AROUND THE WORLD WITH MUSIQA
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
Fine Arts (http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter117/ch117a.html#117.103)
Kindergarten – Music
1B: identify visually and aurally the instrument families
1E: identify beat, rhythm, and simple two-tone or three-tone melodies using iconic representation
3A: sing songs and play musical games, including rhymes, folk music, and seasonal music
4B: identify steady beat in musical performances
Grade 1 – Music
1B: identify visually and aurally the instrument families
3B: sing songs or play classroom instruments from diverse cultures and styles, independently or in groups
5A: sing songs and play musical games, including rhymes, patriotic events, folk music, and seasonal music
6D: respond verbally or through movement to short musical examples
Grade 1 – Theatre
4B: explore diverse cultural and historical experiences through fables, myths, or fairytales in dramatic play
Grade 2 – Music
1B: identify instruments visually and aurally
3B: sing songs from diverse cultures and styles, independently or in groups
5A: sing songs and play musical games, including patriotic, folk, and seasonal music
5B: examine short musical excerpts from various periods or times in history and diverse and local cultures
Grade 3 – Music
3B: sing or play a varied repertoire of music such as American folk songs and folk songs representative of local cultures independently or in groups
5B: identify music from diverse genres, styles, periods, and cultures
5C: identify the relationships between music and interdisciplinary concepts
Grade 4 – Music
3B: sing or play a varied repertoire of music such as American and Texan folk songs and folk songs representative of local cultures, independently or in groups
3C: identify and describe music from diverse genres, styles, periods, and cultures
6D: respond verbally and through movement to short musical examples
Grade 5 – Music
3B: sing or play a varied repertoire of music such as American folk songs, patriotic music, and folk songs representative of local and world cultures independently or in groups
5A: perform a varied repertoire of songs, movement, and musical games representative of diverse cultures such as historical folk songs of Texas and America and European and African cultures in America
5C: identify and describe music from diverse genres, styles, periods, and cultures
6D: respond verbally and through movement to short musical examples
Language Arts and Reading (http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter110/ch110a.html)
Kindergarten
1A: listen actively and ask questions to understand information and answer questions using multi-word responses
1B: restate and follow oral directions that involve a short, related sequence of actions
Grade 1-4
1A: listen actively, ask relevant questions to clarify information, and answer questions using multi-word responses
1B: follow, restate, and give oral instructions that involve a short, related sequence of actions
Grade 5
1A: listen actively to interpret verbal and non-verbal messages, ask relevant questions, and make pertinent comments
1B: follow, restate, and give oral instructions that include multiple action steps
Social Studies (http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter113/ch113a.html)
Grade 1
14A: describe and explain the importance of beliefs, language, and traditions of families and communities
14B: explain the way folktales and legends reflect beliefs, language, and traditions of communities
Grade 3
12: Culture. The student understands the importance of writers and artists to the cultural heritage of communities. The student is expected to identify how various writers and artists such as Kadir Nelson, Tomie dePaola, Carmen Lomas Garza, and Laura Ingalls Wilder and their stories, poems, statues, and paintings contribute to the cultural heritage of communities.
Grade 5
20B: explain how examples of art, music, and literature reflect the times during which they were created