What grade levels do these standards cover?

Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, and Kindergarten

Where can I read the official document?

Wyoming Fine and Performing Arts Content Standards

K–12 Standards

Grades K, 1, 2, 3, 4
Other Wyoming Fine and Performing Arts Content sets
Grades 5, 6, 7, 8
Grades 9, 10, 11

Creative Expression Through Production: Students create, perform, exhibit or participate in the arts

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Students create and revise original art to express ideas, experiences and storiesFPA 4.1.A.1
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Students investigate and apply a variety of materials, resources, technologies and processes to communicate experiences and ideas through art.FPA 4.1.A.2
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Students apply the elements and principles of design to their artworkFPA 4.1.A.3
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Students collaborate with others in creative artistic processesFPA 4.1.A.4
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Students use art materials and tools in a safe and responsible mannerFPA 4.1.A.5
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Students complete and exhibit their artworkFPA 4.1.A.6
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Students explore isolated and coordinated dance movement with body awarenessFPA 4.1.D.1
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Students practice and demonstrate balance, coordination, strength and range of motion in basic locomotor and nonlocomotor/axial movements, moving in a variety of directionsFPA 4.1.D.2
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Students demonstrate the elements of dance, including shape, level, pathway, spatial awareness, and energy/movement qualityFPA 4.1.D.3
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Students demonstrate the ability to dance to a musical phrase, responding to dynamic changesFPA 4.1.D.4
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Students demonstrate a sequence of movements, remember them in a short phrase and identify the beginning, middle and endFPA 4.1.D.5
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Experience the use of technology with danceFPA 4.1.D.6
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Students independently create and perform movements to express images, ideas, intent, situations and feelingsFPA 4.1.D.7
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Students develop basic musicianship through practice, rehearsal and revisionFPA 4.1.M.1
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Students perform independently and with others a varied repertoire of music, developing pitch accuracy, rhythm, posture, dynamics, and steady beat.FPA 4.1.M.2
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Students perform independently and with others a varied repertoire of music, developing pitch accuracy, rhythm, posture, dynamics, and steady beat.FPA 4.1.M.3
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Students create music using a Students create music using a variety of traditional and non-traditional sound sourcesFPA 4.1.M.4
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Students read and notate simple rhythm, dynamics and pitch notationFPA 4.1.M.5
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Students create and perform to express ideas through the use of movement, sound and languageFPA 4.1.T.1
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Students explore the expression of an idea through the creative use of available materials and resourcesFPA 4.1.T.2
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Students develop self-discipline through practice and memorizationFPA 4.1.T.3
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Students develop collaborative skills through the creative dramatic processFPA 4.1.T.4
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Students imagine and describe characters, plots and settingsFPA 4.1.T.5

Aesthetic Perception: Students respond to, analyze, and make informed judgments about the arts.

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Students observe and describe in detail the physical properties of works of artFPA 4.2.A.1
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Students respond to art, using vocabulary that describes subjects, themes and symbolsFPA 4.2.A.2
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Students describe works of art using the language of artistic elements and principles.FPA 4.2.A.3
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Students explain their preference for specific worksFPA 4.2.A.4
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Students observe and discuss how dance is similar to and different from other forms of human movementFPA 4.2.D.1
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Students observe or perform dance and discuss observations in relation to personal context.FPA 4.2.D.2
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Students observe and use dance terminology to describe how elements of dance contribute to a performanceFPA 4.2.D.3
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Students observe and describe how production elements contribute to a performanceFPA 4.2.D.4
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Students use appropriate terminology to identify simple forms and the timbres of a variety of instruments and voices.FPA 4.2.M.1
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Students respond to aural examples by moving to and describing music of various stylesFPA 4.2.M.2
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Students explore criteria and discuss the quality of their own and others' performances and improvisationsFPA 4.2.M.3
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Students explain their preferences for specific musical works and genresFPA 4.2.M.4
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Students view and discuss a live performanceFPA 4.2.T.1
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Students observe and describe how theatrical elements contribute to a live performanceFPA 4.2.T.2
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Students describe subjects, themes and symbols of a dramatic work using basic theatrical terminologyFPA 4.2.T.3
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Students explain their personal preference for dramatic works.FPA 4.2.T.4
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Students read and understand a simple scriptFPA 4.2.T.5

Historical and cultural context: Students demonstrate an understanding of the arts in relation to history, cultures, and contemporary society.

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Students know that the visual arts have both a history and specific relationships to various culturesFPA 4.3.A.1
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Students identify specific works of art as belonging to particular cultures, times, and environmentsFPA 4.3.A.2
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Students understand that history, environment, culture, and the visual arts can influence each otherFPA 4.3.A.3
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Students observe, practice, perform and respond to dances from their community and different culturesFPA 4.3.D.1
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Students observe or perform historical movements or dancesFPA 4.3.D.2
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Students recognize that people create and perform dance differently. Observe or perform and compare multiple dance genresFPA 4.3.D.3
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Students recognize dancers in their family and community and explore how these artists create their workFPA 4.3.D.4
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Students identify by genre or style examples of music from various historical periods and culturesFPA 4.3.M.1
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Students listen to a varied repertoire of music and explore the historical and cultural significanceFPA 4.3.M.2
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Students identify the purposes of music, roles of musicians, and environments in which music is performed in their daily lives and other world culturesFPA 4.3.M.3
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Students explore dramatic works belonging to various cultures, times, and places.FPA 4.3.T.1

Artistic Connections: Students relate the arts to other disciplines, careers and everyday life.

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Students identify connections between the visual arts and other disciplines in the curriculumFPA 4.4.A.1
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Students identify careers and recreational opportunities in the visual artsFPA 4.4.A.2
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Students recognize visual artists in their family and community and explore how these artists create their workFPA 4.4.A.3
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Students demonstrate appropriate behavior in a variety of art settingsFPA 4.4.A.4
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Students explore a concept or idea from another discipline through movementFPA 4.4.D.1
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Students identify careers and recreational opportunities in danceFPA 4.4.D.2
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Students explain how healthy practices enhance their ability to danceFPA 4.4.D.3
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Students are attentive and respond appropriately to vocal, musical, social or observed cues.FPA 4.4.D.4
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Students recognize how dance opportunities are supported in the communityFPA 4.4.D.5
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Students demonstrate safe, responsible and appropriate behavior in a variety of musical settingsFPA 4.4.M.1
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Students identify similarities and differences between other disciplines and musicFPA 4.4.M.2
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Students explore careers, cultural and recreational opportunities in musicFPA 4.4.M.3
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Students recognize how musical opportunities are supported in the communityFPA 4.4.M.4
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Students demonstrate appropriate etiquette in a variety of theatrical settingsFPA 4.4.T.1
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Students develop and practice safe and responsible behavior in theatrical spacesFPA 4.4.T.2
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Students identify connections between theatre and other disciplinesFPA 4.4.T.3
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Students identify careers and recreational opportunities in theatreFPA 4.4.T.4
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Students recognize theatre artists in their family and community and explore how these artists create their workFPA 4.4.T.5
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Students recognize how theatre opportunities are supported in the communityFPA 4.4.T.6

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?: Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, and Kindergarten
When were these standards adopted?: 2013
Where can I read the official document?: Wyoming Fine and Performing Arts Content Standards

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