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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Moving With Mathematics [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
In this lesson, students explore the concepts of fractions, percentages, and decimals by creating dances using locomotor and non-locomotor movements.
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Moving Sound [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th
In this lesson, 4th graders will use movement and dance composition to aid their comprehension of sound and sound waves.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Physics of the "Hardest Move" in Ballet

For Students 9th - 10th
In the third act of "Swan Lake", the Black Swan pulls off a seemingly endless series of turns, bobbing up and down on one pointed foot and spinning around and around and around.. How is this move- which is called a fouette- even...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Jingle Bells Paper Plate Dance

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This lesson teaches students a series of dance steps in order to move rhythmically to a song while also manipulating a paper plate.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Dancing to New Heights

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Lesson plan for young students to move their bodies in specific ways. Warm-up exercises are done to culturally diverse music. (Note: Lesson references a book that is not included and contains a link to a song that does not work.)
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PBS

Pbs Newshour Extra: Neuroscience Basics Through Puzzles and Dance

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This interesting lesson plans uses giant neutron puzzles, the game of telephone, and dance to explain how transmitters and receptors work in neurotransmission.
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PE Central

Pe Central: Dance Lesson Ideas: Larger Than Life Line Dance

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Learn and teach a few simple moves that will help young scholars feel comfortable with line dancing. Students practice listening and moving to music during this simple and fun gym-class activity.
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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 students 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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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Moving Shapes [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
These activities will allow students to discover the concepts of geometry through shape exploration and the creation of choreographic sequences.
Interactive
PBS

Peep and the Big Wide World: Shapes and Patterns

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This interactive game focuses on repeated patterns to create dance moves.
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Moving With Fractions [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th Standards
In this lesson, 4th graders use movement phrases to model common fractions and decimal fractions with like denominators. They compare the fraction of locomotor and non-locomotor movements in a movement phrase. Students then create their...
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Other

Susan Kramer: Body Mind Rhythmic Movement

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
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...
Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Peg + Cat: Printable Games and Activities

For Students Pre-K - K
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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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Poetry in Motion [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
In this lesson, students learn about and create sequences and patterns as they move and dance.
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: States of Matter [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this instructional activity, students will move and generate choreography to understand different states of matter.
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Figure Skating

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a great resource for fans of figure skating and those wanting to know more about the technical aspects of the sport. Read about the equipment, jumps, spins, steps, and scoring system. Also, learn about the history of the sport,...
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Hans Holbein the Younger

For Students 9th - 10th
Hans Holbein the Younger was born in Augsburg, Bavaria; He trained with his father, Hans Holbein the Elder, who operated a successful workshop. In 1515, he moved to Basel, where he worked for a circle of intellectuals and their printers....

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