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PE Central

Pe Central: Dance Lesson Plans: Disco Dances

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
At this website, find steps to two different popular disco dances. Learn and teach the step for "Stayin' Alive," and "Cotten-eyed Joe." Includes variations.
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PE Central

Pe Central: Dance Lesson Ideas: Cool Line

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Use the guidelines provided at this website to introduce young learners to a simple line dance. Children will learn to move to a beat while participating in a fun, low-impact aerobic activity.
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PE Central

Pe Central: Cotton Eye Joe Line

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learn and teach the "Cotton Eye Joe," line dance during a gym-class activity.
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PE Central

Pe Central: Aerobics: Dance Project

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In groups, students invent and practice a dance to be part of a larger aerobics routine. Also, students must evaluate their project, explain the roles each team member had in the creation of the routine, and write a creative paper...
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PE Central

Pe Central: Create a Line Dance (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
High-school students, after learning the basics of line dancing, should be able to create, demonstrate, and teach their own line dance.
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PE Central

Pe Central: The Train

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Use this website to learn and teach a simple line dance. Includes an overview of the steps associated with "The Train."
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PE Central

Pe Central: Shortenin' Bread Shuffle

For Teachers 9th - 10th
At this website, learn the simple steps associated with a new line dance, which can be taught as part of a gym-class activity and exercise.
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Street Swing: Cake Walk

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides a history of the dance called the "Cake Walk," which was originally called the "Chalk Line Walk." Includes many images of sheet music covers, "research words to help your searches," and names of people associated...
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Other

"Everyman" Synopsis and Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, designed as a supplement to a college English Literature course, contains information on the following: the genre of the morality play, the characters in "Everyman," and a brief synopsis of the play. Click on Images from Hans...
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Understanding Poetry of Maya Angelou Through Rap Lyric

For Teachers 9th - 10th
By examining the lives and lyrics of popular, positive black female rappers such as Queen Latifah and Lauryn Hill, students can trace a direct line back to the inspirational writer and poet, Maya Angelou. Rap lyrics will help explicate...
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Lesson Tutor

Lesson Tutor: Multiplying Two Digits by Three Digits

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
An interesting lesson plan is presented here for teachers instructing young scholars on how to multiply two-digit numbers by three-digit numbers. The site refers to the process as "line dancing," and presents a worked-through example. At...
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A Random Popular Image From Our Members Galleries Amy With Beaming Led

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover this dance style native to New Zealand. Poi incorporates the use of swinging balls of fire to create a marvelous visual effect. Learn the history behind this unique dance form and take free on-line lessons.