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Ohio K–6 theatre standards

Ohio writes its own theatre standards. They are published as Ohio Fine Arts: Drama/Theatre (2024-), adopted 2024 and are not a version of a national framework. 92 of 109 are matched to a national standard.

Framework
Ohio Fine Arts: Drama/Theatre (2024-)
Adopted
2024
Source last checked
July 26, 2026
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109 standards, kindergarten through 6th grade

  • K.1COK
    Share thoughts, emotions, and ideas in response to a dramatic or theatrical experience.
  • K.1CRK
    Demonstrate observations and listening skills in a theatrical context.
  • K.1PEK
    Imitate movements, voices, and feelings of people, animals and objects through dramatic play.
  • K.1REK
    Use basic theatre vocabulary after attending a theatrical experience to discuss what was seen.
  • K.2COK
    Identify stories that are different from one another in dramatic play or a guided drama experience (process drama, story drama, creative drama).
  • K.2CRK
    Imitate the characters seen in media presentations of stories and fairy tales.
  • K.2PEK
    Work cooperatively to create characters using costumes and props to dramatize a story.
  • K.2REK
    Describe what a playwright does.
  • K.3COK
    Engage in dramatic experiences to explore concepts from other academic areas.
  • K.3PEK
    Imagine and create a physical environment for stories (arrange classroom furniture, recommend lighting or sound effects to suggest mood, choose characters’ clothing).
  • K.3REK
    Distinguish between the real and imagined worlds when experiencing stories, myths, and fairy tales.
  • K.4REK
    List and demonstrate factors that make a performer effective (posture, voice, facial expression).
  • K.5REK
    Demonstrate ways an audience can show respect when watching a theatrical performance.
  • 1.1CO1
    Explain personal and collective emotional responses to dramatic and theatrical works or experiences.
  • 1.1CR1
    Identify the beginning, middle and ending of stories and retell in proper sequence.
  • 1.1PE1
    Work cooperatively to retell or dramatize stories and fairy tales from various time periods and cultures.
  • 1.1RE1
    Use appropriate theatre vocabulary (character, time and place) to describe dramatic and theatrical experiences.
  • 1.2CO1
    Identify similarities and differences in stories from one’s own community in a guided dramatic experience (process drama, story drama, creative drama).
  • 1.2CR1
    Use body and voice to imitate the characters seen in media presentations of stories, myths, and fairy tales.
  • 1.2PE1
    Create and tell stories based on personal experience (orally, written, by drawing a picture or pictures).
  • 1.2RE1
    React to character actions and choices, both personal and peer, following a guided drama experience.
  • 1.3CO1
    Engage in dramatic and theatre experiences to explore concepts from other academic areas.
  • 1.3PE1
    Demonstrate various movements, voices, and feelings by performing a variety of familiar roles.
  • 1.3RE1
    Compare and contrast the elements (plot, character, setting) of various stories and dramatic works.
  • 1.4RE1
    Evaluate a peer's performance based on factors (posture, voice, expression) that make a performer effective.
  • 1.5RE1
    Identify and demonstrate audience behavior appropriate for the forms and styles of theatre (live theatre, film, television and media).
  • 2.1CO2
    Describe characters in dramatic and theatrical experiences and make comparisons to people and events.
  • 2.1CR2
    Identify the plot and summarize the story.
  • 2.1PE2
    Create movements and voices of characters to communicate feelings and ideas in dramatic or theatrical contexts (skits, puppetry, pantomime, improvisation and storytelling).
  • 2.1RE2
    Use appropriate theatre vocabulary (such as plot or setting) after attending a theatrical performance.
  • 2.2CO2
    Compare the same story across cultures while recognizing there are varied points of view.
  • 2.2CR2
    Create the movements and expressive voices for characters in stories, myths, and fairy tales from various time periods and cultures.
  • 2.2PE2
    Explore and demonstrate various design components of a scene (create live sound effects and identify clothing items appropriate to the character).
  • 2.2RE2
    Describe how characters respond to challenges in a guided drama experience (process drama, story drama, creative drama).
  • 2.3CO2
    Identify the arts that are used to create a theatrical performance.
  • 2.3PE2
    Listen to and convey familiar stories, sequence events, and identify characters, settings, and conflict.
  • 2.3RE2
    Compare and contrast the elements (plot, character, theme and setting) of various narratives.
  • 2.4CO2
    Use processes of theatre to integrate information from other academic content areas.
  • 2.4RE2
    Discuss and critique one's own performance in a theatrical activity based on factors (posture, voice, expression) that make a performer effective.
  • 2.5RE2
    Recognize and demonstrate acceptable audience behavior when participating in a drama experience.
  • 3.1CO3
    Identify factors that influence personal opinions about a dramatic work, theatrical work, or experience.
  • 3.1CR3
    Express a character’s thoughts and feelings within the plot of a story.
  • 3.1PE3
    Use voice, movement, space, and physical objects to communicate a storyline and a character’s thoughts, feelings, and ideas.
  • 3.1RE3
    Describe the visual, aural, and kinetic elements present in stories and plays using appropriate theatrical vocabulary.
  • 3.2CO3
    Explain how the cultural and physical settings of a dramatic and theatrical work affect characterization.
  • 3.2CR3
    Create the movements and expressive voice of a character to explain and solve problems in a teacher-created improvisation or text.
  • 3.2PE3
    Use various design components to create an environment for a scene or story.
  • 3.2RE3
    Discuss how a playwright creates conflict by selecting action choices for specific characters.
  • 3.3CO3
    Use the elements of theatre in combination with art elements from at least one other art form.
  • 3.3PE3
    Work collaboratively to perform a dramatic task or action.
  • 3.3RE3
    Explain choices made in creating settings for classroom performances (lighting, sound, clothing, mood).
  • 3.4CO3
    Use elements and processes of theatre to integrate information from other academic content areas.
  • 3.4RE3
    Describe ways your posture, voice, and facial expression reveal the emotion of your character.
  • 3.5CO3
    Recognize and describe the roles of writers in live theatre and other media arts.
  • 3.5RE3
    Identify methods used by actors, directors, and designers to make connections with an audience in a proscenium theater.
  • 3.6CO3
    Use problem-solving and communication skills to interpret a story.
  • 4.1CO4
    Describe how theatrical performances can elicit thought and feeling from an audience individually and collectively.
  • 4.1CR4
    Use vivid, descriptive language to create a script around one or more elements of theatre (character, action, plot, setting).
  • 4.1PE4
    Manipulate voice, movement, space, design, and physical objects to communicate thoughts, feelings, and ideas in both improvised and scripted activities.
  • 4.1RE4
    Explain, through appropriate theatrical vocabulary, how manipulation of technical elements brings about changes in performances.
  • 4.2CO4
    Explore dramatic, theatrical, and storytelling traditions in the cultures or ethnic groups throughout Ohio’s history.
  • 4.2CR4
    Improvise movements and voices for characters to convey each character’s decisions and motivations within a dramatic theme.
  • 4.2PE4
    Use various design components used in different productions of the same work.
  • 4.2RE4
    Analyze how a playwright uses conflict to communicate an idea or theme.
  • 4.3CO4
    Use the elements of theatre in combination with art elements from at least two other art forms.
  • 4.3PE4
    Direct peers in performing a dramatic task or action.
  • 4.3RE4
    Explain how a theatrical experience (live theatre production, film, video and media) impacts its audience through the integration of plot, character, theme, and setting.
  • 4.4CO4
    Use elements and processes of theatre to integrate information from other academic content areas.
  • 4.4RE4
    Implement and assess strategies that develop character by adjusting posture, gesture, breath, and vocal intonation.
  • 4.5CO4
    Recognize and describe the roles of designers in live theatre and other media arts.
  • 4.5RE4
    Identify methods used by actors, directors and designers to make connections with an audience in a theater with a thrust or arena stage.
  • 4.6CO4
    Use problem-solving and cooperative skills to dramatize stories, historical events, or concepts from Ohio history.
  • 5.1CO5
    Brainstorm the modes of presentation (film, television, live theatre, improv, vlog) that most effectively elicit thoughts and feelings from a contemporary audience.
  • 5.1CR5
    Write a scripted scene that includes stage direction prompts, exposition, and dialogue.
  • 5.1PE5
    Work cooperatively in different roles or jobs within a dramatic and theatrical experience.
  • 5.1RE5
    Use appropriate theatrical vocabulary and terminology to examine and discuss how manipulation of theatrical elements affects the interpretation of theatrical works.
  • 5.2CO5
    Investigate how past and present drama, theatre, and storytelling forms of various cultural groups reflect their beliefs and traditions.
  • 5.2CR5
    Use sensory and memorization skills to create a character’s movement and voice in comedic and dramatic situations, both scripted and improvised.
  • 5.2PE5
    Analyze and incorporate various design components used in a theatrical event.
  • 5.2RE5
    Evaluate the ways two playwrights shape plays on the same topic differently.
  • 5.3CO5
    Combine at least three art forms to create a theatrical experience.
  • 5.3PE5
    Identify the essential events in a story or script that make up the dramatic structure.
  • 5.3RE5
    Develop and use criteria to evaluate ideas and artistic choices made for dramatic and theatrical performances.
  • 5.4CO5
    Use elements and processes of theatre to integrate information from other academic content areas.
  • 5.4RE5
    Identify and critique the elements that impede a performer's effectiveness.
  • 5.5CO5
    Recognize and describe the roles of directors in live theatre and other media arts.
  • 5.5RE5
    Identify methods used by actors, directors, and designers to make connections with audiences in nontraditional performance spaces.
  • 5.6CO5
    Use problem-solving and cooperative skills to dramatize a current event.
  • 6.1CO6
    Investigate the time period and place of a drama or theatre work to better understand performance and design choices.
  • 6.1CR6
    Write a scripted scene that includes stage direction prompts and provides exposition, consistent point of view, and dialogue.
  • 6.1PE6
    Create and perform improvisations and scripted scenes based on personal experience and imagination.
  • 6.1RE6
    Express and compare personal reactions to various theatrical elements using appropriate theatrical vocabulary and terminology.
  • 6.2CO6
    Explain how the actions and motivations of characters in a drama or theatre work impact perspective of a community or culture.
  • 6.2CR6
    Identify motivations of characters in a theatrical work and use those motivations to make choices (gesture, reaction) to events that are both scripted and improvised.
  • 6.2PE6
    Adapt a drama or theatre work and present it informally for an audience.
  • 6.2RE6
    Outline a play to analyze its plot structure.
  • 6.3CO6
    Describe how traditional and contemporary media arts influence dramatic production and audience response.
  • 6.3CR6
    Examine the basic principles and elements of various theatrical genres.
  • 6.3PE6
    Examine and demonstrate how theatrical artists conceptualize and convey an idea or message.
  • 6.3RE6
    Determine the effectiveness of a specific artistic choice in communicating a theatrical work.
  • 6.4CO6
    Use dramatic and theatrical skills to demonstrate concepts or ideas from other academic areas.
  • 6.4CR6
    Choose designs from a defined range and justify those choices.
  • 6.4RE6
    Establish criteria to critique one’s portrayal of a character based on voice, gesture, facial expression, and movement.
  • 6.5CO6
    Identify professional tools and skills for a working theatre artist.
  • 6.5CR6
    Use theatrical vocabulary accurately when creating dramatic works.
  • 6.5RE6
    Describe ways an audience can respond differently to plays that are performed in various physical settings (arena, proscenium, thrust, outdoors).
  • 6.6CO6
    Identify universal themes and express them through a drama or theatre work.
  • 6.6CR6
    Engage in ensemble-building activities to build character, emotion, mood, and tone.
  • 6.7CO6
    Explain personal reasons for valuing the study of and involvement in dramatic and theatrical performance.

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