grade 1 framework).

4.5. Demonstrates knowledge of arts careers and the role of arts skills in the world of work.

4.5.1. Describes career roles in the arts, demonstrates arts skills used in the world of work.

4.5.2. Practices safety habits using tools and materials appropriately (Grade 1 framework).

WA.1. Music: The student understands and applies arts knowledge and skills.

1.1. Understands arts concepts and vocabulary.

1.1.1. Identifies and uses visual art, dance, theatre, and music vocabulary and concepts.

1.1.2. Aurally and visually identifies high and low pitches (pitch) (Grade 1 framework).

1.1.3. Understands and uses loud-quiet dynamics, fast-slow tempo (expression) (Grade 1 framework).

1.1.4. Identifies melodic phrases that move upward and downward (melody) (Grade 1 framework).

1.2. Develops arts skills and techniques.

1.2.1. Identifies and uses basic arts skills and techniques.

1.2.2. Sings and matches pitch (range C-G) (Grade 1 framework).

1.2.3. Accurately echoes melodic and rhythmic phrases (Grade 1 framework).

1.3. Understands and applies arts styles from various artists, cultures, and times.

1.3.1. Identifies specific attributes of art works of various artists, cultures, and times using arts vocabulary.

1.3.2. Describes the differences between two artworks (Grade 1 framework).

1.4. Applies audience skills in a variety of arts settings and performances.

1.4.1. Demonstrates audience conventions in a variety of arts settings and performances.

1.4.2. Demonstrates how to focus attention (Grade 1 framework).

WA.2. Music: The student demonstrates thinking skills using artistic processes.

2.1. Applies a creative process in the arts: Conceptualizes the context or purpose; Gathers information from diverse sources; Develops ideas and techniques; Organizes arts elements, forms, and/or principles into a creative work; Reflects for the purpose of elaboration and self evaluation; Refines work based on feedback; Presents work to others.

2.1.1. Develops work using a creative process with instructor direction.

2.1.2. Applies previously learned arts concepts, vocabulary, skills, and techniques through a creative process (Grade 1 framework).

2.2. Applies a performance process in the arts: Identifies audience and purpose; Selects artistic work (repertoire) to perform; Analyzes the structure and background of work; Interprets by developing a personal approach to the work; Rehearses, adjusts, and refines through evaluation and problem solving; Presents work for others; Reflects and evaluates.

2.2.1. Develops work using a performance process with instructor direction.

2.2.2. Applies previously learned arts concepts, vocabulary, skills, and techniques through a performance process (Grade 1 framework).

2.3. Applies a responding process to an arts presentation: Engages actively and purposefully; Describes what is seen and/or heard; Analyzes how the elements are arranged and organized; Interprets based on descriptive properties; Evaluates using supportive evidence and criteria.

2.3.1. Applies a responding process to an arts presentation with instructor direction.

2.3.2. Applies previously learned arts concepts, vocabulary, skills, and techniques through a responding process (Grade 1 framework).

WA.3. Music: The student communicates through the arts.

3.1. Uses the arts to express and present ideas and feelings.

3.1.1. Expresses personal ideas and feelings through the arts.

3.1.2. Identifies how feelings are expressed through the arts (Grade 1 framework).

3.2. Uses the arts to communicate for a specific purpose.

3.2.1. Creates and/or performs an artwork to communicate for a given purpose with instructor direction.

3.2.2. Uses the arts to communicate for a specific purpose (e.g. entertain) (Grade 1 framework).

3.3. Develops personal aesthetic criteria to communicate artistic choices.

3.3.1. Explains how personal aesthetic criteria is reflected in artwork.

3.3.2. Identifies personal aesthetic choices (Grade 1 framework).

WA.4. Music: The student makes connections within and across the arts, to other disciplines, life, cultures, and work.

4.1. Demonstrates and analyzes the connections among the arts disciplines.

4.1.1. Describes skills, concepts, and vocabulary common among arts disciplines.

4.1.2. Identifies and demonstrates common concepts through arts disciplines (i.e. rhythm) (Grade 1 framework).

4.2. Demonstrates and analyzes the connections between the arts and other content areas.

4.2.1. Identifies skills, concepts, and vocabulary common to the arts and other content area.

4.2.2. Identifies concepts and vocabulary common to the arts and other content areas (Grade 1 framework).

4.3. Understands how the arts impact lifelong choices.

4.3.1. Analyzes how the arts impact personal and community choices.

4.3.2. Identifies how the arts impact home/family choices (Grade 1 framework).

4.4. Understands that the arts shape and reflect culture and history.

4.4.1. Identifies specific attributes of artworks that reflect culture.

4.4.2. Describes a specific artwork from home/family (Grade 1 framework).

4.5. Demonstrates knowledge of arts careers and the role of arts skills in the world of work.

4.5.1. Describes career roles in the arts, demonstrates arts skills used in the world of work.

4.5.2. Practices safety habits using tools and materials appropriately (Grade 1 framework).

WA.1. Theatre: The student understands and applies arts knowledge and skills.

1.1. Understands arts concepts and vocabulary.

1.1.1. Identifies and uses visual art, dance, theatre, and music vocabulary and concepts.

1.1.2. Identifies main and minor character(s) (Grade 1 framework).

1.1.3. Identifies the time & place of setting (Grade 1 framework).

1.1.4. Identifies main action in a scene/play/story (Grade 1 framework).

1.1.5. Identifies the beginning, middle, and end in a scene/play/story (Grade 1 framework).

1.1.6. Uses repetition of several elements to create pattern (Grade 1 framework).

1.2. Develops arts skills and techniques.

1.2.1. Identifies and uses basic arts skills and techniques.

1.2.2. Uses voice to produce rhythmic language patterns (Grade 1 framework).

1.2.3. Uses simple movements to imitate character (Grade 1 framework).

1.2.4. Recalls and describes different feelings (i.e. glad, sad, mad) (Grade 1 framework).

1.2.5. Contributes to dramatic play (Grade 1 framework).

1.3. Understands and applies arts styles from various artists, cultures, and times.

1.3.1. Identifies specific attributes of art works of various artists, cultures, and times using arts vocabulary.

1.3.2. Describes the differences between two artworks (Grade 1 framework).

1.4. Applies audience skills in a variety of arts settings and performances.

1.4.1. Demonstrates audience conventions in a variety of arts settings and performances.

1.4.2. Demonstrates how to focus attention (Grade 1 framework).

WA.2. Theatre: The student demonstrates thinking skills using artistic processes.

2.1. Applies a creative process in the arts: Conceptualizes the context or purpose; Gathers information from diverse sources; Develops ideas and techniques; Organizes arts elements, forms, and/or principles into a creative work; Reflects for the purpose of elaboration and self evaluation; Refines work based on feedback; Presents work to others.

2.1.1. Develops work using a creative process with instructor direction.

2.1.2. Applies previously learned arts concepts, vocabulary, skills, and techniques through a creative process (Grade 1 framework).

2.2. Applies a performance process in the arts: Identifies audience and purpose; Selects artistic work (repertoire) to perform; Analyzes the structure and background of work; Interprets by developing a personal approach to the work; Rehearses, adjusts, and refines through evaluation and problem solving; Presents work for others; Reflects and evaluates.

2.2.1. Develops work using a performance process with instructor direction.

2.2.2. Applies previously learned arts concepts, vocabulary, skills, and techniques through a performance process (Grade 1 framework).

2.3. Applies a responding process to an arts presentation: Engages actively and purposefully; Describes what is seen and/or heard; Analyzes how the elements are arranged and organized; Interprets based on descriptive properties; Evaluates using supportive evidence and criteria.

2.3.1. Applies a responding process to an arts presentation with instructor direction.

2.3.2. Applies previously learned arts concepts, vocabulary, skills, and techniques through a responding process (Grade 1 framework).

WA.3. Theatre: The student communicates through the arts.

3.1. Uses the arts to express and present ideas and feelings.

3.1.1. Expresses personal ideas and feelings through the arts.

3.1.2. Identifies how feelings are expressed through the arts (Grade 1 framework).

3.2. Uses the arts to communicate for a specific purpose.

3.2.1. Creates and/or performs an artwork to communicate for a given purpose with instructor direction.

3.2.2. Uses the arts to communicate for a specific purpose (e.g. entertain) (Grade 1 framework).

3.3. Develops personal aesthetic criteria to communicate artistic choices.

3.3.1. Explains how personal aesthetic criteria is reflected in artwork.

3.3.2. Identifies personal aesthetic choices (Grade 1 framework).

WA.4. Theatre: The student makes connections within and across the arts, to other disciplines, life, cultures, and work.

4.1. Demonstrates and analyzes the connections among the arts disciplines.

4.1.1. Describes skills, concepts, and vocabulary common among arts disciplines.

4.1.2. Identifies and demonstrates common concepts through arts disciplines (i.e. rhythm) (Grade 1 framework).

4.2. Demonstrates and analyzes the connections between the arts and other content areas.

4.2.1. Identifies skills, concepts, and vocabulary common to the arts and other content area.

4.2.2. Identifies concepts and vocabulary common to the arts and other content areas (Grade 1 framework).

4.3. Understands how the arts impact lifelong choices.

4.3.1. Analyzes how the arts impact personal and community choices.

4.3.2. Identifies how the arts impact home/family choices (Grade 1 framework).

4.4. Understands that the arts shape and reflect culture and history.

4.4.1. Identifies specific attributes of artworks that reflect culture.

4.4.2. Describes a specific artwork from home/family (Grade 1 framework).

4.5. Demonstrates knowledge of arts careers and the role of arts skills in the world of work.

4.5.1. Describes career roles in the arts, demonstrates arts skills used in the world of work.

4.5.2. Practices safety habits using tools and materials appropriately (Grade 1 framework).

WA.1. Visual Arts: The student understands and applies arts knowledge and skills.

1.1. Understands arts concepts and vocabulary.

1.1.1. Identifies and uses visual art, dance, theatre, and music vocabulary and concepts.

1.1.2. Identifies line direction (e.g. horizontal, vertical) (Grade 1 framework).

1.1.3. Identifies and uses geometric and organic shapes (Grade 1 framework).

1.1.4. Identifies actual and textures (Grade 1 framework).

1.1.5. Identifies and mixes secondary colors from primary colors (Grade 1 framework).

1.1.6. Uses repetition of several elements to create pattern (Grade 1 framework).

1.2. Develops arts skills and techniques.

1.2.1. Identifies and uses basic arts skills and techniques.

1.2.2. Uses art tools and materials safely and appropriately (Grade 1 framework).

1.3. Understands and applies arts styles from various artists, cultures, and times.

1.3.1. Identifies specific attributes of art works of various artists, cultures, and times using arts vocabulary.

1.3.2. Describes the differences between two artworks (Grade 1 framework).

1.4. Applies audience skills in a variety of arts settings and performances.

1.4.1. Demonstrates audience conventions in a variety of arts settings and performances.

1.4.2. Demonstrates how to focus attention (Grade 1 framework).

WA.2. Visual Arts: The student demonstrates thinking skills using artistic processes.

2.1. Applies a creative process in the arts: Conceptualizes the context or purpose; Gathers information from diverse sources; Develops ideas and techniques; Organizes arts elements, forms, and/or principles into a creative work; Reflects for the purpose of elaboration and self evaluation; Refines work based on feedback; Presents work to others.

2.1.1. Develops work using a creative process with instructor direction.

2.1.2. Applies previously learned arts concepts, vocabulary, skills, and techniques through a creative process (Grade 1 framework).

2.2. Applies a performance process in the arts: Identifies audience and purpose; Selects artistic work (repertoire) to perform; Analyzes the structure and background of work; Interprets by developing a personal approach to the work; Rehearses, adjusts, and refines through evaluation and problem solving; Presents work for others; Reflects and evaluates.

2.2.1. Develops work using a performance process with instructor direction.

2.2.2. Applies previously learned arts concepts, vocabulary, skills, and techniques through a performance process (Grade 1 framework).

2.3. Applies a responding process to an arts presentation: Engages actively and purposefully; Describes what is seen and/or heard; Analyzes how the elements are arranged and organized; Interprets based on descriptive properties; Evaluates using supportive evidence and criteria.

2.3.1. Applies a responding process to an arts presentation with instructor direction.

2.3.2. Applies previously learned arts concepts, vocabulary, skills, and techniques through a responding process (Grade 1 framework).

WA.3. Visual Arts: The student communicates through the arts.

3.1. Uses the arts to express and present ideas and feelings.

3.1.1. Expresses personal ideas and feelings through the arts.

3.1.2. Identifies how feelings are expressed through the arts (Grade 1 framework).

3.2. Uses the arts to communicate for a specific purpose.

3.2.1. Creates and/or performs an artwork to communicate for a given purpose with instructor direction.

3.2.2. Uses the arts to communicate for a specific purpose (e.g. entertain) (Grade 1 framework).

3.3. Develops personal aesthetic criteria to communicate artistic choices.

3.3.1. Explains how personal aesthetic criteria is reflected in artwork.

3.3.2. Identifies personal aesthetic choices (Grade 1 framework).

WA.4. Visual Arts: The student makes connections within and across the arts, to other disciplines, life, cultures, and work.

4.1. Demonstrates and analyzes the connections among the arts disciplines.

4.1.1. Describes skills, concepts, and vocabulary common among arts disciplines.

4.1.2. Identifies and demonstrates common concepts through arts disciplines (i.e. rhythm) (Grade 1 framework).

4.2. Demonstrates and analyzes the connections between the arts and other content areas.

4.2.1. Identifies skills, concepts, and vocabulary common to the arts and other content area.

4.2.2. Identifies concepts and vocabulary common to the arts and other content areas (Grade 1 framework).

4.3. Understands how the arts impact lifelong choices.

4.3.1. Analyzes how the arts impact personal and community choices.

4.3.2. Identifies how the arts impact home/family choices (Grade 1 framework).

4.4. Understands that the arts shape and reflect culture and history.

4.4.1. Identifies specific attributes of artworks that reflect culture.

4.4.2. Describes a specific artwork from home/family (Grade 1 framework).

4.5. Demonstrates knowledge of arts careers and the role of arts skills in the world of work.

4.5.1. Describes career roles in the arts, demonstrates arts skills used in the world of work.

4.5.2. Practices safety habits using tools and materials appropriately (Grade 1 framework).