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Animal Movement

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Students participate in a movement to music activity. In this awareness of movement lesson, students hear music and move like animals they hear described in the music. Students make disciplined movements and make sounds like animals.

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movement, english language arts
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Grade
Pre-K - 1st
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
30 mins
Year
2011
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