Experiment with different technologies.

Explore and discuss why artists create.

Recognize that art can be created for self-expression or fun.

Describe the sensory qualities in a work of art.

Describe a personal artwork.

Illustrate a personal experience.

Understand that humans from all cultures, past or present, have created art.

Identify and talk about artwork found around the world.

Share student’s family and culture through discussion and artwork.

Identify and discuss art in the student’s environment.

Identify and speak about artists as people who generate new ideas and create art.

Identify how pattern, shape, rhythm, and movement are used throughout the arts.

Explore connections between the visual arts and other curriculum.

Express thoughts and ideas through the creation of artwork.

Receive teacher comments and direction regarding classroom dramatizations.

Recognize the character's wants and needs.

Communicate likes and dislikes prompted by performances.

Become aware that art forms come from all cultures.

Identify that stories come in a variety of forms.

Understand that performances are presented in various multimedia forms.

Participate in arts activities that focus on everyday life.

Identify and explore a variety of materials to communicate personal experiences.

Work with materials and tools safely with environmental awareness.

Explore the elements of art through playful sensory experiences.

Prepare, complete, and sign finished artwork.

Recognize simple scenery, costumes, sound, and props in the dramatic process.

Explore the basic uses of art materials to produce artwork.

Use the vocabulary of theatre to identify theatrical experiences.

Use a variety of lines, colors, and basic geometric shapes and patterns to creatively express feelings and personal experiences.

Repeat sequence of events through guided practice.

Participate in discussions of the aspects of environment, family, and home in the creation of art.

Reference story details to formulate personal preferences.

Select subject matter and communicate a personal story in a painting or drawing.

Respond to teacher questions regarding personal opinions about character, place, and plot.

Identify and describe distinguishing characteristics of starkly contrasting styles.

Describe how elements of music are used in examples from world cultures, using music performed and presented in kindergarten.

Demonstrate audience appropriate behavior for the context and style of music presented and performed in kindergarten.

Observe and identify similarities and differences in the meanings of common vocabulary used in the various kindergarten arts.

Observe and identify cross-curricular connections within the kindergarten curriculum.

Discuss the various rationales for using music in daily experiences.

Imitate and reII. Create the sounds of objects, animals, and people.

Use a variety of traditional and non-traditional sound sources and electronic media when composing, arranging, and improvising appropriate to kindergarten.

Recognize a variety of real and non-real characters through guided dramatization.

Add vocal and physical responses to a selection presented in kindergarten.

Recognize characters, environments, and situations that support the creation of a classroom dramatization.

Identify echo songs and recognize the same and different sections of the music when presented aurally.

Differentiate between dramatic play and creative drama.

Use invented or standard notation to transcribe increasingly difficult rhythms and melodies.

Covered in benchmark 4.

Describe the music performed and presented in kindergarten by moving, drawing, or through other appropriate responses.