WGU ELEMENTARY VISUAL AND
PERFORMING ARTS METHODS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIOMS 100%
CORRECT RATED A+
Question 1
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?
Answer: It alleviates stress. (Brain breaks and physical play release pent-up
energy, lower cortisol levels, and reset student focus.)
Question 2
Which characteristics of artful teachers contribute to student curiosity and
motivation in relation to arts education?
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? -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? -
, 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? -ANSWER
✔✔Look for children who can act out a story
Which are two effective activities for encouraging the development of creativity in
children? -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 -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? -ANSWER ✔✔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? -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
PERFORMING ARTS METHODS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIOMS 100%
CORRECT RATED A+
Question 1
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?
Answer: It alleviates stress. (Brain breaks and physical play release pent-up
energy, lower cortisol levels, and reset student focus.)
Question 2
Which characteristics of artful teachers contribute to student curiosity and
motivation in relation to arts education?
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? -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? -
, 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? -ANSWER
✔✔Look for children who can act out a story
Which are two effective activities for encouraging the development of creativity in
children? -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 -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? -ANSWER ✔✔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? -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
