Common Planner
K–12 Standards

Dance: Grade K

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Artistic Processes

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    Creating: Conceiving and developing new artistic ideas and work

    1. 1.

      Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work

    2. 2.

      Organize and develop artistic ideas and work

    3. 3.

      Refine and complete artistic work

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    Performing: Realizing artistic ideas and work through interpretation and presentation

    1. 4.

      Analyze, interpret, and select artistic work for presentation

    2. 5.

      Develop and refine artistic work for presentation

    3. 6.

      Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work

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    Responding: Understanding and evaluating how the arts convey meaning

    1. 7.

      Perceive and analyze artistic work

    2. 8.

      Construct meaningful interpretations of artistic work

    3. 9.

      Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work

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    Connecting: Relating artistic ideas and work with personal meaning and external context

    1. 10.

      Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art

    2. 11.

      Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural and historical context to deepen understanding, including artistic ideas and works by American Indians

Content Standards

  • 1.

    respond in movement to a variety of soundsK.1

  • 2.

    explore dances with beginning, middle, and endK.2

  • 3.

    use improvised movement to change dance sequencesK.3

  • 4.

    explore different movement qualitiesK.4

  • 5.

    coordinate dance movements with other dancersK.5

  • 6.

    identify production elements of a dance for and with othersK.6

  • 7.

    identify a movement that repeats in a danceK.7

  • 8.

    observe movement and describe itK.8

  • 9.

    identify criteria to describe movement in danceK.9

  • 10.

    identify an emotion expressed in a danceK.10

  • 11.

    replicate movement in dances.K.11

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?
Kindergarten
When were these standards adopted?
2016
Where can I read the official document?
Montana Dance Content Standards

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