Early Childhood Standards of Quality for ... - State of Michigan

ELE: Creative Development3. Are dramatic play experiences used to help children practice positiveinteractions with other children?4. In what ways are children encouraged to tell and act out stories, stressingbeginnings and endings to introduce sequencing?5. Have materials representing everyday life in cultures of the children in theprogram been incorporated into the classroom and made available fordramatic play activities?6. Can adults express a range of voices in their interactions with children?7. What opportunities exist for family members to participate with their childrenin the dramatic play area, to be involved in performances by visiting artists,and to accompany the class on field trips? Some examples are:• art events• concerts• dance and theatrical performances• cultural fairs5. Early Learning Expectation: Children develop rich and rewardingaesthetic lives. [HSCOF-CD 5.2.4]Children typically:1. Develop healthy self-concepts through creative arts experiences.2. Show eagerness and pleasure when approaching learning through thecreative arts.3. Show growing satisfaction with their own creative work and growingrespect for the creative work of others.4. Can use alternative forms of art to express themselves depending onthe avenues available to them; e.g., through the visual arts, if hearingimpaired; through listening to music, if physically impaired.5. Are comfortable sharing their ideas and work with others.6. Use the creative arts to express their view of the world.7. Begin to develop their own preferences for stories, poems, illustrations,forms of music, and other works of art.8. Begin to appreciate their artistic heritage and that of other cultures.9. Can talk about their creations with peers and adults.10. Begin to develop creative arts vocabulary.Early Childhood Standards of Quality for Prekindergarten 93