Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Add-on Line Dancing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice sequencing and coordinating various movements to music.When they have chosen the music for the day, have them find a self space and clap and move to the beat in their space for the duration of the song.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Rock'n Robin

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
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".
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Single Lindy Mixer

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners learn and practice the Single Lindy dance steps with a variety of partners in a sociable and fun atmosphere. They dance with other partners and feel a real sense of accomplishment and satisfaction.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

CES Rhythms Team

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students get involved with rhythms. They demonstrate routines involving tinikling, lummi sticks, line dancing, ball handling, hoops, and ribbons. They demonstrate competency in motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Trigonometry Practice Series #3

For Students 7th - 12th
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.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Rock'n Robin

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students wall line dance given specific steps given to them by the teacher.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Shortenin' Bread Shuffle

For Teachers 5th - 12th
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.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Questions for Dancers- Interviewing

For Students 7th - 8th
In this interview activity, students locate someone in their community who does traditional dances. They interview dancers using the questions listed.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Inexpensive Marrionette Puppet

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students follow directions to create a marionette puppet using Styrofoam balls, fishing line and feathers. They practice making it walk, dance, eat, sit, and walk backwards.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Twelve Days of Christmas Dancercise

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students participate in a dance routine set to the song The Twelve Days of Christmas. They monitor their heart rate and learn a new song.
Activity
1
1
National Association for Sport & Physical Fitness

Indoor Physical Activity Ideas for Kids!

For Teachers K - 8th
Rainy day schedule doesn't mean you can't stay fit! Use a collection of indoor physical activities during periods of inclement weather, substitute teaching days, or for those afternoons when your class just wants to move around!
Activity
Poetry4kids

How to Start a Poetry Journal

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Practice makes proficient! Using a journal of their choice, authors organize pages, then begin their writing journey of on-going writing practice in which they compose all poetic forms including diamante, limerick, free verse, and more!
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Rhythmic Movement

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Explore how waves move in the ocean with your young learners. Fill a two-liter bottle half full with colored water, and have the youngsters move the bottle to make waves inside of it. Then have them listen to the song "Wipe Out"....
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Flying the Friendly Skies

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discover the power of wind by flying a glider.  In this weather instructional activity, students describe their thoughts on wind and practice using weather related vocabulary.  Students construct model gliders in class...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

VH1's When Disco Ruled the World

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create their own song with lyrics.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Landscapes

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore landforms and landscapes. They demonstrate an appreciation for and examine how to recognize the attributes of landforms and landscapes. Students create a landscape and reflect on their painting.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Looking at Ritual and Ceremony

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore Edward Curtis' photos of a Native American ritual and practice documenting their own religious rituals. In this photography analysis lesson, students analyze an Native American ritual in Curtis' photo. Students discuss...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Kindergarten Mural

For Teachers K
Students trace their bodies, color them in, outline them in black, and hang them on the wall to create a mural. In this mural lesson plan, students base their mural on the work of Keith Haring.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Flying The Friendly Skies

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners investigate the science of flight while creating their own gliders and test them with the lift supplied by wind in the outdoors. They create a chart to make observations of the flight patterns of different gliders taking note of...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Snakes

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students follow directions to make a snake out of patterns. They research a specific snake and present it to the class in a group. They listen to a presentation about the King Cobra snake prepared by the teacher.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Acting Out Verbs

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students act out verbs. In 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.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Listening

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners review language the language of health through a question and answer session.  In this health adjectives lesson, students use previously learned vocabulary to  write speak and write sentences using prepositions as body...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Flip Books

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students examine the art work of Keith Haring. In this art lesson plan, students observe the visual quality of movement in artwork. Students draw a flip book showing movement and time.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Simply Move With Me

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students practice moving in a variety of ways to a specific beat while following a leader