Washington State Standards for Arts Education: Grade 2

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 and demonstrates different line qualities e.g. thick/thin (Grade 2 framework).

1.1.3. Combines geometric and organic shapes to create freeform shapes (Grade 2 framework).

1.1.4. Identifies and uses warm/ cool colors (Grade 2 framework).

1.1.5. Creates space in an artwork using the spatial devices of overlap and relative size (Grade 2 framework).

1.2. Develops arts skills and techniques.

1.2.1. Identifies and uses basic arts skills and techniques.

1.2.2. Varies pressure, placement, and direction of tools with control (Grade 2 framework).

1.2.3. Uses one type of tool, e.g. brushes, to create different visual qualities (Grade 2 framework).

1.2.4. Identifies character's feelings (Grade 2 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. Recognizes that artworks have differing styles (Grade 2 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 active listening /viewing skills (Grade 2 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 2 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 2 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 2 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. Recognizes that ideas and feelings can be expressed through the arts (Grade 2 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. tell a story) (Grade 2 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. Recognizes the aesthetic choices of others (Grade 2 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. Demonstrates how an idea can be represented through various arts disciplines (Grade 2 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. Demonstrates concepts common to the arts and other content areas (Grade 2 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 examples of arts in the community (Grade 2 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. Describe specific artwork in the community (Grade 2 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. Maintains focus and demonstrates perseverance (Grade 2 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. Reads, writes, and creates using rhythms including quarter notes and rests and paired eighths (rhythm) (Grade 2 framework).

1.1.3. Understands and uses forte (f) and piano (p) (expression) (Grade 2 framework).

1.1.4. Identifies and uses parts of the staff (i.e. treble clef, lines, and spaces) (notation) (Grade 2 framework).

1.1.5. Identifies and creates using simple musical forms (i.e. AB, ABA, call - response) (form) (Grade 2 framework).

1.1.6. Identifies and uses emphasis/dominance (Grade 2 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 - C)) (Grade 2 framework).

1.2.3. Reads & performs simple rhythms (Grade 2 framework).

1.2.4. Creates an improvisational response to a given pattern (Grade 2 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. Recognizes that artworks have differing styles (Grade 2 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 active listening /viewing skills (Grade 2 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 2 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 2 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 2 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. Recognizes that ideas and feelings can be expressed through the arts (Grade 2 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. tell a story) (Grade 2 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. Recognizes the aesthetic choices of others (Grade 2 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. Demonstrates how an idea can be represented through various arts disciplines (Grade 2 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. Demonstrates concepts common to the arts and other content areas (Grade 2 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 examples of arts in the community (Grade 2 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. Describe specific artwork in the community (Grade 2 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. Maintains focus and demonstrates perseverance (Grade 2 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 and describes main and minor character(s) (Grade 2 framework).

1.1.3. Identifies and describes time and place of setting (Grade 2 framework).

1.1.4. Identifies and describes main and minor action in a scene/play/story (Grade 2 framework).

1.1.5. Retells basic plot with details of scene/play/story (Grade 2 framework).

1.1.6. Identifies appropriate costumes and props within a scene/play/story (Grade 2 framework).

1.2. Develops arts skills and techniques.

1.2.1. Identifies and uses basic arts skills and techniques.

1.2.2. Speaks with a range of volume within dramatic activities (e.g. loud-soft, high-low) (Grade 2 framework).

1.2.3. Uses movements to communicate character (Grade 2 framework).

1.2.4. Identifies character's feelings (Grade 2 framework).

1.2.5. Contributes to solving a dramatic problem (Grade 2 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. Recognizes that artworks have differing styles (Grade 2 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 active listening /viewing skills (Grade 2 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 2 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 2 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 2 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. Recognizes that ideas and feelings can be expressed through the arts (Grade 2 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. tell a story) (Grade 2 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. Recognizes the aesthetic choices of others (Grade 2 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. Demonstrates how an idea can be represented through various arts disciplines (Grade 2 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. Demonstrates concepts common to the arts and other content areas (Grade 2 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 examples of arts in the community (Grade 2 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. Describe specific artwork in the community (Grade 2 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. Maintains focus and demonstrates perseverance (Grade 2 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 and demonstrates different line qualities e.g. thick/thin (Grade 2 framework).

1.1.3. Combines geometric and organic shapes to create freeform shapes (Grade 2 framework).

1.1.4. Identifies and uses warm/ cool colors (Grade 2 framework).

1.1.5. Creates space in an artwork using the spatial devices of overlap and relative size (Grade 2 framework).

1.1.6. Identifies and uses emphasis/dominance (Grade 2 framework).

1.2. Develops arts skills and techniques.

1.2.1. Identifies and uses basic arts skills and techniques.

1.2.2. Varies pressure, placement, and direction of tools with control (Grade 2 framework).

1.2.3. Uses one type of tool, e.g. brushes, to create different visual qualities (Grade 2 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. Recognizes that artworks have differing styles (Grade 2 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 active listening /viewing skills (Grade 2 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 2 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 2 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 2 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. Recognizes that ideas and feelings can be expressed through the arts (Grade 2 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. tell a story) (Grade 2 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. Recognizes the aesthetic choices of others (Grade 2 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. Demonstrates how an idea can be represented through various arts disciplines (Grade 2 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. Demonstrates concepts common to the arts and other content areas (Grade 2 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 examples of arts in the community (Grade 2 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. Describe specific artwork in the community (Grade 2 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. Maintains focus and demonstrates perseverance (Grade 2 framework).