Northwest Territories · Grade 2

Arts Education

Content is organized by discipline; schools choose how to combine the four arts.

Outline

Below is how the official curriculum organizes it. Each strand will get full lessons like the ones in Grade 1 Mathematics.

Curriculum strands

Elements of dance (body, space, time, dynamics, relationships); simple movement sequences

Character, setting, role play and storytelling through drama

Beat, rhythm, pitch and dynamics; singing, moving and playing simple instruments

Elements and principles of design: line, shape, colour, texture, pattern; drawing, painting and sculpting