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Humanities in Colonial and Revolutionary America

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students demonstrate dances of colonial America. In this colonial American lesson, students learn forms of colonial social dancing including the Juba and Virginia Reel. Students examine the history of the 2 dances as well.
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Listening to a Fanfare

For Students 6th - 12th
For this Leoš Janáèek and sinfonietta worksheet, students read about the Czechoslovakian composer and about sinfonietta in this 1 page worksheet and respond to 2 short answer questions.
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Meet Louis Prima!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students discover the difference in major and minor tonality after a brief introduction to Louis Prima. They discuss swing dancing and Louis Prima's role in the "Jungle Book" as the character King Louis. Students listen to the song...
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Locomotor Dances

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students explore and perform locomotor movements. With partners, they combine the locomotor movements into a simple dance. The partner identifies three movements they observed. Students may be grouped into dancers for a performance.
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Creating an Anthology

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Student compile a poetry anthology. In this literature lesson plan, pupils examine notable poetry anthologies. Students then select a theme to build their anthologies of 10 poems pertaining to their chosen theme.
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Mining Mass Media

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students take a closer look at the attributes of electronic media. In this journalism lesson plan, students compare and contrast electronic and print versions of the same news stories. Students then write their one broadcast news stories.
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The Minerva Mosaic of the Library of Congress

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students analyze the Minerva mosaic. In this Library of Congress lesson plan, students conduct primary source analysis of the mosaic as they interpret the symbolism and mythology featured in the mosaic.
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Over There with World War 1 Songs

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders listen to and interpret songs from World War 1. They discuss the importance of radio as a mass media during the time period. They use the Internet or books to answer questions about song lyrics.
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Creative Dance Assessment

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars express their knowledge of the vocabulary of creative dance by creating and performing a group dance.
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"In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb"

For Teachers 1st
First graders listen to the story "Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs" by Judi Barrett. They discuss weather forecasting and create an art project to go with the saying about March weather: "In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb".
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California's Mission/Rancho Era

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders complete a variety of activities as they study the Spanish colonization of California, including the relationships among missionaries and Indians and their interactions with soldiers and people in the pueblos and ranchos.
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Emotions in Motion

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students use dance as a form of communication. In this meanings of dance lesson, students create dances to communicate a variety of emotions.
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Families and Neighborhoods

For Teachers K
Students build their own neighborhood. In this lesson on community, students are introduced to books about families and neighborhoods. As a class, the students create their own neighborhood, elect a leader for their neighborhood and...
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The United States Flag

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Young scholars investigate the history of the United States flag. In this civics activity, students read handouts regarding the flag and its history. Young scholars also read and discuss the Federal Flag Code.
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Screening the Silver Screen

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students write New York Times Movie Guide Reviews using descriptive and persuasive language.
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The "Producing Edgar Allen Poe" Challenge

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students create and perform excerpts from their specific "productions" of Poe's classic Tell Tale Heart.
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"Spatial Awareness" Dance Lesson Plan

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore spatial awareness and then choreograph a dance.
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"Shapes" Dance Lesson Plan

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders create dances by manipulating shapes with their bodies.
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"Performance Qualities" Dance Lesson Plan

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders move across a space practicing a dance as they work on focus and energy.
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Rendezvous

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders research the Rendezvous. They then set up bartering stations for students from other classes to visit.
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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.
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Creation Mythology

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students construct a map from geographic data and explain relationships found in the information. Students identify ancient beliefs and customs through Hawaiian creation myths while comparing similarities and differences and appreciating...
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Chance Dance Compositions

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create dances through a randomly generated process (such as throwing a dice) and perform their dances for the class. Class work is based on Merce Cunningham's "Chance Dance" and includes walking, skipping hopping, and...
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Mardi Gras Quilt

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate the concept of Mardi Gras and how it is celebrated in Louisiana. They use technology in order to create interest in the form of a video. Students create a quilt template using the internet to copy and paste images.

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