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 Florida Early Learning Developmental Standards and Professional Competencies
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Standards
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Domains
I. Physical Development
II. Approaches to Learning
III. Social and Emotional
Development
IV. Language and Literacy
V. Mathematical Thinking
VI. Scienti c Inquiry
VII. Social Studies
VIII. Creative Expression
Through the Arts
Ages
Birth-8 months
8-18 months
18-24 months
2-3 years
3-4 years
4 years-Kindergarten
(24-36 months)
(36-48 months)
(48 months-Kindergarten)
VIII. Creative Expression Through the Arts
Domain Introduction
Creative Expression Through the Arts, provides children with opportunities to express ideas and feelings, use
words, manipulate tools and media, and solve problems Through the arts, children learn to express what they
know, pursue their own interests and abilities and appreciate the contributions of others. They begin to
understand that others can be creative in different ways and show appreciation for these differences by asking
questions and commenting.
Components
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A. SENSORY ART EXPERIENCE
2-3 years (24-36 months)
1. Uses imagination and creativity to express self through open-ended, diverse and process-oriented art experiences with
intention
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B. MUSIC
2-3 years (24-36 months)
1. Begins to engage in a variety of individual and group musical activities
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C. CREATIVE MOVEMENT
2-3 years (24-36 months)
1. Begins to engage in individual and group movement activities to express and represent thoughts, observations,
imagination, feelings, experiences and knowledge
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D. IMAGINATIVE AND CREATIVE PLAY
2-3 years (24-36 months)
1. Purposefully explores, engages and persists in ongoing real and or imaginative experiences through creative play
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E. APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS
2-3 years (24-36 months)
1. Responds to own art and to a variety of artistic
expressions of others
2. Shows preferences for various art forms
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