Kindergarten arts education report card comments - British Columbia

12 sample Kindergarten arts education comments for British Columbia's Learning Updates, from Extending to Emerging: 6 strengths and 6 next steps. Adapt any sentence to what you have seen in class, or write them for your whole class in the free Studio.

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Sample comments

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Each chip links to the official BC curriculum page for the area and grade. No curriculum text is copied here.

BC Arts Education, Kindergarten

Extending

Strength. Sam responds to art with thoughtful ideas and connects each piece to their own life. Curricular competency Written for Kindergarten-Grade 1
Strength. Sam makes original art and dances full of detail and feeling. Curricular competency Written for Kindergarten-Grade 1
Next step. A next step is for Sam to make a series of artworks on one idea and show how each one changes. Curricular competency Written for Kindergarten-Grade 1

Proficient

Strength. Sam uses art materials and tools with care and tries new techniques. Curricular competency Written for Kindergarten-Grade 1
Next step. Sam is encouraged to share an artwork with family or friends and talk about it. Curricular competency Written for Kindergarten-Grade 1
Next step. Moving forward, Sam can explain a choice in an artwork, such as why a colour was picked. Curricular competency Written for Kindergarten-Grade 1

Developing

Strength. Sam more often describes what they can see and hear in artworks and songs. Curricular competency Written for Kindergarten-Grade 1
Strength. Sam makes art, songs and dances with growing confidence and talks about each one. Curricular competency Written for Kindergarten-Grade 1
Next step. Moving forward, Sam can talk about how an artwork was made and what to try next time. Curricular competency Written for Kindergarten-Grade 1

Emerging

Strength. With support, Sam creates simple artworks and shares one idea about the work. Curricular competency Written for Kindergarten-Grade 1
Next step. At home, singing, drawing or dancing together will build Sam's confidence in creative play. Curricular competency Home tip Written for Kindergarten-Grade 1
Next step. A next step is for Sam to practise using brushes, glue and scissors with care and control. Curricular competency Written for Kindergarten-Grade 1

How British Columbia reports

Grades K-9 use the four-point Provincial Proficiency Scale.
grades K-9: The four-point Provincial Proficiency Scale is used (Emerging, Developing, Proficient, and Extending.)
BC Ministry of Education and Child Care, K-12 Student Reporting Policy: Educator Summary Guide (Ministry of Education and Child Care, 2023), p.3 · Source
Two of the year's communications of learning are written Learning Updates.
2 written Learning Updates in a printed or digital format
BC Ministry of Education and Child Care, K-12 Student Reporting Policy: Educator Summary Guide (Ministry of Education and Child Care, 2023), p.3 · Source
Comments focus on strengths and areas for further growth.
should focus on student strengths and areas for further growth
BC Ministry of Education and Child Care, K-12 Student Reporting Policy: Educator Summary Guide (Ministry of Education and Child Care, 2023), p.3 · Source
Comments are concise and family-friendly; bullets are fine.
should be concise (bullets are okay) and in parent/caregiver-friendly language
BC Ministry of Education and Child Care, K-12 Student Reporting Policy: Educator Summary Guide (Ministry of Education and Child Care, 2023), p.3 · Source

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What should a Kindergarten arts education comment in British Columbia say?

Comments focus on strengths and areas for further growth. Comments are concise and family-friendly; bullets are fine. Comments should not summarize lesson plans or the Learning Standards. Source: BC Ministry of Education and Child Care, K-12 Student Reporting Policy: Educator Summary Guide (Ministry of Education and Child Care, 2023), p.3.

Are these Kindergarten arts education comments tied to the curriculum?

All 12 comments name a skill and show the British Columbia curriculum match for Kindergarten beside the sentence, with a link to the official page (the Studio does not reproduce BC curriculum text). A match shows the skill is taught at this grade; judge the fit yourself.

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Sample comments for teachers to adapt; no prescribed or mandated comments exist in BC.
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British Columbia Report Season Kit — Kindergarten to Grade 9: Four resources in one download for written Learning Updates: a 16-page evidence organizer, 17 pages of student Core Competencies self-reflection, 1032 Learning Update comments and 63 comment frames. Nothing in the kit rates a competency.