Connections

Michigan Merit Curriculum Standards 

Examples of some standards that are frequently met by study of a Dance unit in Aesthetic Education 

Dance

Kindergarten:

• ART.D.III.K.1 Identify basic locomotor movements by name.

• ART.D.III.K.3 Experience an age-appropriate dance or dance concert, and discuss the experience.

2nd Grade:

• ART.D.I.2.3 Explore shapes at low, middle, and high levels using non-locomotor/axial movements.

• ART.D.I.2.8 Working in pairs, follow a leader. Change so that the leader becomes the follower

• ART.D.II.2.4 Demonstrate the ability to make a simple movement sequence using the elements, force, and level.

• ART.D.III.2.2 Change a gesture such as a greeting or farewell into a dance-like movement

• ART.D.III.2.3 Students experience a dance or dance concert appropriate for children and discuss the experience.

• ART.D.IV.2.1 Students explore a variety of movement experiences using props.

Common Core Standards (General)

Examples of some standards that are frequently met by a unit in Aesthetic Education.

Related Common Core Standards (Kindergarten): English Language Arts

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.2

With prompting and support, retell familiar stories, including key details.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.3

With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.6

With prompting and support, name the author and illustrator of a story and define the role of each in telling the story.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7

With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts).

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.9

With prompting and support, compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in familiar stories.

Related Common Core Standards (2nd grade): English Language Arts

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.1

Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.5

Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.7

Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.

Other Curricular Connections

Kalamazoo Public Library Resources:

What Do You Do With an Idea? by Kobi Yamada

What Do You Do With a Problem?  by Kobi Yamada

What Do You Do With a Chance?  by Kobi Yamada