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Dancing through Poetry

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Get your class up and moving as they explore how to express movement and dance through words. Designed around two poems by Lillian Morrison about break dancing, the activity truly captures the creative and multi-sensory aspects of...
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Crazy Frog Dance

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners demonstrate the ability to use basic walking steps in several body directions while demonstrating rhythmic accuracy with their steps. Students discover that dancing makes their heart go faster and is good exercise.
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Folk Dances of Eastern Europe

For Teachers 1st - 9th
Learners experience folk dance as a form of expressive art, and appreciate the rich cultural heritage of Eastern Europe.
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Aerobics/Dance Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create original dances or aerobics routines in groups.
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Dancing Hands, Abstract Drawings

For Teachers K - 8th
Students discover African musical rhythms by performing Ancestral Spirit Dances.  In this musical lesson, students research Willis "Bing" Davis and the abstract work he created.  Students listen to Yoruba drum music and...
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Line and Social Dance

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students dance in order to learn social and recreational dances.
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Tempo Contrasts in partner Dances

For Teachers K - 8th
Students explore the differences in tempo through movement. In groups, students create an original dance phrase and illustrate both fast and slow movement. They share their observations and evaluate each dance according to originality...
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Dance Research Essay

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners discover and appreciate the history, characteristics, and significance of a specific dance style. They to pick a dance style that they are interested in and would like to research.
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Aztec Dance

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders study Aztec dance to learn about their culture and civilization. In this Aztec study lesson, 7th graders watch a video of Aztec dancers and describe the dance on an index card. Students visit a website to learn the...
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La Marcha Dance

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders are presented with a wedding song and dance of another culture. They also make a connection between the beat of a song with various dance movements.
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Irish Dancing: The Walls of Limerick

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students practice their dancing skills. In this Irish dancing lesson, students follow the provided instructions to dance with a partner in a group to the tune "The Walls of Limerick."
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Irish Dancing - The Siege of Ennis

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students practice Irish Dancing. In this physical education lesson, students dance with partners to the song "The Siege of Ennis".
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Aerobics/Dance Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students, in groups, create original dances or aerobics routines.
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Intro To The Number Line

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify numbers as having a magnitude and direction. They practice to order whole numbers and fractions on the number line. In addition, they practice these skills with describing places they've visited before.
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The Barn Dance

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students dance a simple "mixer" that can be done to a variety of types of music, from country to rock.
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Great Gatsby's Jazz

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
As Nick wanders the grounds of Gatsby's mansion, he observes the behaviors of the rowdy guests and listens to the music pouring over the lawn. Bring the music of the jazz age into the classroom with Louis Armstrong's "West End Blues,"...
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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.
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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...
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Hip Hop Dance Cut Outs

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners research visual art by examining art on-line. In this art expression lesson, students discuss the history of art after researching information on the Internet. Learners view images on the web which feature physical movement...
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Dancing Skeleton Puppets

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students study the Mexican holiday known as The Day of the Dead. In this holiday lesson, students study bones, listen to Tony Johnston's, Day of the Dead and learn on about the holiday. They listen to two more books before making puppets...
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Museum of Tolerance

Cultural Research Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Class members explore cultural diversity through a variety of texts that showcase the importance of traditions. Then, they interview their family members to research their own cultural background and write their findings on quilt...
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Cool Line

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students learn foot and arm patterns, then sequence those patterns into a line dance.
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I Can Dance to the Music of Everything

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners examine Keith Haring's art work. They apply visual imagery to rhyming, rhythmic words with Haring's "Dance" book. They make impressions on styrofoam plates to explore printmaking process.
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Rock'n Robin

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

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