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14 "dance history" Lesson Plans
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- 6th - 12th
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Students, in groups, design and develop Web sites dedicated to special skills traditionally taught by humans rather than by technology. They write Web site reviews that describe and assess their group's envisioned Internet site. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 4th
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Students demonstrate the proper steps in sequence to the Native American Friendship Dance. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students explore the Wessels Living History Farm website and research how to do a square dance. They read a story, listen to an explanation of barn dances, and participate in various square dances. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students examine various dances focused on issues faced by society. While viewing, they identify and analyze the movements and how they relate to the sociocultural issues. To complete the lesson, they develop their own dance with costumes describing their own feelings about one issue. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students investigate modern-dance choreographer Merce Cunningham's historically significant contribution to dance-making history. Specifically, students explore and practice Merce Cunningham's choreographic use of chance operations (probability), through kinesthetic and movement exploration. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students examine the movement of characters in the story, "Caps for Sale". Using the text, they invent gestures and movements for some of the actions and events. They practice retelling a story by using the movements they developed. They use different styles of music to practice their movements. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students study dance as a way to communicate and represent oneself in the world. ¿¿¿ They perform and articulate movement skills from the "dancer's toolbox". They solve problems in dance using the "dancer's toolbox" composing, witnessing, and discussing dance messages. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students create a small group dance that addresses free-flowing techniques and transitions for in-class performance. This lesson meets state arts standards and includes rubric for assessment. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students practice various American, UK, and world dances in this Dance lesson for the upper-elementary classroom. Emphasis is placed on the use of local professional dance instructors to supplement classroom activities and materials. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students integrate the study of the Revolutionary War through dance. They study many dances such as The Waltz, Charleston, Swing, Fox Trot, 50's and 60's dances all the way to the current Cha Cha Slide. They study the social aspect, formalities and etiquette of the dance. Full Review »
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