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Seven Jumps

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Your young poets will jump at the chance to demonstrate their understanding of stanzas. Cue up “Seven Jumps,” a track on Michael Herman’s CD, International Folk Dances. Class members move to the music of each stanza and freeze when a tone indicates the stanza is finished.

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poetic structure, poetry, jumping

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folk dances, jumping, parts of poems, physical education
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K - 5th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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45 mins
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