Kindergarten Learning Expectations

The learning expectations listed below are for kindergarten. Students will be assessed based on their progress toward meeting these grade-level expectations.

Music Expectations

1. The student acquires the knowledge and skills necessary to create, to perform, and to respond effectively to the music.

• 1.1 Uses a variety of instruments, voices, and movement.
• 1.2 Moves to melodic direction and the beat of music, and performs simple rhythm patterns.

2. The student applies the creative process with arts knowledge and skills to reason and solve problems.

• 2.1 Identifies the differences between loud/soft, high/low, fast/slow, up/down, sound/silence in music.

3. The student uses visual art to communicate ideas and feelings.

• 3.1 Responds creatively to feelings or concepts communicated in music using voices, instruments, or movement.

4. The student understands how visual art connects to other subject areas, life, and work.

• 4.1 Sings songs about life, work, and other subject areas for fun and enjoyment.