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Pbs Learning Media: Math + Art: Graph a Dance
In this lesson, students will choreograph a figure for a square dance, graph it, and perform it. Media resources and teacher materials are included.
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Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Geometry in Dance
In this lesson, students observe symmetry, geometric shapes, and angles in two Early American dances, and then choreograph their own dance with symmetrical figures. Media and teaching materials are included.
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Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: The Absolute Value of Dance
In this lesson, students use a graph to choreograph a dance figure. Media resources and teacher materials are included.
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...
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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: 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: Dance Graphs [Pdf]
Second graders will interpret data on graphs and then use the information to explore dance composition and the form and order of created choreography.
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: Dancing Cells [Pdf]
This activity will challenge students to create dances to represent the different parts of a cell.
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.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Rotation, Reflection, and Translation in Dance
In this lesson, young scholars choreograph a dance figure by creating a dance graph with descriptions of rotation, reflection, and translation; perform it for their classmates; and translate a classmate's dance map into a performance....
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.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: An I Pod Inspired Writing Lesson: Dancing With the Math Stars
This is a great math writing assignment. First, learners learn about the patterns and shapes of polynomial equations and their inverses by making their bodies imitate mathematical concepts, using popular disco & 80's dance moves....
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Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Chinese Music & Dance: More or Less
Students learn about Chinese culture and the concept of greater than and less than. After watching a student performance of a Chinese song and dance students are taught the difference between locomotor and non-locomotor motions. Students...
PE Central
Pe Central: Dance Lesson Ideas: Add on Line Dancing
After inventing their own dance moves, learners are to teach them to classmates. These lesson plans provide tips for encouraging creativity and getting all students involved in teaching and learning dance moves.
PE Central
Pe Central: Dance Lesson Ideas: Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
This website describes a simple line dance for the simple holiday song, "Santa Claus is Coming to Town." Also provides an option for simplifying the dance.
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Pe Central: Dance Lesson Ideas: Follow the Leader Soca Style
Student familiar with simple dance steps will enjoy this line dance activity, which helps students practice moving to music, following a leader's steps, and creating their own moves.
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Pe Central: Dance Lesson Ideas: Staying Alive
Learn and teach a simple line dance created for the Bee Gees' song, "Stayin' Alive." Recommended for elementary students, the dance steps provided here could easily be simplified (or made more difficult) for students of different ages...
PE Central
Pe Central: Aerobics: Dance Project
In groups, young scholars 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...
PE Central
Pe Central: Dance Lesson Ideas: Space Jam Dilemma: Dance
Learn a new line dance during a gym-class activity. The "Space Jam," line dance is an easy way to have fun and participate in an aerobic activity.
PE Central
Pe Central: Dance Lesson Ideas: Larger Than Life Line Dance
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.
PE Central
Pe Central: Dance Lesson Ideas: Aaron's Party
At this website, learn the steps to a simple line dance for elementary-age children. This dance can be part of a gym-class lesson plan and activity.
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Pe Central: Dance Lesson Plans: Disco Dances
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: Dance Lesson Ideas: Cool Line
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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