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Alabama K–6 theatre standards

Alabama writes its own theatre standards. They are published as 2024 Alabama Course of Study: Arts Education, adopted 2024 and are not a version of a national framework. Every one is matched to a national standard.

Manual re-acquisition (2026-07-24 deferred-subject retry). Deferred at acquisition because CSP files all five arts disciplines under one Arts Education code space with no discipline segment, so importKey collapsed 161 cross-discipline codes to one row each and destroyed ~142 of art's 539 real rows (verified from the CSP cache: every one of the 161 collisions is cross-discipline, zero within a single discipline). scripts/extract-al-arts.mjs re-fetches the same CSP text (already doc-verified at acquisition) with discipline-qualified codes, recovering every row. Verified full: 539/539 descriptions present in ALSDE's PDF (424 exact whitespace-free substrings, 115 token-complete with zero missing tokens across the grid-fragmented cells) plus a complete structural reconciliation — every discipline+grade numbers its items contiguously 1..N with no gaps or duplicates, and the grade distribution (K 70, 1-5 78-79, 6 77) is clean. art = Dance + Media Arts + Theatre + Visual Arts. Re-run the extractor after any re-fetch; the CSP Arts Education family is excluded via subjectMap.

Framework
2024 Alabama Course of Study: Arts Education
Adopted
2024
Source last checked
July 24, 2026
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164 standards, kindergarten through 6th grade

  • TH.K.CN.10.14K
    Identify similarities between a story and their own experiences in dramatic play or a guided drama experience.
  • TH.K.CN.10.15K
    Identify similarities between themselves and characters in dramatic play or a guided drama experience.
  • TH.K.CN.11.16K
    Identify ways that stories are similar to or different from one another in dramatic play or a guided drama experience.
  • TH.K.CR.1.1K
    Transition between imagination and reality in dramatic play or a guided drama experience.
  • TH.K.CR.1.2K
    Use non-representational materials to create props, puppets, and costume pieces for dramatic play or a guided drama experience.
  • TH.K.CR.2.3K
    Participate in dramatic play or a guided drama experience alone and with peers.
  • TH.K.CR.2.4K
    Express original ideas in dramatic play or a guided drama experience.
  • TH.K.CR.3.5K
    Apply teacher feedback in refining their musical ideas.
  • TH.K.PR.4.6K
    Identify characters and setting in dramatic play or a guided drama experience.
  • TH.K.PR.4.7K
    Identify and explain the fundamental elements of voice and sound in dramatic play and guided drama experiences.
  • TH.K.PR.5.8K
    Recognize and experiment with various technical elements in dramatic play or a guided drama experience.
  • TH.K.PR.5.9K
    Use voice and sounds in dramatic play or a guided drama experience.
  • TH.K.RE.7.10K
    Recall and express an emotional response in dramatic play or a guided drama experience.
  • TH.K.RE.8.11K
    Explore and identify preferences in dramatic play, a guided experience, or a theatre performance.
  • TH.K.RE.8.12K
    Name and describe characters and settings in dramatic play or a guided drama experience.
  • TH.K.RE.9.13K
    Explore ways to make personal artistic choices independently and with others in dramatic play or a guided drama experience.
  • TH.1.CN.10.221
    Identify characters’ emotions in a guided drama experience and relate those emotions to personal experience.
  • TH.1.CN.10.231
    Apply skills and knowledge from different art forms, content areas, and cultures in a guided drama experience.
  • TH.1.CN.11.241
    Identify similarities and differences among stories from their own community in a guided drama experience.
  • TH.1.CN.11.251
    Collaboratively create a short scene based on a fictional source in a guided drama experience.
  • TH.1.CR.1.11
    Propose choices that characters could make in a guided drama experience.
  • TH.1.CR.1.21
    Collaborate with peers to design costumes and props in a guided drama experience.
  • TH.1.CR.2.31
    Recognize and use gestures and movement to create or retell a story in a guided drama experience.
  • TH.1.CR.2.41
    Improvise solo and group communication in a guided drama experience.
  • TH.1.CR.2.51
    Contribute ideas to a group in a guided drama experience.
  • TH.1.CR.3.61
    Contribute to the adaptation of the plot in a guided drama experience.
  • TH.1.CR.3.71
    Identify similarities and differences in sounds and movements during a guided drama experience.
  • TH.1.CR.3.81
    Collaborate to interpret multiple representations from a single object in a guided drama experience.
  • TH.1.PR.4.91
    Describe a character's actions and dialogue in a guided drama experience.
  • TH.1.PR.4.101
    Use body positions, facial expressions, gestures, and voice to communicate a story’s character traits and emotions through a guided drama experience.
  • TH.1.PR.5.111
    Explain why physical movement is fundamental to drama experiences.
  • TH.1.PR.5.121
    Identify and use technical elements in a guided drama experience.
  • TH.1.PR.6.131
    Use movement and gestures to communicate emotions in a guided drama experience.
  • TH.1.RE.7.141
    Demonstrate appropriate audience etiquette in response to a performance.
  • TH.1.RE.7.151
    Recall and compare choices made in a guided drama experience.
  • TH.1.RE.8.161
    Explain preferences and emotions in a guided drama experience or theatre performance.
  • TH.1.RE.8.171
    Identify causes of characters’ actions in a guided drama experience.
  • TH.1.RE.8.181
    Explain or use text and pictures to show how their own emotions and choices compare to the emotions and choices of characters in a guided drama experience.
  • TH.1.RE.9.191
    Investigate and discuss how the artistic ideas of peers combine to create a guided drama experience.
  • TH.1.RE.9.201
    Identify and describe props and costumes that might be used in a guided drama experience.
  • TH.1.RE.9.211
    Compare and contrast the actions of various characters in a guided drama experience.
  • TH.2.CN.10.212
    Relate characters’ experiences to their own experiences in a guided drama experience.
  • TH.2.CN.10.222
    Utilize problem-solving techniques from different art forms or content areas in a guided drama experience.
  • TH.2.CN.11.232
    Identify similarities and differences among stories from multiple cultures in historical time frames in a guided drama experience.
  • TH.2.CN.11.242
    Collaboratively create a short scene based on a non-fiction source in a guided drama experience.
  • TH.2.CR.1.12
    Propose new details to plot and story in a guided drama experience.
  • TH.2.CR.1.22
    Collaborate with peers to design scenery in a guided drama experience.
  • TH.2.CR.2.32
    Apply the elements of voice and sound to create or retell a story in guided drama experiences.
  • TH.2.CR.2.42
    Collaborate with peers to devise meaningful dialogue in a guided drama experience.
  • TH.2.CR.2.52
    Contribute ideas to group decisions about ways to advance a story in a guided drama experience.
  • TH.2.CR.3.62
    Contribute to the adaptation of dialogue in a guided drama experience.
  • TH.2.CR.3.72
    Use and adapt sounds and movements in a guided drama experience.
  • TH.2.CR.3.82
    Individually generate and describe multiple representations of a single object in a guided drama experience.
  • TH.2.PR.4.92
    Interpret story elements in a guided drama experience.
  • TH.2.PR.4.102
    Alter voice and body to expand and articulate specific details of a character in a guided drama experience.
  • TH.2.PR.5.112
    Demonstrate the relationship between the body, voice, and mind in a guided drama experience.
  • TH.2.PR.5.122
    Utilize technical elements to enhance a guided drama experience.
  • TH.2.PR.6.132
    Contribute ideas to a group drama experience and discuss them informally with other participants.
  • TH.2.RE.7.142
    Identify and discuss artistic choices being made in a guided drama experience.
  • TH.2.RE.8.152
    Explain how personal preferences and emotions affect an observer's response in a guided drama experience or theatre performance.
  • TH.2.RE.8.162
    Identify causes and consequences of a character's actions in a guided drama experience.
  • TH.2.RE.8.172
    Explain or use text and pictures to show how others' emotions and choices may compare to the emotions and choices of characters in a guided drama experience.
  • TH.2.RE.9.182
    Demonstrate ways to assess peers who are presenting a scene in a guided drama experience.
  • TH.2.RE.9.192
    Use a prop or costume in a guided drama experience to enhance characters, settings, or events.
  • TH.2.RE.9.202
    Describe how characters respond to challenges in a guided drama experience.
  • TH.3.CN.10.223
    Use personal experiences and knowledge to make connections to community and culture in a drama or theatre work.
  • TH.3.CN.10.233
    Identify connections to community, social issues, and other content areas in a drama or theatre work.
  • TH.3.CN.11.243
    Research and report on how stories are adapted from literature for use in drama or theatre works.
  • TH.3.CN.11.253
    Examine and outline how artists have historically presented the same stories using different art forms, genres, or drama or theatre conventions.
  • TH.3.CR.1.13
    Create roles, imagined worlds, and improvised stories in a drama or theatre work.
  • TH.3.CR.1.23
    Articulate ideas for costumes, props, and sets in a drama or theatre work.
  • TH.3.CR.2.33
    Collaboratively determine ways characters might move and speak to support the story and given circumstances in a drama or theatre work.
  • TH.3.CR.2.43
    Participate in various methods of investigation to devise and share original ideas for a drama or theatre work.
  • TH.3.CR.2.53
    Compare ideas with those of peers and make selections that will enhance group drama or theatre work.
  • TH.3.CR.3.63
    Collaborate with peers to revise, refine, and adapt ideas to fit the given parameters of a drama or theatre work.
  • TH.3.CR.3.73
    Contribute to physical and vocal exploration in an improvised or scripted drama or theatre work.
  • TH.3.CR.3.83
    Suggest design and technical choices to refine improvised or scripted drama or theatre work.
  • TH.3.PR.4.93
    Apply the elements of dramatic structure to a story to create a drama or theatre work.
  • TH.3.PR.4.103
    Demonstrate how movement and voice are incorporated into drama or theatre work.
  • TH.3.PR.5.113
    Demonstrate a variety of physical, vocal, and emotional/mental exercises that can be used in a group setting for a drama or theatre work.
  • TH.3.PR.5.123
    Identify the basic technical elements that could be used in a drama or theatre work.
  • TH.3.PR.6.133
    Share a small-group drama or theatre work before an audience of peers.
  • TH.3.RE.7.143
    Practice drama or theatre work and share reflections individually and in small groups.
  • TH.3.RE.7.153
    Explain why artistic choices are made in an observed drama or theatre work.
  • TH.3.RE.8.163
    Identify and relate multiple personal experiences when participating in or observing a drama or theatre work.
  • TH.3.RE.8.173
    Discuss multiple ways to develop a character in drama or theatre work, using physical characteristics and choosing props or costumes to reflect appropriate cultural and historical perspectives.
  • TH.3.RE.8.183
    Examine and record connections they make between their own feelings and the emotions shown by a character in a drama or theatre work.
  • TH.3.RE.9.193
    Explain how and why audiences evaluate drama or theatre work.
  • TH.3.RE.9.203
    Analyze technical elements from multiple drama or theatre works.
  • TH.3.RE.9.213
    Evaluate and discuss problems and situations in a drama or theatre work from an audience perspective.
  • TH.4.CN.10.224
    Identify the ways a given drama or theatre work reflects the perspectives of a community or culture.
  • TH.4.CN.10.234
    Incorporate cross-curricular knowledge in reflecting on and responding to community and social issues in a drama or theatre work.
  • TH.4.CN.11.244
    Research and apply cross-cultural and historical approaches to storytelling in a drama or theatre work.
  • TH.4.CN.11.254
    Compare the drama or theatre conventions of a given time period with those of the present.
  • TH.4.CR.1.14
    Articulate the visual details of imagined worlds and improvised stories that support the given circumstances in a drama or theatre work.
  • TH.4.CR.1.24
    Visualize and design technical elements that support the story and given circumstances in a drama or theatre work.
  • TH.4.CR.2.34
    Demonstrate how a character might move to support the story and circumstances in a drama or theatre work.
  • TH.4.CR.2.44
    Collaboratively ask questions about characters and plots to devise original ideas for a drama or theatre work.
  • TH.4.CR.2.54
    Discuss and make group decisions regarding responsibilities involved in presenting a drama or theatre work to peers.
  • TH.4.CR.3.64
    Revise and improve a scripted or improvised drama or theatre work through repetition and collaborative review.
  • TH.4.CR.3.74
    Identify and utilize physical and vocal exercise techniques for an improvised or scripted drama or theatre work, with support.
  • TH.4.CR.3.84
    Collaboratively identify design and technical problems that arise in rehearsal for a drama or theatre work.
  • TH.4.PR.4.94
    Modify the dialogue and action to change the story in an original drama or theatre work.
  • TH.4.PR.4.104
    Make and demonstrate physical choices to develop a character in a drama or theatre work.
  • TH.4.PR.5.114
    Perform selected acting exercises or techniques that can be used in a group setting for a drama or theatre work.
  • TH.4.PR.5.124
    Propose the use of technical elements in a drama or theatre work.
  • TH.4.PR.6.134
    Present drama or theatre work informally to an audience.
  • TH.4.RE.7.144
    Interpret artistic choices made in a drama or theatre work through participation and observation.
  • TH.4.RE.7.154
    Develop personal reflections on artistic choices made in an observed drama or theatre work.
  • TH.4.RE.8.164
    Communicate the impact of multiple personal experiences when participating in or observing a drama or theatre work.
  • TH.4.RE.8.174
    Compare and contrast the qualities of characters in a drama or theatre work, taking note of physical characteristics and prop or costume design choices that reflect cultural or historical perspectives.
  • TH.4.RE.8.184
    Identify and discuss physiological changes connected to emotions.
  • TH.4.RE.9.194
    Develop a plan to evaluate drama or theatre work.
  • TH.4.RE.9.204
    Investigate and explain how technical elements may support a theme or idea in a drama or theatre work.
  • TH.4.RE.9.214
    Observe and record how a character's choices impact an audience's perspective in a drama or theatre work.
  • TH.5.CN.10.225
    Explain how drama and theatre connect individuals to a community or culture.
  • TH.5.CN.10.235
    Examine and express historical, global, and social issues in a drama or theatre work.
  • TH.5.CN.11.245
    Analyze commonalities and differences between stories set in different cultures and historical time periods in preparation for a drama or theatre work.
  • TH.5.CN.11.255
    Identify and apply historical sources that explain drama and theatre terminology and conventions.
  • TH.5.CR.1.15
    Make observations to identify physical qualities that might reveal a character's inner traits in the imagined world of a drama or theatre work.
  • TH.5.CR.1.25
    Propose and illustrate technical design ideas that support the story and given circumstances in a drama or theatre work.
  • TH.5.CR.2.35
    Explain how a character's inner thoughts impact the story and given circumstances in a drama or theatre work.
  • TH.5.CR.2.45
    Devise original ideas for a drama or theatre work that reflect collective inquiry about characters and their circumstances.
  • TH.5.CR.2.55
    Execute defined responsibilities required to present a drama or theatre work informally to an audience.
  • TH.5.CR.3.65
    Review and improve a scripted or improvised drama or theatre work through repetition and self-review.
  • TH.5.CR.3.75
    Use physical and vocal exploration for character development in an improvised or scripted drama or theatre work.
  • TH.5.CR.3.85
    Create innovative solutions to design and technical problems that arise in rehearsal for a drama or theatre work.
  • TH.5.PR.4.95
    Describe the underlying thoughts and emotions that influence dialogue in a drama or theatre work.
  • TH.5.PR.4.105
    Use physical choices to create meaning in a drama or theatre work.
  • TH.5.PR.5.115
    Choose acting exercises that are applicable to a particular drama or theatre work.
  • TH.5.PR.5.125
    Demonstrate the use of technical elements in a drama or theatre work.
  • TH.5.PR.6.135
    Present drama or theatre work to a formal audience.
  • TH.5.RE.7.145
    Explain personal reactions to artistic choices made in a drama or theatre work through participation and observation.
  • TH.5.RE.7.155
    Communicate personal reflections on artistic choices made in an observed drama or theatre work.
  • TH.5.RE.8.165
    Justify responses based on personal experiences when participating in or observing a drama or theatre work.
  • TH.5.RE.8.175
    Explain personal responses to characters based on cultural perspectives when participating in or observing a drama or theatre work.
  • TH.5.RE.8.185
    Demonstrate the effects of emotions on posture, gesture, breathing, and vocal intonation.
  • TH.5.RE.9.195
    Implement a plan to evaluate drama or theatre work.
  • TH.5.RE.9.205
    Discuss how technical elements represent the theme of a drama or theatre work.
  • TH.5.RE.9.215
    Discuss how an audience member’s perspective affects their emotional response to a character’s circumstances.
  • TH.MS1.CN.10.216
    Explain how the actions and motivations of characters in a drama or theatre work relate to and impact the perspectives of a community or culture.
  • TH.MS1.CN.10.226
    Identify universal themes or common social issues and express them through a drama or theatre work.
  • TH.MS1.CN.11.236
    Research, analyze, and discuss different versions of the same drama or theatre story to determine differences and similarities.
  • TH.MS1.CN.11.246
    Research the setting of a drama or theatre work and utilize the information to make performance and design choices.
  • TH.MS1.CR.1.16
    Identify and explain possible solutions to staging challenges in a drama or theatre work.
  • TH.MS1.CR.1.26
    Identify and explain possible solutions to design challenges in a drama or theatre work.
  • TH.MS1.CR.2.36
    Make and share inferences about a scripted or improvised character, imagining the given circumstances in a drama or theatre work.
  • TH.MS1.CR.2.46
    Use critical analysis to refine and evolve original ideas and artistic choices in a devised or scripted drama or theatre work.
  • TH.MS1.CR.2.56
    Contribute ideas and incorporate the ideas of others in preparing or devising a drama or theatre work.
  • TH.MS1.CR.3.66
    Articulate and discuss choices to refine a devised or scripted drama or theatre work during the rehearsal process.
  • TH.MS1.CR.3.76
    Identify and rehearse effective physical and vocal traits of characters in an improvised or scripted drama or theatre work.
  • TH.MS1.CR.3.86
    Analyze and discuss a technical design during the rehearsal process for a devised or scripted drama or theatre work.
  • TH.MS1.PR.4.96
    Identify and discuss the events in a story or script that are essential to the dramatic structure of a drama or theatre work.
  • TH.MS1.PR.4.106
    Select and interpret physical choices to communicate character in a drama or theatre work.
  • TH.MS1.PR.5.116
    Explain how acting exercises and techniques can be applied to a drama or theatre work.
  • TH.MS1.PR.5.126
    Articulate how technical elements are integrated into a drama or theatre work.
  • TH.MS1.PR.6.136
    Present an informal adaptation of a drama or theatre work for an audience.
  • TH.MS1.RE.7.146
    Describe and record personal reactions to artistic choices in a drama or theatre work.
  • TH.MS1.RE.8.156
    Explain how artists make choices based on personal experience in a drama or theatre work.
  • TH.MS1.RE.8.166
    Identify significant cultural perspectives that may influence the interpretation of a drama or theatre work.
  • TH.MS1.RE.8.176
    Identify personal aesthetics, preferences, and beliefs through participation in or observation of drama or theatre work.
  • TH.MS1.RE.9.186
    Evaluate drama or theatre work, using evidence and predetermined criteria.
  • TH.MS1.RE.9.196
    Analyze the production elements used in a drama or theatre work to evaluate aesthetic choices.
  • TH.MS1.RE.9.206
    Identify a specific audience or purpose for a drama or theatre work.

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