WGU Elementary Visual and
Performing Arts Methods
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? - ✔✔
correct answer It alleviates stress.
Which characteristics of artful teachers contribute to student curiosity and motivation in relation to
arts education? - ✔✔ correct answer 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? - ✔✔ correct answer 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? - ✔✔ correct answer 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? - ✔✔ correct answer Look for
children who can act out a story
Which are two effective activities for encouraging the development of creativity in children? - ✔✔
correct answer 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 - ✔✔ correct answer 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? - ✔✔ correct answer Incorporate
student storytelling related to their backgrounds as a means of including drama, dance, art, and
music responses
, WGU Elementary Visual and
Performing Arts Methods
What is an appropriate response to students' artistic expressions? - ✔✔ correct answer 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? - ✔✔ correct answer 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? - ✔✔ correct answer 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? - ✔✔ correct answer Have
students brainstorm a list of important people in Colonial America, conduct research on them, and
then plan a classroom party where the students dress up as and play the role of their historical
person
Which steps should a teacher take to formulate a creative learning opportunity for students who are
intrapersonal learners, according to Gardner's multiple intelligences? - ✔✔ correct answer Assign
students to go outside and create a song inspired by what they see
While preparing a classroom, a teacher is collecting items for a learning center that will stimulate and
increase creativity and exploration in kindergarten-age children.How should the teacher effectively
serve this intended purpose? - ✔✔ correct answer Provide dress-up clothes, rhythm instruments,
and music CDs
A teacher wants to engage students in an art project that will support the following learning
outcome:Students will learn to cooperate and take pride in group work.How can the teacher
accomplish this goal? - ✔✔ correct answer Have students create a mural using cutouts and paint
To increase motor skills needed for a dance unit, a teacher adds gross motor materials to an
elementary classroom.Which two would be the most useful in increasing skills needed for dance? -
✔✔ correct answer 1, A hopscotch carpet
Performing Arts Methods
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? - ✔✔
correct answer It alleviates stress.
Which characteristics of artful teachers contribute to student curiosity and motivation in relation to
arts education? - ✔✔ correct answer 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? - ✔✔ correct answer 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? - ✔✔ correct answer 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? - ✔✔ correct answer Look for
children who can act out a story
Which are two effective activities for encouraging the development of creativity in children? - ✔✔
correct answer 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 - ✔✔ correct answer 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? - ✔✔ correct answer Incorporate
student storytelling related to their backgrounds as a means of including drama, dance, art, and
music responses
, WGU Elementary Visual and
Performing Arts Methods
What is an appropriate response to students' artistic expressions? - ✔✔ correct answer 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? - ✔✔ correct answer 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? - ✔✔ correct answer 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? - ✔✔ correct answer Have
students brainstorm a list of important people in Colonial America, conduct research on them, and
then plan a classroom party where the students dress up as and play the role of their historical
person
Which steps should a teacher take to formulate a creative learning opportunity for students who are
intrapersonal learners, according to Gardner's multiple intelligences? - ✔✔ correct answer Assign
students to go outside and create a song inspired by what they see
While preparing a classroom, a teacher is collecting items for a learning center that will stimulate and
increase creativity and exploration in kindergarten-age children.How should the teacher effectively
serve this intended purpose? - ✔✔ correct answer Provide dress-up clothes, rhythm instruments,
and music CDs
A teacher wants to engage students in an art project that will support the following learning
outcome:Students will learn to cooperate and take pride in group work.How can the teacher
accomplish this goal? - ✔✔ correct answer Have students create a mural using cutouts and paint
To increase motor skills needed for a dance unit, a teacher adds gross motor materials to an
elementary classroom.Which two would be the most useful in increasing skills needed for dance? -
✔✔ correct answer 1, A hopscotch carpet
