Ontario, Canada · Curriculum spine
Grade 4
12 concepts across 1 subject. Codes follow the ministry's own expectation numbers; where a course is broken into bites (chapter.bite), each bite names the expectations it covers.
The Arts
The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1-8: The Arts, 2009 · 12 concepts
Strand A3
Dance
Creating and performing dance, responding to it, and its place in different cultures.
- A1.1Coming soonCreating and performing danceMake and perform dance pieces using body, space, time, energy and relationship.
- A2.1Coming soonResponding to danceDescribe what you see in a dance and what it makes you feel and think.
- A3.1Coming soonDance across culturesExplore dances from different times and places and what they mean to their communities.
Strand B3
Drama
Creating and performing drama, responding to it, and drama in different cultures.
- B1.1Coming soonCreating and performing dramaTake on a role, use voice and body, and build a scene with others.
- B2.1Coming soonResponding to dramaTalk about a performance: what worked, what it meant, and how it was made.
- B3.1Coming soonDrama across culturesExplore storytelling and theatre from different cultures and times.
Strand C3
Music
Singing and playing, reading and creating music, responding to it, and music in different cultures.
- C1.1Coming soonSinging, playing and creating musicSing and play in tune and in time, read simple notation, and create short pieces.
- C2.1Coming soonListening and respondingDescribe the elements you hear, like beat, pitch and dynamics, and how they make you feel.
- C3.1Coming soonMusic across culturesExplore music from different cultures and times and the role it plays in people's lives.
Strand D3
Visual Arts
Making art with the elements and principles of design, responding to art, and art in different cultures.
- D1.1Coming soonMaking artCreate two- and three-dimensional art using line, shape, colour, texture, space and emphasis.
- D2.1Coming soonResponding to artDescribe and interpret artworks, including your own, using the language of design.
- D3.1Coming soonArt across culturesExplore art from different cultures and times and what it tells you about the people who made it.