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\nRhythmic Dancing\n

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\nFourth 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...\n
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\nA Study Guide for The Phantom of the Opera\n

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\nImmerse yourself in the beautiful, twisted world of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera. A detailed lesson plan provides important details about the writing, stagecraft, music, and literary elements of the famous musical,...\n
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\n\"Landscapes\n\n
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\nLandscapes of the Mind\n

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\nStudents review Emily Dickinson's biography and examine themes and forms of some of her poems. They measure ways Graham integrates aspects of Dickinson's life and the themes and forms of her poetry into Letters to the World.\n
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\n\"Dancing\n\n
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\nDancing Levels in Space\n

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\nStudents practice mirroring human moves by performing a dance in class.  In this physical education instructional activity, students utilize different spaces around them to perform a dance expressing their full motion....\n
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\nThe Hamsterdance\n

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\nIt's unbelievable that there really is a dance that goes with a song called \"The Hamsterdance!\" This is not a lesson plan per se, but rather steps to the dance. They include head bobs, slide steps, thigh slaps, and clapping. Short dances...\n
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\nThe Nutcracker Teacher Resource Guide\n

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\nClara becomes Marie, The Mouse King becomes a rat, and the Shadyside section of Pittsburgh becomes the setting for a modern interpretation of Tchaikovsky's famous ballet. Intended as a resource guide for a 2012 performance, the...\n
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\nEducator's Guide: A Christmas Carol\n

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\nPlanning on using Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol this year? Then give yourself a gift and download this colorful guide thats packed with goodies. Kids, as well as the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future are sure to...\n
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\nHigh and Low Tones\n

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\nStudents perform movements to trigger high and low tones in music produced by percussionists.\n
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\nPerformance of routine movements\n

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\nStudents explore movement in dance routines. They observe movements and transform everyday gestures into choregraphy. Through activities, students develop improvisational skills. They evaluate and critique work.\n
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\nPatterns in Dance and Math\n

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\nStudents analyze how repeated body movements and shapes can represent and extend patterns. In this pattern analysis instructional activity, students discuss patterns in dance, math, and everyday living. Students demonstrate a dance using...\n
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\nArts Impact and Math\n

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\nThird graders incorporate math into dancing. In this algebra lesson, 3rd graders identify different shapes and patterns using dance movements. They relate the different creations to polygons as they incorporate the use of stretchy bands...\n
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\nDocumentarians of an Era: A Study of the Paintings of Thomas Eakins and Gustave Caillebotte\n

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\nLearners produce an object analysis of 'The Champion Single Scull'. They begin with description, proceeding to deduction, and finally providing speculation by interpreting the outward evidence of culture. They use a clipboard and paper...\n
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\nFolk Dancing Fun\n

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\nFirst graders discuss different kinds of music they have heard. They listen to a short selection of folk music and discuss where they think it is from. Using a globe, the teacher shows students where the music is from. They spread out on...\n
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\nTake the Stage\n

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\nEighth graders explore kinesthetic movements. In this kinesthetic movements lesson, 8th graders explore how to enter the stage properly. Over two days, students investigate how to hold their own on the stage during a dance.\n
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\nThe Water Cycle: Revising the Drafts\n

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\nYoung scholars explore states of matter by concentrating on the ways in which water moves between its solid, liquid, and gaseous states in a variety of Earth environments familiar to the students. Young scholars represent these movements...\n
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\nFolk Dance Explorations in the Choreographic Work of Modern Dance\n

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\nTenth graders participate in a lesson guided by an essential question: in what ways does choreographer, Mark Morris' work, \"The Office,\" reflect Eastern-European traditional folk dance? During the lesson's first sessions, students...\n
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\nPlodding Along: The Dan Wagoner Experiment\n

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\nStudents research Dan Wagoner and apply his choreographic ideas in \"Plod\" to dance study. For this art lesson, students discuss Dan Wagoner. Students select four shapes from \"Plod\" and connect in a dance.\n
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\nDance Team/ Collaborative Fitness Routines\n

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\nLearners experience the process of creating a \"dance team\" type routine by following a set procedure.\n
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\nCreate-A-Line Dance\n

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\nStudents demonstrate knowledge of the processes, principles, and structure of line dance. In groups students choreograph their own line dance, implementing moves learned from previous dances taught in the line dance unit.\n
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\n\"Performance Qualities\" Dance Lesson Plan\n

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\nEighth graders move across a space practicing a dance as they work on focus and energy.\n
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\nMusic and Interdisciplinary Connections\n

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\nStudents examine the interconnectedness of different art forms. They listen to music and watch a video while determining the similarities of the themes. They make connections between books, movies, opera, dance, and music.\n
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\nGeometric Shape Dances\n

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\nStudents use movement and dance in order to strengthen mathematical understanding of different geometric shapes. The movements are imitating the drawing of shapes and they pick one to make into a dance. Upon beginning the dance music can...\n
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\nSpatial Relationships: an Over/Under Dance\n

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\nPupils explore the relationships of space through movement. Two perform movement improvisation based on over/under. The activity improves hand-eye coordination, cooperation, and communication skills. The timing of the dance also...\n
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\nIntroduction to African Culture Through Music & Dance\n

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\nStudents explore various elements in West African Culture through the medium of a traditional music and dance from Ghana. They take an imaginary tour of a village dance-drumming event in West Africa.\n
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