The Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts Learning Program (BTS Arts) provides arts-integrated instruction to elementary students, effectively increasing student performance in every subject—from language arts and social studies to math and science. The program is currently in 400 Utah elementary schools in 36 districts, including over 30 charter schools, and is serving over 300,000 students. Though there are no preschool-specific lesson plans, many of the kindergarten lesson plans could be adapted for preschool.

Children will listen to music and move their bodies to express the feelings of the music piece(s) presented. 

Find strategies and activities that you can use in the classroom that tie directly to the Early learning Preschool core standards.

Appelemando's Dreams, written and illustrated by Patricia Polacco. Because he spends his time dreaming, the villagers are convinced that Appelemando will never amount to much but in the time his dreams change the village and all the people in it.

Appelemando's Dreams, written and illustrated by Patricia Polacco. Because he spends his time dreaming, the villagers are convinced that Appelemando will never amount to much but in the time his dreams change the village and all the people in it.

Appelemando's Dreams, written and illustrated by Patricia Polacco. Because he spends his time dreaming, the villagers are convinced that Appelemando will never amount to much but in the time his dreams change the village and all the people in it.

Appelemando's Dreams, written and illustrated by Patricia Polacco. Because he spends his time dreaming, the villagers are convinced that Appelemando will never amount to much but in the time his dreams change the village and all the people in it.

Appelemando's Dreams, written and illustrated by Patricia Polacco. Because he spends his time dreaming, the villagers are convinced that Appelemando will never amount to much but in the time his dreams change the village and all the people in it.

In this SEL activity, students practice CASEL competency by strengthening their understanding of noticing how their body feels. This lesson can be used to easily infuse social and emotional learning into classroom schedules. This lesson is most appropriate for students in grades K-5. It is estimated this lesson will take about 15 minutes to complete. Students consider why it is useful to express feelings through words.