Kindergarten

CONNECT: Explore and relate artistic ideas and works to past, present, and future societies and cultures.

CREATE: Create and adapt new artistic ideas and work individually or collaboratively.

PRESENT: Present, perform, produce, and develop artistic ideas and works.

RESPOND: Analyze and evaluate how the arts communicate.

K.CN.1

Relate theatrical ideas and works with personal, societal, cultural, historical, and daily life contexts, including diverse and marginalized groups.

K.CN.2

Explore advancements in the ﬁeld of theatre arts.

K.CR.1

Create original theatrical ideas and works, independently and collaboratively.

K.CR.2

Adapt original theatrical ideas and works, and those of peers and other artists, independently and collaboratively.

K.PR.1

Perform theatrical works from a variety of styles, cultures, and genres.

K.PR.2

Develop theatrical presentations.

K.RE.1

Analyze theatrical works from a variety of styles, cultures, and genres using content-speciﬁc vocabulary.

K.RE.2

Evaluate theatrical works using content-speciﬁc vocabulary.

K.CN.1.1

Identify types of theatre in local and global communities.

K.CN.1.2

Identify how theatre is used in school and in daily life.

K.CN.2.1

Describe the roles of the actor and the director.

K.CN.2.2

Identify tools that are used by the actor and director.

K.CR.1.1

Improvise stories and situations using dramatic play.

K.CR.1.2

Communicate the main idea of an original story or scene using pre-writing activities with support.

K.CR.1.3

Create simple environments for dramatic play by arranging set pieces.

K.CR.2.1

Reenact a story or situation, told by a narrator, with support.

K.CR.2.2

Explain the difference between original and copied theatrical ideas or works.

K.PR.1.1

Respond to the director's instructions appropriately.

K.PR.1.2

Present stories using verbal and nonverbal elements to express feelings.

K.PR.2.1

Imitate movement and vocal choices during dramatic play.

K.PR.2.2

Imitate appropriate audience behavior during a performance.

K.PR.2.3

Identify imagined objects and locations to enhance dramatic play.

K.PR.2.4

Imitate movement and vocal choices in a variety of spaces.

K.RE.1.1

Identify characters and settings in various informal, recorded, or live classroom presentations.

K.RE.1.2

Identify personal emotions when viewing works of theatre.

K.RE.2.1

Describe personal preferences in response to theatrical performances.

K.RE.2.2