Standard in Practice: What it Looks Like in my Classroom – Instruments as an Art Form (Kindergarten)
Standard in Practice: What it Looks Like in my Classroom – Instruments as an Art Form (Kindergarten)
Grade Levels
Kindergarten
Course, Subject
Arts and Humanities, Creative Thinking and Expression
Related Academic Standards
Description
Instruction in the standards requires a focus not only on the learner concepts and competencies but the supportive practices employed by the adults in the classroom setting.
Document
Concepts and Competencies
The learner will:
- Explore instruments from different cultures
- Participate in discussions about where various instruments and art forms originate
- Identify cultures represented by various art forms
Supporting Practices
The adult will:
- Provide opportunities to explore instruments from different cultures (e.g. real or virtual)
- Display works of art from a variety of cultures
- Share a variety of music and movement forms, explicitly using appropriate vocabulary to label the forms (e.g. jazz, classical, hip-hop, folk)
- Play many types of music
- Discuss the cultures represented by art forms and instruments (e.g. hieroglyphics (Egyptian), maracas (Spanish))
- Read books about a variety of cultures, pointing out similarities and differences in art forms
Content Provider
This resource was created by the Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL).
Contact: RA-PWPAELS@pa.gov
Office of Child Development and Early Learning, OCDEL, Creative Arts and Expression
