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67 Tap dance for kids Lesson Plans

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Grade Range
9th - 12th
Rating
3 Stars

Students experience the process of creating a "dance team" type routine by following a set procedure. Full Review »

Grade Range
3rd - 5th
Rating
3 Stars

Students do the basic steps required in the dance: grapevine (three steps and a touch - side, back, side, touch); and the "funky chicken" (placing your hands under your arms and flapping them (4 Counts) at the same time you click your heels (4 c Full Review »

Grade Range
2nd
Rating
3 Stars

Students experience artistic perception of rhythm in music and see how to move their bodies and tap their sticks to the rhythm of a particular song. Full Review »

Grade Range
3rd - 8th
Rating
4 Stars

Students discuss dance elements and create a dance map. They choose a dance theme and incorporate movement into their dance maps and choreography. They also experiment with different types of music. Full Review »

Grade Range
2nd - 5th
Rating
3 Stars

Students play follow the leader while practicing moving to a specific beat, and dancing to the song Celebration by Kool and the Gang. Full Review »

Grade Range
Kindergarten - 2nd
Rating
3 Stars

Students analyze the iam Tell Overture for meter and conducting, among other musical concepts in a three-lesson unit. They practice conducting patterns and identify eighth and quarter notes and chord roots. Full Review »

Grade Range
4th - 8th
Rating
3 Stars

Students view world dance techniques, learn unique Ukrainian dances, and develop movement skills in this Dance lesson for the middle-level or elementary school classroom. This lesson can be accomplished in a week or more of daily instructional time. Full Review »

Grade Range
4th - 6th
Rating
4 Stars

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 »

Grade Range
1st - 5th
Rating
3 Stars

Students create short movement studies using modern dance as a model of dance genre in which movement is sculpted in time, space and with a variety of qualities. This lesson emphasizes the dances of Mexico and lasts about 4 days. Full Review »

Grade Range
1st
Rating
3 Stars

Students study tempo in various songs by using their hands to tap out beats. They tap the tempo for several songs and identify which songs are fast and slow. They sing songs aloud to demonstrate loud and soft singing and play the game, "Black Snake, Black Snake." Full Review »