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\n\"March\n\n
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\nMarch Madness\n

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\nGet those boys dancing! Here's a dance activity that is choreographed around the use of a basketball. Teach them this line dance and see how they do. Watch the provided video yourself, or better yet, use the video to teach this dance....\n
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\n\"Gotta\n\n
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\nGotta Dance\n

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\nStudents share dance moves that reflect their personalities or depict how they are feeling, explore popularity of recreational and competitive social dancing by reading and discussing the article \"Follow the Flying Feet,\"\npresent...\n
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\n\"Mayim,\n\n
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\nMayim, Mayim - Israeli Folk Dance\n

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\nMayim, Mayim is an Israeli folk dance done to celebrate the discovery of water. The dance is done in a circle with everyone moving the same way at the same time. If your dancers are shy and do not want to hold hands then perhaps use...\n
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\n\"Tunes\n\n
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\nTunes for Bears to Dance to: Concept Analysis\n

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\nConsidering using Robert Cormier's young adult novel, Tunes for Bears to Dance to for book circles or as a whole-class anchor text? Check out this overview of the key concepts and issues raised by the novel.\n
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\n\"Creative\n\n
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\nCreative Dancing\n

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\nStudents dance a Cossack dance.  In this dance lesson, students learn to keep the beat and follow a movement sequence to dance a Cossack Dance. \n
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\nDo the Honeybee Dance!\n

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\nStudents use dances to learn about honeybees and how they communicate. In this honeybee lesson, students discuss how bees communicate. Students study diagrams of dances and practice them. Students locate special treats in bags to study...\n
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\n\"YMCA\n\n
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\nYMCA With a Twist\n

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\nSkip, march, do some jumping jacks! These are the basic moves in this version of the \"YMCA\" dance. There are some new poses for each of the letters. Watch the video and learn the new poses, or just use the video to teach the dance to...\n
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\n\"Hip-Hop\n\n
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\nHip-Hop Warm Up Dance\n

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\nStudents in a middle elementary physical education class participate in a warm-up activity in which they perform several hip-hop dance moves. They do the mountain climber, the coffee grinder, the seat spin, and others. They even come...\n
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\n\"Music\n\n
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\nMusic - Dancing To the Beat\n

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\nSecond graders discover the rhythm in music. Students walk around in a circle, swinging a ribbon to the beat of music. While keeping a steady beat, 2nd graders respond to suggested alterations to their rhythm.\n
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\nTrace the Dancing Circles\n

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\nIn this circle tracing activity, students will trace and color five dancing circles complete with happy faces, arms and legs.\n
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\nCool Line\n

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\nThis dance activity focuses on lots of arm movements. Arm circles, raise-the-roof, swinging arms, and clapping are the main arm movements. There is movement stepping right and stepping left as well as steps forward and steps backward. It...\n
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\nThis Land is Your Land Shaker Routine\n

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\nShake it up! Give each dancer two hand-held shakers of any kind. If your class doesn't have any shakers, do a project and make your own. Small containers with lids, some rice or dried beans, and glue or tape to seal the lids shut. Teach...\n
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\nHot, Hot, Hot, Cold\n

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\nLearners dance the image of falling snow. They move, swing, fall, and rise to music working to depict snow falling, the sun, and high/low movements. This is a well-thought out lesson that aids them in seeing movement as a form of...\n
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\nCelebrate Oktoberfest with the Polka\n

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\nHere's a pretty comprehensive lesson on the polka. There is information on the origins of the polka and the history of Oktoberfest. There is even a list of how to count to ten in Polish, Czech, and German. Include or skip whatever you...\n
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\nCelebrating Halloween With the Purple People Eaters\n

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\nGet youngsters moving by teaching them some basic dance moves. This dance can be done in a circle, a line, or scattered around the gym. There are four movement combinations that are taught to the song \"Purple People Eater\" by Sheb...\n
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\nTheater Arts/Creative Movement Lesson Plan\n

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\nHere is a series of five exercises intended to bring movement, dance, and theater into the classroom. Intended for special ed classes, but appropriate for any grade, learners will pantomime, play pretend, dance, move, and create...\n
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\nUsing Rhythm to Teach Patterns and Directions\n

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\nIntroduce young learners to line dancing. Here are some simple movement patterns to teach them. First teach, repeat, and repeat again without music. Then when they have a pretty good grasp of the movement patterns, add music and practice...\n
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\n1920s Variety Show\n

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\nTo better understand the cultural achievements of the Harlem Renaissance and become familiar with its major figures, class members examine a painting by Aaron Douglas and a poem by Langston Hughes and compare how the artists develop...\n
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\nHigh Five Dance Warm Up\n

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\nStudents participate in a variety of warm ups. In groups, they form a circle and only perform their dance when their number is called. While completing their dance, they give each other high fives. To end the lesson, they perform a dance...\n
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\n\"Orientation to Dance\" Dance Lesson Plan\n

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\nStudents learn their rights and responsibilities within the context of the dance class.\n
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\nGeometric Shape Dances\n

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\nLearners use movement and dance in order to strengthen mathematical understanding of different geometric shapes. The movements are imitating the drawing of shapes and they pick one to make into a dance. Upon beginning the dance music can...\n
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\n\"Performance Qualities\" Dance Lesson Plan\n

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\nEighth graders move across a space practicing a dance as they work on focus and energy.\n
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\nLa Marcha Dance\n

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\nFourth 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.\n
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\nThe Water Cycle Dance\n

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\nSecond graders synthesize the four parts of the water cycle by participating in a water cycle dance. They perform movements that signify each stage of the cycle.\n
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