Revised National Curriculum Statement: Grade R Arts and Culture

Revised National Curriculum Statement Grade R-9 (Schools)

Grade R

Learning Area: Arts and Culture
( Further information on the Outcomes for this Learning Area )

Learning Outcome 1: Creating, Interpreting and Presenting

The learner will be able to create, interpret and present work in each of the art forms.

Organising Principle: The learner will be able to use play, fantasy and imagination to develop the skills and knowledge for creating and presenting the Arts.

Assessment standards

We know this when the learner:

Dance

Through play, co-ordinates simple gross and fine motor movements, including crossing the mid-line.
Draws on play, fantasy and imagination to explore a wide variety of movement words, rhythms and changes in tempo.
Participates in simple dances based on formations and patterns.

Drama

Uses voice and movement spontaneously when playing creative drama games.
Participates in make-believe situations based on imagination, fantasy and life experiences.

Music

Sings and moves creatively to children’s rhymes available in own environment.
Responds in movement to a variety of rhythms and changes in tempo in sounds, songs and stories.

Visual Arts

Freely creates images of own world in various media.
Uses play and fantasy in two-dimensional and three-dimensional work.
Explores and experiments with a wide variety of art materials, techniques (including waste materials), and colour in a spontaneous and creative way.
Uses and co-ordinates motor skills in practical work and play (e.g. appropriate handling of scissors, glue applicators, paintbrush and drawing instruments).

Learning Outcome 2: Reflecting

The learner will be able to reflect critically and creatively on artistic and cultural processes, products and styles in past and present contexts.

Organising Principle: The learner will be able to think about and respond to artworks focusing on self and own environment.

Assessment standards

We will know this when the learner:

Dance

Talks about own dancing using action words.

Drama

Thinks about and shows how people and animals move.
Uses concrete objects to represent other objects in dramatic play.

Music

Imitates a variety of natural sounds in own environment.
Distinguishes between a talking voice and a singing voice.

Visual Arts

Talks about, shares and tells stories about own artwork with others.

Learning Outcome 3: Participating and Collaborating

The learner will be able to demonstrate personal and interpersonal skills through individual and group participation in Arts and Culture activities.

Organising Principle: The learner will be able to participate and co-operate in art activities to develop awareness of self and others in own environment.

Assessment standards

We know this when the learner:

Dance
- Responds to movement instructions that cover space without bumping or hurting others when moving forwards and backwards.
Drama

Participates in drama games - takes turns, waits for signals, responds to cues, and shares space.
Begins to develop empathy by assuming a variety of familiar roles.

Music

Brings songs from home and shares them with others.

Visual Arts

Demonstrates active involvement in individual and group art-making activities and an ability to share art-making equipment.

Learning Outcome 4: Expressing and Communicating

The learner will be able to analyse and use multiple forms of communication and expression in Arts and Culture.

Organising Principle: The learner will be able to explore, express and communicate personal stories and responses to stories and ideas in own environment.

Assessment standards

We know this when the learner:

Dance

Expresses ideas and stories creatively through movement activities that are guided but open-ended.

Drama

Conveys feelings and ideas through facial expression and gesture.
Creates sound effects to accompany stories told by the teacher.

Music

Listens and moves creatively to music, stories, songs and sounds.

Visual Arts

Responds to what the learner sees, perceives and experiences in own natural and constructed environment.