Learners share dance moves that reflect their personalities or depict how they are feeling, explore popularity of recreational and competitive social dancing by reading and discussing the article "Follow the Flying Feet," present...

Your class will watch as one child orbits the sun as Earth, while another orbits as Mars. If the timing is right, they will see the repetitive dance between the two planets and discover how often they are opposite from each other. For...

Students explore the different themes and strategies of dancing by performing in class.  In this physical education lesson plan, students practice moving specific joints and muscles as they train to perform a dance.  Students...

Students engage in a lesson that is about the concept of shapes. They practice moves that are used to illustrate different types of shapes. Students participate in body movements that are focused around the directions of the body like...

Third graders explore rhythm and quality of word and phrased to that of dance. They move to the rhythm of poetry.

Students explore how dance can be infused with mathematics. In this art and mathematics activity, students recognize how the ABA dance form is similar to a math number sentence. Students create a dance choosing dance words to represent...

Students identify how they themselves use movement and dance and the many ways that people move and dance in various contexts. They observe and imitate folk movement and dance while decoding their skills and kinesthetic abilities. ...

Students practice counting to eight while listening to music, move to the beat of the music, and learn simple dance steps.

Pupils are encouraged to enjoy dance, feel comfortable dancing, and perform a few simple moves to the beat of the music

Second graders examine human body movements by measuring the choreography of a dance.  In this physical education lesson, 2nd graders participate in a creative dance which is based on specific movements of each limb, which students...

Fifth graders analyze how to divide space or shape into mirror sections to create lines of symmetry. In this lines of symmetry lesson plan, 5th graders discuss symmetry in dance, math, and living. Students participate in a dance warm-up...

Third graders relate dance movements to chants. They tap out the rhythm of poetry on different body parts.

Get your class up and moving as they explore how to express movement and dance through words. Designed around two poems by Lillian Morrison about break dancing, the activity truly captures the creative and multi-sensory aspects of...

Seventh graders explore spatial awareness and then choreograph a dance.

Students demonstrate dance activities and rhythm activities to whole, half, quarter, and eighth notes. They clap and move to notes individually and in 16 count metric phrases. As they create different 16 count metric phrases and...

Students get moving instantly while reviewing already learned dance movements, the levels concept, and the self-space concept.

Eighth graders move across a space practicing a dance as they work on focus and energy.

Students examine how dance steps can be done with different qualities. students perform their dance movement pattern with their choice of movement qualities.

Students create and perform a dance or series of movements one to two minutes in length. Their dance supports and enhances the expressive qualities of the theater production and accompany the music students selected to perform.

Sixth graders create dances by manipulating shapes with their bodies.

Students learn their rights and responsibilities within the context of the dance class.

Learners discover African musical rhythms by performing Ancestral Spirit Dances.  In this musical lesson, students research Willis "Bing" Davis and the abstract work he created.  Learners listen to Yoruba drum music and...

Second graders synthesize the four parts of the water cycle by participating in a water cycle dance. They perform movements that signify each stage of the cycle.

Students investigate how animals move. For this animals lesson, students use pictures of animals and demonstrate how each of them moves from place to place.