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LOVELADY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT LOVELADY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Jenny Hedrick's Classroom
Kindergarten Fine Arts

The Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for Kindergarten Fine Arts (19 TAC Chapter 117) covers four disciplines: Art, Music, Theatre, and Dance.

Across all disciplines, the curriculum is built around four foundational strands:

  1. Foundations: Observation and Perception

  2. Creative Expression

  3. Historical and Cultural Relevance

  4. Critical Evaluation and Response

Summary by Discipline

1. Art (§117.102)

  • Foundations: Students observe their environment using the five senses to identify basic elements of art (lines, shapes, colors, textures, and forms) and simple principles of design like pattern/repetition.

  • Creative Expression: Children create original artworks using drawing, painting, sculpting, and printmaking tools to express ideas from imagination and direct observation.

  • Historical & Cultural Relevance: Students explore art from various cultures and historical periods, identifying simple subjects and connecting art to everyday life.

  • Critical Evaluation: Students describe their own artwork and respond respectfully to art created by peers and known artists.

2. Music (§117.103)

  • Foundations: Children explore basic musical concepts, distinguishing between singing, speaking, whispering, and calling voices, and identifying basic properties like pitch (high/low), dynamics (loud/soft), and tempo (fast/slow).

  • Creative Expression: Students sing diverse songs, perform rhythmic patterns (using body percussion and simple classroom instruments), and move creatively to music.

  • Historical & Cultural Relevance: Students experience music from various cultures, time periods, and Texas heritage traditions.

  • Critical Evaluation: Children identify basic musical sounds/instruments and share personal preferences about songs and performances.

3. Theatre (§117.104)

  • Foundations: Students explore sensory concepts, emotional expression, and spatial awareness through dramatic play.

  • Creative Expression: Children create characters using voice, facial expressions, and body movement; participate in guided role-play; and use simple costumes/props to act out stories.

  • Historical & Cultural Relevance: Students explore multicultural stories, folktales, and theatrical traditions.

  • Critical Evaluation: Children practice being an attentive audience member and discuss characters, settings, or moral lessons in performances.

4. Dance (§117.101/117.105)

  • Foundations: Students learn body awareness, spatial pathways (straight, curved, zig-zag), and basic movement concepts (force, weight, timing).

  • Creative Expression: Children perform fundamental locomotor movements (walking, hopping, galloping) and non-locomotor movements (bending, stretching) to express feelings or ideas.

  • Historical & Cultural Relevance: Students experience simple folk dances and cultural movement games.

  • Critical Evaluation: Children observe dance performances, identify basic movement patterns, and communicate what they felt or saw.