John F. Kennedy Center
Baila! Latin Dance in the Spanish Classroom
One, two, three. One, two, three. Invite your language learners to practice the steps for researching and presenting information. Each small group has the task of explaining one Latin dance in full detail.
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Cha Cha
Students demonstrate the Cha Cha basics. They practice the Cha Cha basics and keep the beat with the motions. They study a brief history of the Cha Cha and observe music in relation to history and culture.
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Dance Through the Ages
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,...
Wimbledon Sound
DanceTime Deluxe
Do you know the dance moves, but just need some tunes to rehearse to? Then put on your dancing shoes, grab a partner, and let the rehearsal begin! Practice a wide variety of popular ballroom dance rhythms from around the globe at a tempo...
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Cotton Eye Joe Line
Students practice performing steps to the beat, and practice the cha cha step by forming a line one behind the other.
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Rhythmic Dancing
Fourth graders practice expressing themselves through the art of dance. In this physical education lesson plan, 4th graders discuss choreography and how moving specific ways at certain times can be artistic. Students create and perform...
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Cotton Eye Joe Line
Students practice and perform a line dance to the song Cotton Eye Joe
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Rock It
Students dance in lines to "Baby Likes to Rock It" by The Tractors. They begin to learn dance formation: Lines or scattered facing same direction, and learn counts while rocking out to country music.
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Rock It
Middle schoolers practice and perform a dance to the song, Baby Likes to Rock It.
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Feliz Navidad: A Mexican Christmas Unit
Students participate in interdisciplinary activities related to a Mexican Christmas celebration. They inquire about Christmas in Mexico through story, Spanish language, song, art, and dance.
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Mathematics: Technology and Connections
Sixth graders interpret and replicate patterns. In this patterns lesson, 6th graders are given an item with a definite pattern which they must replicate using a calculator or computer and then justify how they relate. Students listen to...
Midwest Clinic
Latin Rhythms: Mystery Unraveled
There is an indescrible energy to Latin American music—but if you know your music theory, it's not so indescrible after all. A thorough packet provides definitions for terms like bolero, charanga, shekere, and tumbao before listing...
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Soccer Traffic Jam
Students play a game to practice soccer skills and following directions. In this physical education lesson plan, students play a soccer-type game, but movements are determined by directions called out by the teacher.
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Look, See, and Watch Exercise
In this look, see, and watch instructional activity, students fill in the blanks to sentences with either the word look, see, or watch. Students fill in 18 sentences and write 4 on their own.
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The Hatsiatsia
In this music worksheet, students read an excerpt about the Hatsiatsia, a traditional piece of music from Ghana. They respond to eight short answer questions related to the excerpt read. Students also draw their own picture of the two...
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Boombox Classroom: Migration of Music
In this music worksheet, students complete two multiple choice questions about music moving from one culture to another. They write a sentence explaining why slavery is wrong. Students name types of music African-Americans brought with...