WGU Elementary Visual And
Performing Arts Methods| Questions
And Correct Answers| 2026 Update
A teacher promotes taking breaks in instruction where students jump up
and down, shake their limbs, and mimic animal voices. How does this play
contribute to children's development? - Ans--It alleviates stress.
Which characteristics of artful teachers contribute to student curiosity and
motivation in relation to arts education? - Ans--Passion, openness, and
confidence
An art teacher has redesigned a lesson plan that includes an assignment in
which students work in groups to create and present original commercials.
She plans to let the groups decide what the commercials will advertise and
will encourage students to use their own experiences to make effective
commercials. The students will create their own schedules for completing
the assignment and she has developed a rubric for evaluating the
results.How does this lesson plan align to current research findings in
student development? - Ans--Current research shows that students learn
best when they are given the opportunity to connect new information to
existing understandings.
A kindergarten teacher wants to prepare students for first grade cognitively
and socially while making each day fun.How could the teacher support this
goal? - Ans--By having students make up rhyming games together using
the names of letters, numbers, or colors
How can teachers recognize expressions of creativity in children? - Ans--
Look for children who can act out a story
Which are two effective activities for encouraging the development of
creativity in children? - Ans--1, Have students theorize what an unfamiliar
object could be used for
, 2, Ask students to imagine a journey, such as a journey through a tree
Which stage of the creative inquiry process is described below? In this
stage, students explore and experiment with words, ideas, and images, as
well as infer, compare/contrast, sort/group/combine, and find and form
patterns - Ans--Connect
A third-grade teacher would like to plan a lesson about folk tales and story
telling. The teacher wants to enhance creative thought and expression in
the class which includes several English Language Learners (ELL).How
can the teacher meet both of these goals? - Ans--Incorporate student
storytelling related to their backgrounds as a means of including drama,
dance, art, and music responses
What is an appropriate response to students' artistic expressions? - Ans--
Ask the students to explain what they have created
A teacher observes that the students are happiest and most engaged when
they are given the opportunity to engage in creative role playing, art
projects, and music. The teacher includes these creative activities every
few weeks as a supplement to the lesson plans.How does this teacher's
attitude affect the creativity of his students? - Ans--The teacher's treatment
of creative activities as extra, not essential, will undermine the development
of students' creativity
The Consortium of National Arts Education Associations (CNAEA) K-4
standards call for students to accurately demonstrate non-locomotor/axial
movements and create a sequence with a beginning, middle, and
end.Which teaching strategy fosters creative thought and expression for
students in this age group to meet all elements of the identified dance
standard? - Ans--Implement the apply-practice-rehearse method to
prepare students to perform the difficult bending and swinging dance steps
in their upcoming dance routine
A teacher wants to encourage creativity and divergent thought while also
covering required content about Colonial America.Which would be an
appropriate strategy? - Ans--Have students brainstorm a list of important
people in Colonial America, conduct research on them, and then plan a
Performing Arts Methods| Questions
And Correct Answers| 2026 Update
A teacher promotes taking breaks in instruction where students jump up
and down, shake their limbs, and mimic animal voices. How does this play
contribute to children's development? - Ans--It alleviates stress.
Which characteristics of artful teachers contribute to student curiosity and
motivation in relation to arts education? - Ans--Passion, openness, and
confidence
An art teacher has redesigned a lesson plan that includes an assignment in
which students work in groups to create and present original commercials.
She plans to let the groups decide what the commercials will advertise and
will encourage students to use their own experiences to make effective
commercials. The students will create their own schedules for completing
the assignment and she has developed a rubric for evaluating the
results.How does this lesson plan align to current research findings in
student development? - Ans--Current research shows that students learn
best when they are given the opportunity to connect new information to
existing understandings.
A kindergarten teacher wants to prepare students for first grade cognitively
and socially while making each day fun.How could the teacher support this
goal? - Ans--By having students make up rhyming games together using
the names of letters, numbers, or colors
How can teachers recognize expressions of creativity in children? - Ans--
Look for children who can act out a story
Which are two effective activities for encouraging the development of
creativity in children? - Ans--1, Have students theorize what an unfamiliar
object could be used for
, 2, Ask students to imagine a journey, such as a journey through a tree
Which stage of the creative inquiry process is described below? In this
stage, students explore and experiment with words, ideas, and images, as
well as infer, compare/contrast, sort/group/combine, and find and form
patterns - Ans--Connect
A third-grade teacher would like to plan a lesson about folk tales and story
telling. The teacher wants to enhance creative thought and expression in
the class which includes several English Language Learners (ELL).How
can the teacher meet both of these goals? - Ans--Incorporate student
storytelling related to their backgrounds as a means of including drama,
dance, art, and music responses
What is an appropriate response to students' artistic expressions? - Ans--
Ask the students to explain what they have created
A teacher observes that the students are happiest and most engaged when
they are given the opportunity to engage in creative role playing, art
projects, and music. The teacher includes these creative activities every
few weeks as a supplement to the lesson plans.How does this teacher's
attitude affect the creativity of his students? - Ans--The teacher's treatment
of creative activities as extra, not essential, will undermine the development
of students' creativity
The Consortium of National Arts Education Associations (CNAEA) K-4
standards call for students to accurately demonstrate non-locomotor/axial
movements and create a sequence with a beginning, middle, and
end.Which teaching strategy fosters creative thought and expression for
students in this age group to meet all elements of the identified dance
standard? - Ans--Implement the apply-practice-rehearse method to
prepare students to perform the difficult bending and swinging dance steps
in their upcoming dance routine
A teacher wants to encourage creativity and divergent thought while also
covering required content about Colonial America.Which would be an
appropriate strategy? - Ans--Have students brainstorm a list of important
people in Colonial America, conduct research on them, and then plan a
