Connections to Standards and Benchmarks
The content in this education guide has been linked to the Content Standards and Benchmarks for K-12 created by the New Mexico State Department of Education for Arts Education and Social Studies. To obtain copies of the Content Standards and Benchmarks, call Tony Trujillo at (505) 827-6572, or write to her at the New Mexico Department of Education, 300 Don Gaspar, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501. Links with actual Content Standards are on the following pages.

theatre/drama, and the visual arts.

#2 Use dance, music, theatre/drama, and visual arts to express ideas.

#3 Integrate understanding of visual and performing arts by seeking connections and parallels

among arts disciplines as well as all other content areas.

#4 Demonstrate an understanding of the dynamics of the creative process.

#5 Observe, discuss, analyze and make critical judgements about artistic works.

#6 Show increased awareness of diverse peoples and cultures through visual and performing arts.

and offered new possibilities for expression.

#8 Contribute to communities by sharing expertise in dance, music, theatre/drama and visual arts

and by participating in the activities of cultural institutions.

Related Social Studies Content Standards
#1 Students will use knowledge and cultural understanding to explain how the world’s people cope

with ever-changing conditions, examine issues from multiple perspectives, and respond to

individual and cultural diversity.

#4 Students will know and understand the ways in which human beings view themselves and others

over time.

#5 Students will know and understand relationships and patterns in history in order to understand

the past and present and to prepare for the future.

#6 Students will know and understand how personal and group identities are shaped by culture,

physical environment, individuals, groups and institutions.

#7 Students will know and understand historical developments, the forms and purpose of

governments in the world, with an emphasis on principles, ideals, and forms of government of

the United States.

#11 Students will know and understand the diverse, dynamic, and ever-changing nature of culture.

#12 Students will know and understand physical environments and their relationships to ecosystems

and human activities.

#14 Students will know and understand the role of global connections and interdependence between

and among individuals, groups, societies and nations.