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79 Tap dance curriculum Lesson Plans
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- Grade Range
- 5th
- Rating
Students complete a unit of lessons on the definition of dance. They view videos of various dances, compare/contrast the dances viewed, categorize a list of words about dance on a handout, write journal responses, and perform dance movements. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students explore rhythm and quality of word and phrased to that of dance. They move to the rhythm of poetry. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students relate dance movements to chants. They tap out the rhythm of poetry on different body parts. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students demonstrate locomotor movements and define non-locomotor movement. They discuss a story and perform a "name" movement. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students examine the changes occuring during adolescents using children's literature. As a class, they brainstorm a list of the various roles they play in their family. In groups, they use excerpts of plays from Shakespeare to identify the images of youth and compare them to their own images. To end the lesson, they discuss the changes occuring not only physically but mentally. Full Review »
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- 12th
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Students 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. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd
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Students explore dance in relation to its formal elements of body shape, time, space, and energy in relationship. Students learn to combine various dance elements in dance making, performance (sharing) and reflective practices. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 10th
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Students recognize that many groups contributed to the richness of culture in the United States. This lesson provides an opportunity for students to learn more about the groups of people who built their way of life in the United States. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students work in groups in order to research a specific music era or dance style to share with the class. They have studied different music styles that are included in the lesson and now they have the choice to research one. There is a test included in this lesson for assessment purposes. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students receive instruction in a variety of dance skills. Upon completion of the dance unit, they write a Pen Pal letter to describe their personal experience during the dance unit. They do their own research to explore 2 dances of their choice. They share this information in their Pen Pal letter. Full Review »
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