Washington State Standards for Arts Education: Grade 3

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. Uses line to create details (Grade 3 framework).

1.1.3. Recognizes the relationship between 2D shape and 3D form, e.g. circle/ sphere (Grade 3 framework).

1.1.4. Identifies and mixes intermediate colors (e.g. to create analogous color schemes) (Grade 3 framework).

1.1.5. Identifies and makes light, dark and middle values (Grade 3 framework).

1.1.6. Identifies and uses the spatial concepts of positive/ negative space (Grade 3 framework).

1.2. Develops arts skills and techniques.

1.2.1. Identifies and uses basic arts skills and techniques.

1.2.2. Blends art media for different visual purposes (Grade 3 framework).

1.2.3. Demonstrates proper care of tools and materials (Grade 3 framework).

1.2.4. Uses line to create details (Grade 3 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 in style between two artworks (Grade 3 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 audience response skills (Grade 3 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 ideas are expressed through the arts (Grade 3 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. inform, motivate) (Grade 3 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 that aesthetic choices are influenced by environment and experience (Grade 3 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 common compositional elements through arts disciplines (i.e. beginning-middle-end, thematic developments, ABA, motif) (Grade 3 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. Applies arts knowledge and skills to reinforce learnings in other content areas (Grade 3 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 choice of activities outside of school (Grade 3 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. Recognizes that artworks reflect culture (Grade 3 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. Identifies career roles in the arts (Grade 3 framework).

4.5.3. Meets goals and deadlines to complete work (Grade 3 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 half and whole notes and rests (rhythm) (Grade 3 framework).

1.1.3. Understands and uses crescendo/decrescendo (expression) (Grade 3 framework).

1.1.4. Understands that sounds are produced by vibrations (timbre) (Grade 3 framework).

1.1.5. Identifies and uses the following musical notation: bar line, measure, time signature, fermata, repeat sign (notation) (Grade 3 framework).

1.1.6. Identifies and performs simple musical forms (i.e. verse-refrain, round/canon) (form) (Grade 3 framework).

1.1.7. Uses texture in two and three dimensional work (Grade 3 framework).

1.1.8. Identifies and uses movement within an artwork (Grade 3 framework).

1.1.9. Aurally discriminates between unison and harmony (harmony) (Grade 3 framework).

1.2. Develops arts skills and techniques.

1.2.1. Identifies and uses basic arts skills and techniques.

1.2.2. Sings rounds and partner songs (Grade 3 framework).

1.2.3. Aurally recognizes rhythmic sets of twos and threes (Grade 3 framework).

1.2.4. Plays various unpitched percussion instruments showing appropriate care (Grade 3 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 in style between two artworks (Grade 3 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 audience response skills (Grade 3 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 ideas are expressed through the arts (Grade 3 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. inform, motivate) (Grade 3 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 that aesthetic choices are influenced by environment and experience (Grade 3 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 common compositional elements through arts disciplines (i.e. beginning-middle-end, thematic developments, ABA, motif) (Grade 3 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. Applies arts knowledge and skills to reinforce learnings in other content areas (Grade 3 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 choice of activities outside of school (Grade 3 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. Recognizes that artworks reflect culture (Grade 3 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. Identifies career roles in the arts (Grade 3 framework).

4.5.3. Meets goals and deadlines to complete work (Grade 3 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 character traits of the main character(s) (Grade 3 framework).

1.1.3. Identifies differences between real and fantasy settings (Grade 3 framework).

1.1.4. Identifies the sequence of actions within a scene/ play/story (Grade 3 framework).

1.1.5. Identifies the conflict and resolution in a scene/play/ story (Grade 3 framework).

1.1.6. Identifies sounds used to communicate setting and character in a scene/play/ story (Grade 3 framework).

1.2. Develops arts skills and techniques.

1.2.1. Identifies and uses basic arts skills and techniques.

1.2.2. Uses articulation, pronunciation and enunciation in dramatic activities (Grade 3 framework).

1.2.3. Demonstrates a range of movements to create character (Grade 3 framework).

1.2.4. Uses appropriate feelings to create character (Grade 3 framework).

1.2.5. Works with a partner to solve a dramatic problem (Grade 3 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 in style between two artworks (Grade 3 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 audience response skills (Grade 3 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 ideas are expressed through the arts (Grade 3 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. inform, motivate) (Grade 3 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 that aesthetic choices are influenced by environment and experience (Grade 3 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 common compositional elements through arts disciplines (i.e. beginning-middle-end, thematic developments, ABA, motif) (Grade 3 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. Applies arts knowledge and skills to reinforce learnings in other content areas (Grade 3 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 choice of activities outside of school (Grade 3 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. Recognizes that artworks reflect culture (Grade 3 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. Identifies career roles in the arts (Grade 3 framework).

4.5.3. Meets goals and deadlines to complete work (Grade 3 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. Uses line to create details (Grade 3 framework).

1.1.3. Recognizes the relationship between 2D shape and 3D form, e.g. circle/ sphere (Grade 3 framework).

1.1.4. Identifies and mixes intermediate colors (e.g. to create analogous color schemes) (Grade 3 framework).

1.1.5. Identifies and makes light, dark and middle values (Grade 3 framework).

1.1.6. Identifies and uses the spatial concepts of positive/ negative space (Grade 3 framework).

1.1.7. Uses texture in two and three dimensional work (Grade 3 framework).

1.1.8. Identifies and uses movement within an artwork (Grade 3 framework).

1.2. Develops arts skills and techniques.

1.2.1. Identifies and uses basic arts skills and techniques.

1.2.2. Blends art media for different visual purposes (Grade 3 framework).

1.2.3. Demonstrates proper care of tools and materials (Grade 3 framework).

1.2.4. Uses line to create details (Grade 3 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 in style between two artworks (Grade 3 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 audience response skills (Grade 3 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 ideas are expressed through the arts (Grade 3 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. inform, motivate) (Grade 3 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 that aesthetic choices are influenced by environment and experience (Grade 3 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 common compositional elements through arts disciplines (i.e. beginning-middle-end, thematic developments, ABA, motif) (Grade 3 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. Applies arts knowledge and skills to reinforce learnings in other content areas (Grade 3 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 choice of activities outside of school (Grade 3 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. Recognizes that artworks reflect culture (Grade 3 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. Identifies career roles in the arts (Grade 3 framework).

4.5.3. Meets goals and deadlines to complete work (Grade 3 framework).