Visual & Performing Arts
The opportunity to express, enact and enjoy the world of imagination is one of the delights of childhood. Young children live in a world in which a blend of fantasy and reality inform their everyday experiences. Art in its various forms – music, dance, painting, drawing, performing, creating – is one way in which children express and enjoy their own particular imaginary worlds. At Sunshine Academy, we provide children with daily opportunities to share these worlds with each other, their teachers and their families.
The goals of our arts curriculum are to enable children to experiment freely with art to explore what happens; create their own work that reflects their own ideas and creative mind; and enjoy their own and each other’s experiences.
Infants & Toddlers
LEARNING EXPECTATIONS | EXAMPLE ACTIVITY |
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Explore and learn to use age-appropriate art materials |
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Express ideas or emotions with 2- and 3-dimensional art |
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Develop vocabulary related to visual art |
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Learn to appreciate cultural diversity in creative expression |
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Learn to respond to the art of others |
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Understand color use and color mixing |
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Explore hats, costumes, props, puppets, dolls of various sizes and dollhouses |
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Preschool & PreK
LEARNING EXPECTATIONS | EXAMPLE ACTIVITY |
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Explore and learn to use age-appropriate art materials |
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Express ideas or emotions with 2- and 3-dimensional art
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Develop vocabulary related to visual art |
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Learn to appreciate cultural diversity in creative expression |
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Learn to respond to the art of others |
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Understand color use and color mixing |
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Use hats, costumes, props, puppets, dolls of various sizes and dollhouses to enact pretend play scenarios |
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