Maryland Model for School Readiness (MMSR ... - mdk12

PreKindergarten
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MMSR Exemplars
Content Area: The Arts - 1.0 Music; 1.0 Dance; 3.0 Theatre
WSS Indicator: VI A2 Participates in creative movement, dance, and drama Fall Spring
MMSR/SC: 1A 2 - Dance - Demonstrate kinesthetic awareness and technical proficiency in dance
1A 3 – Music - Respond to music through movement
3 C1 – Theatre - Use a variety of theatrical elements to communicate ideas and feelings
Objective: Proficient In Process Needs Development
Dance - Reproduce
movement
demonstrated by the
teacher
Follows directed body
movements such as, swings
arms, bending back, jumps in
place.
Follows directed body
movements with teacher
guidance.
Is unable to follow directed
body movements.
Music - Express music
through movement,
developing the concept
of personal space
(“bubble space”)
Initiates the imitation of animals
such as butterflies or elephants
moving gracefully while
listening to (or feeling the beat
of) music.
Occasionally participates in
teacher-modeled activities
involving acting out animal
movements but usually only
watches while listening to (or
feeling the beat of) music.
Does not participate in teachermodeled
activities involving
imitation of animals such as
butterflies or elephants while
listening to (or feeling the beat
of) music.
Theatre - Pantomime
characters from books
or rhymes
Pantomimes character from a
nursery rhyme after reading the
nursery rhyme.
Pantomimes character from a
nursery rhyme with teacher
guidance.
Is unable to pantomime a
character from a nursery
rhyme.
Student with physical limitations may need physical assistance.
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