Kindergarten Fine Arts Minnesota Standards

Generate and develop original artistic ideas.

Respond in movement to a stimulus/stimuli.

Demonstrate different locomotor and non-locomotor movements.

Create original artistic work.

Improvise movement that starts and stops on cue.

Express an idea, feeling, or image through movement.

Revise and complete original artistic work.

Respond to suggestions for changing movement in a guided improvisation.

Document a dance or movement by drawing a picture, using a symbol, or utilizing technology.**

Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for performance.

Demonstrate a range of body shapes.

Move safely in space to cues.

Make artistic choices in order to convey meaning through performance.

Explore different props and materials while moving.

Analyze and construct interpretations of artistic work.

Identify movements using dance terminology.

Identify dance movements from a specific dance.

Evaluate artistic work by applying criteria.

Describe a movement that was observed in a dance.

Demonstrate an understanding that artistic works influence and are influenced by personal, societal, cultural, and historical contexts, including the contributions of Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities.

Describe a dance from your own culture.

Observe and show through movement a point of interest from another content area.

Integrate knowledge and personal experiences while responding to, creating, and presenting artistic work.

Make a personal connection to a dance or movement.

Describe how movement feels when dancing.

Use foundational knowledge and skills while responding to, creating, and presenting artistic work.

Generate and develop original artistic ideas.

Develop ideas for media artworks using play and experimentation. For example: Combine lines and shapes in digital formats; try different drawing tools in sketching app.

Create original artistic work.

Capture ideas in a media artworks. For example: Take pictures considering space; use recording materials; assemble different lines and shapes in design app.

Revise and complete original artistic work.

Make changes to the content of media artworks and share results. For example: Rearrange objects in a digital drawing; rerecord video.

Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

Identify different ways media artworks are presented. For example: Look at, listen to, or experience media arts presentations.

Make artistic choices in order to convey meaning through presentation.

Explain the message of a media artwork. For example: Compare cereal box design for intended audience.

Analyze and construct interpretations of artistic work.

Identify components (such as sound, lighting, sequence, mood) in media artworks. For example: List parts of a movie such as beginning, middle, and end.

Evaluate artistic work by applying criteria.

Share reactions to media artworks. For example: Stating personal selection of a sound or image experience.

Demonstrate an understanding that artistic works influence and are influenced by personal, societal, cultural, and historical contexts, including the contributions of Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities.

Identify how media arts are a part of life. For example: Name places media arts are found in our daily life and how they are used, such as smartphones.

Integrate knowledge and personal experiences while responding to, creating, and presenting artistic work.

Use personal experiences in creating media artworks. For example: Personal stories; media art works that display personal life experience.

Use foundational knowledge and skills while responding to, creating, and presenting artistic work.

Generate and develop original artistic ideas.

Improvise musical sounds in response to teacher cues.

Create original artistic work.

Choose a musical sound to share.

Revise and complete original artistic work.

Change selected musical sounds using teacher feedback.

Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for performance.

Demonstrate moving, singing, and playing instruments with others.

Make artistic choices in order to convey meaning through performance.

Make a musical choice while singing, playing instruments, or moving to explore the effects of musical elements. For example: High/low; loud/soft; fast/slow.

Analyze and construct interpretations of artistic work.

Identify musical opposites while listening to and interacting with a variety of music.

Evaluate artistic work by applying criteria.

Identify which of two contrasting musical selections is preferred, and tell why.

Demonstrate an understanding that artistic works influence and are influenced by personal, societal, cultural, and historical contexts, including the contributions of Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities.

Sing, play instruments, or listen to music from various cultures.

Integrate knowledge and personal experiences while responding to, creating, and presenting artistic work.

Sing or play instruments using a familiar song that you have learned.

Use foundational knowledge and skills while responding to, creating, and presenting artistic work.

Generate and develop original artistic ideas.

Invent and inhabit an imaginary place in dramatic play or a guided drama experience.

Create props, puppets, or costume pieces for dramatic play.

Use movement to retell a story in a guided drama experience.

Create original artistic work.

Interact with peers to contribute to a dramatic play or a guided drama experience.

Express original ideas in dramatic play or a guided drama experience.

Revise and complete original artistic work.

Identify different types of sounds and movements in a guided drama experience.

Describe different design and technical choices for a guided drama experience.

Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for performance.

Identify characters and setting in dramatic play or a guided drama experience.

Use body, voice and imagination during a guided drama experience.

Make artistic choices in order to convey meaning through performance.

Identify the use of voice and sound in a dramatic play or guided drama experience.

Name and observe various technical elements in dramatic play or a guided drama experience.

Analyze and construct interpretations of artistic work.

Express an emotional response in dramatic play or a guided drama experience.

Evaluate artistic work by applying criteria.

Identify props and costumes used in a guided drama experience.

Identify the experience of characters in a guided drama experience.

Demonstrate an understanding that artistic works influence and are influenced by personal, societal, cultural, and historical contexts, including the contributions of Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities.

Identify skills and knowledge from other areas of study that connect to dramatic play or a guided drama experience.

Integrate knowledge and personal experiences while responding to, creating, and presenting artistic work.

Identify similarities between characters and one's personal experience in dramatic play or a guided drama experience.

Use foundational knowledge and skills while responding to, creating, and presenting artistic work.

Generate and develop original artistic ideas.

Explore ideas through the work of other artists.

Explore artistic ideas through intentional play.

Create original artistic work.

Create art that communicates an idea using artistic foundations.

Identify safe procedures for using materials and tools while making art.

Revise and complete original artistic work.

Identify choices made in one's original artwork.

Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

Share artwork based on personal preference.

Make artistic choices in order to convey meaning through presentation.

Identify artwork based on a theme or concept using artistic foundations.

Identify where art is found in a community.

Analyze and construct interpretations of artistic work.

Recognize that objects, artworks, and artifacts have form and function.

Evaluate artistic work by applying criteria.

Describe and distinguish between images and real objects.

Select and explain reasons for personal preference.

Demonstrate an understanding that artistic works influence and are influenced by personal, societal, cultural, and historical contexts, including the contributions of Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities.

Recognize that all humans make art.

Integrate knowledge and personal experiences while responding to, creating, and presenting artistic work.

Create art that tells a story about a life experience.

Use foundational knowledge and skills while responding to, creating, and presenting artistic work.

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