Curated OER
Have an Active Day! Exercise and Health Activity
In this health and exercise instructional activity, students put a star next to activities on a list that they already do, then put a check next to those activities they would like to try.
PE Central
Pe Central: Dancing on Different Levels
Used in the preschool or lower elementary grades, this dance can reinforce the concepts of moving in a low, medium and high level as well as practicing movements to the right and left.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: The Physics of Dance
A scholarly examination of the physics of dance, this reads like the notes of a lecture, so requires some intense reading. It presents a glossary of physics vocabulary, particularly as terms (e.g., torque, static balance) relate to dance...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1865 1898: The Ghost Dance and Wounded Knee
Explains the origin of the Ghost Dance movement and the massacre of the Sioux that happened at Wounded Knee. Includes questions for students.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Using Movement and Dance to Explore Symmetry [Pdf]
For this lesson, 3rd graders first examine images and decide whether they are symmetrical or not. Next, they create individual symmetrical shapes with their bodies and identify the line of symmetry present during these shapes. They then...
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Using Dance to Explore Electricity [Pdf]
After analyzing examples of conductors and insulators, 5th graders will work in small groups to craft a dance that depicts an electrical current and how it is affected by a conductor or insulator. Students will present their dances to...
Other
Susan Kramer: Singing While Dancing to Learn Basic Math
Students will master basic rhythmic movements and incorporate songs and rhymes into math learning. Site provides sample music selections, songs, and accompanying movements for nine activities.
Other
Susan Kramer: Body Mind Rhythmic Movement
Susan Kramer's online book is available as a free resource for teaching basic movements and dance skills. The text is broken down into seven sections. You can access information on anatomy, rhythms, creative movements, rhythmic...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Dance Space
In this lesson, students students explore locomotor and non-locomotor movement and calculate the area needed to perform the African-American dance Zudio.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Dance With Heating, Cooling, and Insulation [Pdf]
In this lesson, 3rd graders use movement and dance composition to aid their comprehension of heating, cooling, and insulation.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Dance With Vertebrates and Invertebrates [Pdf]
In this instructional activity, 5th graders use movement and dance composition to aid in the understanding of vertebrates and invertebrates.
Other
Denison University: Physics of Dance
The researchers in this study set up a mobile lab including six 3D cameras, three laptops, and 70 luminescent markers. Volunteer dancers were prepped with the markers before turning in front of the cameras, which flash infrared light to...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: The Absolute Value of Dance
In this lesson, learners use a graph to choreograph a dance figure. Media resources and teacher materials are included.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Dance Mama Dance by Daniel Beaty
Daniel Beaty is an award-winning actor, singer, writer, and poet. His productions are known for incorporating music, movement, and words. In this poem, the speaker discusses their mother and their wish to see her dance. It also provides...
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Water Dance [Pdf]
In this lesson, 4th graders use movement and dance composition to aid their comprehension of the water cycle.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Dancing Machines [Pdf]
In this lesson, 4th graders explore simple machines through movement and create imaginative new machines through choreographic sequences and collaboration.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Dancing Differences [Pdf]
This activity will allow learners to explore comparing and contrasting through movement and choreographic sequences.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Dancing Through Sentence Structure [Pdf]
This activity will allow students to explore sentence structure through movement and choreographic sequences.
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Lesson: Telling a Story Through Dance
In this lesson plan from ArtsEdge, learners focus on the ballet, "Nutcracker," while learning about storytelling through dance and movement. Provides assessment criteria, a list of sources and links to use for references.
Other
Off Jazz Terminology of Jazz Dance
Comprehensive list with definitions of jazz movements, including basic steps, leg movements, ondulations, rolls, falls, turns, jumps, and other steps.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Jingle Bells Paper Plate Dance
This lesson teaches students a series of dance steps in order to move rhythmically to a song while also manipulating a paper plate.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How to Start a Movement
Leaders aren't simply the first people to do something. Sometimes, they are the first followers. Derek Sivers explains how movements get started and take shape. What lessons can you learn from crazy dancing guys? [5:42]
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Lesson: Weather and Wind
Here's an engaging activity to incorporate dance into your science lessons on weather! Students study wind, and various weather patterns, then create their own dance to illustrate what they have learned. Provides links to more...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Peg + Cat: Printable Games and Activities
Move and play with these activities from Peg + Cat! From playing hide and seek and imagining pirate stories to dancing like Misty Copeland, you will find a treasure of fun ideas in these five printable activities.
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