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Fourth graders practice expressing themselves through the art of dance. In this physical education lesson, 4th graders discuss choreography and how moving specific ways at certain times can be artistic. Students create and perform a rhythmic dance with their classmates.
This stellar resource outlines the procedures, discussions, projects, and materials needed for a 15 day still-life unit. Emergent artists study drapery, gesture, and composition as they observe, draw, design, and paint a still-life of scarves and ties. A very handy resource indeed.
Students investigate various patriotic symbols of America. In this patriotism lesson, students read the story American: A Patriotic Primer and participate in several patriotic activities such as singing songs, making flag cookies, and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
Explore the cultural and religious influences that have shaped music in the Middle East. Classical and traditional music styles are covered in terms of instrumentation and music theory. This slide show would be appropriate for a music history or social studies class.
Students research the Gullah people and their impact on South Carolina. In this South Carolina history lesson, students study, locate, and color the region of Africa the Gullah people came from. Students listen to Gullah music and watch Gullah stories on video. Students study sweet grass baskets and fish nets. Students write their own folktale and make peanut butter beane cookies.
Twelfth graders explore West African Ku Ku dance. As a class, learners discuss the influence African dances have on the United Sates of today, as well as the history of the dance. Students observe and participate in a dance demonstration. They practice movement patterns and write movement vocabulary in their journals.
Twelfth graders investigate how West-African dance makes known a common past and stimulates a shared sense of values and beliefs. The cultural purpose of West-African dance is to tell history and relay stories to intensify social and religious rituals.
In this music worksheet, students identify and describe various famous dances and music of the Caribbean. They respond to questions about each of the three types described in the activity.
In this Caribbean national dance songs worksheet, students read information pertaining to the merengue, the calypso, and the mento. Students then respond to 12 short answer questions regarding the dances.