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New York K–6 theatre standards

New York writes its own theatre standards. They are published as New York State Learning Standards for the Arts, adopted 2017 and are not a version of a national framework. 155 of 161 are matched to a national standard.

Framework
New York State Learning Standards for the Arts
Adopted
2017
Source last checked
July 22, 2026
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161 standards, kindergarten through 6th grade

  • TH:Cn10.1.K.aK
    With prompting and support, identify similarities between characters and oneself in dramatic play.
  • TH:Cn11.1.K.aK
    With prompting and support, applys kills and knowledge acquired elsewhere to dramatic play.
  • TH:Cn11.2.K.aK
    With prompting and support, identify stories that are different from one another in dramatic play.
  • TH:Cn11.2.K.bK
    With prompting and support, tell a short story in dramatic play.
  • TH:Cr1.1.K.aK
    With prompting and support, invent and inhabit an imaginary elsewhere in dramatic play.
  • TH:Cr1.1.K.bK
    With prompting and support, use non-representational materials to create props, puppets, and costume pieces for dramatic play.
  • TH:Cr1.1.K.cK
    With prompting and support, use gestures to tell a story in dramatic play.
  • TH:Cr2.1.K.aK
    With prompting and support, interact with peers and contribute to dramatic play.
  • TH:Cr2.1.K.bK
    With prompting and support, express original ideas in dramatic play.
  • TH:Cr3.1.K.aK
    With prompting and support, ask and answer questions in dramatic play.
  • TH:Cr3.1.K.bK
    With prompting and support, participate in using sounds and movements in dramatic play.
  • TH:Cr3.1.K.cK
    With prompting and support, use a single object in multiple representations in dramatic play.
  • TH:Pr4.1.K.aK
    With prompting and support, identify characters and setting in dramatic play or a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Pr4.1.K.bK
    With prompting and support, use body and voice to communicate emotions in a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Pr5.1.K.aK
    With prompting and support, use sound and movement in dramatic play.
  • TH:Pr5.1.K.bK
    With prompting and support, explore and experiment with various technical elements in dramatic play.
  • TH:Pr6.1.K.aK
    With prompting and support, communicate mood in dramatic play.
  • TH:Re7.1.K.aK
    With prompting and support, express an emotional response to characters in dramatic play.
  • TH:Re8.1.K.aK
    With prompting and support, identify preferences in dramatic play.
  • TH:Re8.1.K.bK
    Use pictures to make connections between oneself and a character.
  • TH:Re9.1.K.aK
    With prompting and support, evaluate dramatic play.
  • TH:Re9.1.K.bK
    With prompting and support, select props and costumes for use in dramatic play.
  • TH:Re9.1.K.cK
    With prompting and support, discuss the experiences of characters in dramatic play.
  • TH:Cn10.1.1.a1
    Identify character emotions in a guided drama experience and relate them to personal experience.
  • TH:Cn11.1.1.a1
    Apply skills and knowledge from different art forms and content areas in a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Cn11.2.1.a1
    Identify similarities and differences in stories from one's own community in a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Cn11.2.1.b1
    Collaborate on the creation of a short scene based on a fictional literary source in a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Cr1.1.1.a1
    Propose potential choices that characters could make in a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Cr1.1.1.b1
    Collaborate with peers to conceptualize costumes and props in a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Cr1.1.1.c1
    Identify ways in which gestures and movement may be used to create or retell a story in a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Cr2.1.1.a1
    Contribute to the development of a sequential plot in a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Cr2.1.1.b1
    With prompting and support, participate in group decision making in a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Cr3.1.1.a1
    Contribute to the adaptation of the plot in a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Cr3.1.1.b1
    Identify similarities and differences in sounds and movements in a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Cr3.1.1.c1
    Collaborate to imagine multiple representations of a single object in a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Pr4.1.1.a1
    Describe a story's character actions and dialogue in a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Pr4.1.1.b1
    Use body, face, gestures, and voice to communicate character traits and emotions in a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Pr5.1.1.a1
    With prompting and support, identify and use voice and gesture in a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Pr5.1.1.b1
    With prompting and support, identify technical elements that can be used in a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Pr6.1.1.a1
    With prompting and support, communicate emotions in a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Re7.1.1.a1
    Recognize when artistic choices are made in a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Re8.1.1.a1
    Explain preferences and emotions in a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Re8.1.1.b1
    Explain how personal emotions and choices relate to characters.
  • TH:Re9.1.1.a1
    Build on others' ideas in a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Re9.1.1.b1
    Identify props and costumes that belong in a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Re9.1.1.c1
    Compare and contrast the experiences of characters in a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Cn10.1.2.a2
    Relate character experiences to personal experiences in a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Cn11.1.2.a2
    Determine appropriate skills and knowledge from different art forms and content areas to apply in a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Cn11.2.2.a2
    Identify similarities and differences in stories from multiple cultures in a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Cn11.2.2.b2
    Collaborate on the creation of a short scene based on a non-fiction literary source in a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Cr1.1.2.a2
    Propose potential new details to plot and story in a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Cr1.1.2.b2
    Collaborate with peers to conceptualize scenery in a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Cr1.1.2.c2
    Identify ways in which voice and sounds may be used to create or retell a story in a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Cr2.1.2.a2
    Collaborate with peers to devise meaningful dialogue.
  • TH:Cr2.1.2.b2
    Contribute ideas and make decisions as a group to advance a story.
  • TH:Cr3.1.2.a2
    Contribute to the adaptation of dialogue.
  • TH:Cr3.1.2.b2
    Use and adapt sounds and movements in a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Cr3.1.2.c2
    Independently generate multiple representations of a single object.
  • TH:Pr4.1.2.a2
    Interpret story elements in a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Pr4.1.2.b2
    Alter voice and body to expand and articulate nuances of a character in a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Pr5.1.2.a2
    Demonstrate the relationship between body, voice, and mind in a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Pr5.1.2.b2
    Explore technical elements in a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Pr6.1.2.a2
    Contribute to group guided drama experiences and informally share with peers.
  • TH:Re7.1.2.a2
    After a guided drama experience, recall why artistic choices were made.
  • TH:Re8.1.2.a2
    Consider multiple personal experiences when participating in or observing a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Re8.1.2.b2
    Suggest similarities between the emotions of real people and those of characters in a story.
  • TH:Re9.1.2.a2
    Collaborate on a scene in a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Re9.1.2.b2
    Use a prop or costume to enhance a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Re9.1.2.c2
    Describe how characters respond to challenges in a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Cn10.1.3.a3
    Use personal experiences and knowledge to make connections to community and culture.
  • TH:Cn11.1.3.a3
    Identify connections to community, social issues, and other content areas in a drama or theater work.
  • TH:Cn11.2.3.a3
    Explore how stories are adapted from literature to drama or theater work.
  • TH:Cn11.2.3.b3
    Examine how artists have historically presented the same stories by using different art forms, genres, or theatrical conventions.
  • TH:Cr1.1.3.a3
    Create roles, imagined worlds, and improvised stories.
  • TH:Cr1.1.3.b3
    Imagine and articulate ideas for costumes, props, and sets.
  • TH:Cr1.1.3.c3
    Collaborate to determine how characters might move and speak to support a story and given circumstances.
  • TH:Cr2.1.3.a3
    Participate in methods of investigation to devise theatrical experiences.
  • TH:Cr2.1.3.b3
    Compare ideas with peers and make selections that will enhance and deepen group drama or theater work.
  • TH:Cr3.1.3.a3
    Collaborate with peers to revise, refine, and adapt ideas to fit given circumstances.
  • TH:Cr3.1.3.b3
    Contribute to physical and vocal exploration in an improvised or scripted drama or theater work.
  • TH:Cr3.1.3.c3
    Refine object transformation to support an improvised or scripted drama or theater work.
  • TH:Pr4.1.3.a3
    Apply the elements of dramatic structure to a story and create a drama or theater work.
  • TH:Pr4.1.3.b3
    Investigate how movement and voice are incorporated into theatrical experiences.
  • TH:Pr5.1.3.a3
    Participate in a variety of physical, vocal, and cognitive exercises that can be used in a group setting.
  • TH:Pr5.1.3.b3
    Identify the basic technical elements of theater.
  • TH:Pr6.1.3.a3
    Share reflections on a theatrical experience.
  • TH:Re7.1.3.a3
    Explain why artistic choices are made.
  • TH:Re8.1.3.a3
    Explain how personal preferences and emotions affect an observer.
  • TH:Re8.1.3.b3
    Examine how connections are made between oneself and the emotions of a character.
  • TH:Re9.1.3.a3
    Understand how and why a drama or theater work is evaluated.
  • TH:Re9.1.3.b3
    Consider and analyze technical elements in theatrical experiences.
  • TH:Re9.1.3.c3
    Evaluate and analyze problems and situations from an audience perspective.
  • TH:Cn10.1.4.a4
    Identify the ways drama or theater work reflects a community or culture.
  • TH:Cn11.1.4.a4
    Respond to community and social issues and incorporate other content areas in a drama or theater work.
  • TH:Cn11.2.4.a4
    Investigate cross-cultural approaches to storytelling.
  • TH:Cn11.2.4.b4
    Identify historical sources that explain theater terminology and theatrical conventions.
  • TH:Cr1.1.4.a4
    Articulate the visual details of imagined worlds and improvised stories that support given circumstances.
  • TH:Cr1.1.4.b4
    Visualize and design technical elements that support a story and given circumstances.
  • TH:Cr1.1.4.c4
    Imagine how a character might move to support a story and given circumstances.
  • TH:Cr2.1.4.a4
    Collaborate to devise original ideas by asking questions about characters and plots.
  • TH:Cr2.1.4.b4
    Make and discuss group decisions and identify responsibilities required to present a drama or theater work to peers.
  • TH:Cr3.1.4.a4
    Revise an improvised or scripted drama or theater work through repetition and collaborative review.
  • TH:Cr3.1.4.b4
    Develop physical and vocal exercise techniques for an improvised or scripted drama or theater work.
  • TH:Cr3.1.4.c4
    Collaborate on solutions for design and technical problems.
  • TH:Pr4.1.4.a4
    Modify the dialogue and action to change a story in a drama or theater work.
  • TH:Pr4.1.4.b4
    Make physical and vocal choices to create a character.
  • TH:Pr5.1.4.a4
    Practice acting exercises that can be used in a group setting
  • TH:Pr5.1.4.b4
    Articulate how technical elements are used in theater.
  • TH:Pr6.1.4.a4
    Perform a small-group drama or theater work for peers.
  • TH:Re7.1.4.a4
    Use participation and observation to identify artistic choices.
  • TH:Re8.1.4.a4
    Compare and contrast multiple personal experiences, when participating in or observing a drama or theater work.
  • TH:Re8.1.4.b4
    Identify and discuss physical changes connected to the emotions of a character.
  • TH:Re9.1.4.a4
    Propose a plan to evaluate a drama or theater work.
  • TH:Re9.1.4.b4
    Investigate how technical elements may support a theme or idea in a drama or theater work.
  • TH:Re9.1.4.c4
    Observe how character choices affect audience perspective.
  • TH:Cn10.1.5.a5
    Explain how drama or theater connects oneself to a community or culture.
  • TH:Cn11.1.5.a5
    Investigate historical, global, and social issues expressed in a drama or theater work.
  • TH:Cn11.2.5.a5
    Analyze similarities and differences between stories set in different cultures.
  • TH:Cn11.2.5.b5
    Compare the theatrical conventions of a given time period with those of the present.
  • TH:Cr1.1.5.a5
    Identify physical qualities that might reveal a character's inner traits in an imagined world.
  • TH:Cr1.1.5.b5
    Propose design ideas that support a story and given circumstances.
  • TH:Cr1.1.5.c5
    Identify how the inner thoughts of a character affect a story and given circumstances.
  • TH:Cr2.1.5.a5
    Devise original ideas that reflect collective inquiry about characters and their given circumstances.
  • TH:Cr2.1.5.b5
    Participate in defined responsibilities required to present a drama or theater work informally to an audience.
  • TH:Cr3.1.5.a5
    Revise an improvised or scripted drama or theater work through repetition and self-review.
  • TH:Cr3.1.5.b5
    Use physical and vocal exploration for character development.
  • TH:Cr3.1.5.c5
    Create innovative solutions for design and technical problems.
  • TH:Pr4.1.5.a5
    Describe the underlying thoughts and emotions that create dialogue and action in a theatrical experience.
  • TH:Pr4.1.5.b5
    Use physical and vocal choices to develop a character.
  • TH:Pr5.1.5.a5
    Apply acting exercises to enhance collaborative theatrical experiences.
  • TH:Pr5.1.5.b5
    Demonstrate the use of technical elements in theater.
  • TH:Pr6.1.5.a5
    Perform drama or theater work informally for an audience.
  • TH:Re7.1.5.a5
    Explain personal reactions to artistic choices.
  • TH:Re8.1.5.a5
    Connect personal experiences to theater as a participant or observer.
  • TH:Re8.1.5.b5
    Investigate the effects of emotions on posture, gesture, breathing, and vocal intonation.
  • TH:Re9.1.5.a5
    Develop and implement a plan to evaluate a drama or theater work.
  • TH:Re9.1.5.b5
    Assess how technical elements represent the theme of a drama or theater work.
  • TH:Re9.1.5.c5
    Recognize how character circumstances affect audience perspective.
  • TH:Cn10.1.6.a6
    Explain how the actions and motivations of characters in a drama or theater work reflect perspectives of a community or culture.
  • TH:Cn11.1.6.a6
    Identify universal themes or common social issues and express them through a drama or theater work.
  • TH:Cn11.2.6.a6
    Analyze two different versions of a drama or theater work to determine differences and similarities.
  • TH:Cn11.2.6.b6
    Investigate time period and place to better understand performance and design choices.
  • TH:Cr1.1.6.a6
    Identify possible solutions to staging challenges.
  • TH:Cr1.1.6.b6
    Identify solutions to design challenges in a drama or theater work.
  • TH:Cr1.1.6.c6
    Explore the relationship between scripted or improvised characters and their given circumstances.
  • TH:Cr2.1.6.a6
    Use critical analysis to improve, refine, and evolve original ideas and artistic choices.
  • TH:Cr2.1.6.b6
    Collaborate to devise a drama or theater work.
  • TH:Cr3.1.6.a6
    Articulate and examine choices to refine a devised or scripted drama or theater work.
  • TH:Cr3.1.6.b6
    Identify effective physical and vocal traits of characters.
  • TH:Cr3.1.6.c6
    Expand a planned technical design during the rehearsal process.
  • TH:Pr4.1.6.a6
    Identify the essential events in a story or script that comprise the dramatic structure.
  • TH:Pr4.1.6.b6
    Experiment with various physical and vocal choices to communicate character.
  • TH:Pr5.1.6.a6
    Articulate how acting exercises and acting techniques can be used to improve theatrical experiences.
  • TH:Pr5.1.6.b6
    Propose the integration of technical elements in theatrical experiences.
  • TH:Pr6.1.6.a6
    Devise a theatrical experience and present it informally to an audience.
  • TH:Re7.1.6.a6
    Describe and record personal reactions to artistic choices.
  • TH:Re8.1.6.a6
    Identify the relationship between artistic choices and personal experience.
  • TH:Re8.1.6.b6
    Identify personal aesthetics through participation in or observation of a drama or theater work.
  • TH:Re9.1.6.a6
    Use supporting evidence and criteria to evaluate a drama or theater work.
  • TH:Re9.1.6.b6
    Consider technical elements used to assess aesthetic choices.
  • TH:Re9.1.6.c6
    Identify a specific audience or purpose for a drama or theater work.

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