United States · Common Core State Standards
Kindergarten Visual & Performing Arts
A comprehensive introduction to the fundamental elements of visual art, music, dance, and theater. Students develop motor skills and creative expression through hands-on exploration of various artistic disciplines and cultural traditions.
Lines, Shapes, and Colors
An introduction to the building blocks of visual art and the tools used to create them.
Students explore different types of lines and how they can be used to represent movement and emotion.
Students discover the three primary colors and experiment with mixing them to create new secondary colors.
Identifying geometric and organic shapes in famous artworks and using them to build complex images.
Rhythm and Soundscapes
Developing an ear for music through rhythm, melody, and the exploration of different instruments.
Students learn to identify and maintain a steady beat using body percussion and simple instruments.
Exploring pitch and dynamics to understand how music expresses different feelings.
An introduction to different families of instruments and the unique sounds they produce.
Movement and Storytelling
Using the body and voice to express characters, emotions, and narratives through dance and theater.
Students use their faces, voices, and bodies to portray different characters and emotions.
Exploring creative movement and how dance can communicate ideas without speaking.
Collaborating with peers to act out familiar stories and nursery rhymes.
Art History and Appreciation
Discovering famous artists and learning how to look at and talk about art from different times and places.
Learning about the lives of famous artists and why they created their work.
Students practice describing, analyzing, and sharing opinions about their own work and the work of others.
Exploring how different cultures use art in celebrations and daily life.