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Owl Dance
Learners are introduced to a social dance from Canada's Aboriginal peoples. Students warm up listening to the music and listening for the beat before trying the 'Stomp' step without a partner. After some practice, learners choose...
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Dancing Pumpkin Man
Students listen carefully and put pieces together following the teacher's instructions. They point to the different shapes and sizes as they are being called out and count the number of items they have in front of them. They decorate...
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Rock'n Robin
Students practice dance moves. They perform a simple, 4 wall line dance with correct sequence and rhythmic accuracy. In addition, they follow the steps to complete the dance to the tune of "Rock'n Robin".
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Shortenin' Bread Shuffle
Students learn a line dance that corresponds with the recreational dance curriculum of North Carolina. They respond to directional cues and terms in folk an line dancing.
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What Is an Adverb?
How, when, where, why. After a brief explanation of the types of additional information adverbs supply about verbs, kids circle the adverbs in a group of sentences and label the type of information provided.
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Learning Something New: How Does It Feel?
Use song and dance to help your youngsters identify their feelings and embrace learning. Starting with a brainstorming activity, class members talk about learning new things and how this made them feel. After listing to the song, and...
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Native American Music: Section 2
Take a look into the many facets, purposes, and styles of Native American music. Each slide in this well-organized presentation provides clear introductory information on the forms and functions of American tribal music. Use it to...
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Questions for Dancers- Interviewing
In this interview learning exercise, students locate someone in their community who does traditional dances. They interview dancers using the questions listed.
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Let's Play Musical Shapes
Learners practice recognizing shapes while using gross-motor skills. In this early childhood math movement lesson, students explore shapes as music plays and they walk the perimeter of large cut-out paper shapes by playing musical squares.
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Pigs
Learners read books, learn about the letter p, and eat pigs n mud all to learn about pigs. For this pigs lesson plan, students also dance with pink ribbons and make pigs out of construction paper.
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Floor Paths
Students explore the use of floor paths on the stage. In this floor paths lesson, students evaluate choreography for use of the floor space on the stage. Students design a short choreography piece that exhibits an understanding of space...
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China
Second graders complete a variety of activities surrounding a unit on China and Chinese culture.
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Igor Stravinsky Fill in the Blank Worksheet
In this elementary music and following directions worksheet, learners copy the Igor Stravinsky's last name on lines for each letter. They follow directions to draw a circle around a picture of a circus elephant, a square around the...
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Color Moods
Can art be a mode of communication? You bet it can! Learners explore how colors are used to convey mood in art. First, the class listens to three very unique musical selections that convey three different moods. Then, they compare and...
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Trigonometry Practice Series #3
In this trigonometry worksheet, students calculate the sum of the terms in an arithmetic and geometric series. This two-page worksheet contains 5 multi-step problems. Answers are provided at the bottom of the page.
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Multiple Intelligences Survey
In this multiple intelligences instructional activity, students complete a survey asking them about different ways they like to learn. Students complete 24 questions. This should be a very enjoyable activity for students.
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Acting Out Verbs
Students act out verbs. For this verbs lesson, students identify and highlight the action words in a poem. As a class, the students act out the verbs, reinforcing the idea that verbs are action words.
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Fungus Jeopardy
In this fungus worksheet, students identify different types of fungus given certain characteristics. Students are challenged to write their own fungus question.
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Study Guide for the 2009 Doris Conant Lecturer on Women and Culture: Barbara Ehrenreich
Students analyze the teachings of Barbara Ehrenreich about women and culture. In this women and culture lesson, students define "joy" and "collective joy." Students do field research on these topics and write a field report and a letter...
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Parts of a Whole
Fourth graders explore fractions through the analysis of various paintings. They view and discuss paintings by Picasso and Seurat, discuss the fractional examples in the paintings, and create a bar graph.