Kindergarten

Creating: Artists/students use creative thinking and reasoning skills to perceive concepts and ideas to develop works.

Performing: Artists/students employ personal processes and skills to solve problems creatively and present work in various contexts.

Responding: Artists/students engage in analysis and interpretation to understand and evaluate artistic works.

Connecting: Artists/students understand and communicate the value of creative expressions in internal and external contexts.

Explore movement with basic elements of dance.

Explore ways to use imagination when engaged in dancing.

Play creatively with rhythm games.

Move safely within personal and general space.

Demonstrate basic elements of dance.

Collaborate with others to make decisions during a dance activity.

Describe how movements can express feelings.

With prompting and support, demonstrate and discuss how to respond to dance as an audience member.

Observe and respond to movements in a dance using words, pictures, or movements. 

Recognize dance as a tool for healthy living.

Explore dance forms from various cultures.