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Appreciating the Men of Ballet from Dance in America: Born to be Wild: The Leading Men of the American Ballet Theatre

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine the role of men in the American Ballet Theatre. In this ballet lesson, students watch segments of the Great Performances video "Dance in America: Born to be Wild: The Leading Men of the American Ballet Theatre." Students...
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Ballet

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify word families and demonstrate a variety of ballet moves. They listen to the book "Angelina on Stage," and observe and demonstrate three ballet moves. Students then match a family word with other rhyming words,...
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Nutcracker

For Teachers 6th - 12th
'Tis the holiday season and the Clara, the Sugar Plum Fairy, and the Nutcracker Prince come alive with a teaching and study guide for Tchaikovsky's famous ballet. Background information, activities, games and puzzles are all included in...
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The Only Boy in the Ballet Class

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students discuss kindness and how to treat others. In this kindness instructional activity, students listen to the story The Only Boy in the Ballet Class by Denise Gruska. The teacher draws the main character and every time that he...
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Nureyev: Bringer of Light

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine Nureyev's artistic endeavors and achievements. In this language and art lesson, students analyze  modes of dance expression at the end of the 19th - beginning of the 20th centuries. They focus on Martha Graham and...
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Vocabulary Review: Definitions

For Students 2nd - 3rd
Learners read sentences with highlighted words, use context clues, and select the correct meanings of those words from three choices. Sheet contains 10 practice opportunities.
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Worksheet 14: Vocabulary Review, Page 1

For Students 4th - Higher Ed
This basic vocabulary activity could be used in upper elementary and ESL classes. After reading short sentences, learners identify the meaning of a word in 10 questions.
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Social Class Stereotypes

For Teachers K - 6th
Encourage your students to think about how and why people and categorized in terms of social class. They decide what "class" they belong to, and then brainstorm about the indicators that society uses to define class and to categorize...
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Dancing Opposites (Size)

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students create movements that illustrate opposites.  In this opposites lesson, students discuss what opposites do for writing and relate to dance.  Students make movements based on their opposites.
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The Russian Years: Back in the USSR

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Learners examine communist Russia. In this lesson on changes in politics, students work in small groups to compare and contrast soviet communist era citizen rights to those of the US. They participate in discussion of a film and create a...
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Hangtags and Labels

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students brainstorm the information found on hangtags and labels. They discuss the necessity of hang tags and create a hangtag to advertise or identify themselves. Afterward, they share their tags with their peers and answer discussion...
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Emotions in Motion

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

For Students 6th - 10th
In this gerunds and gerund phrases worksheet, learners practice their grammar skills as they identify the gerunds or gerund phrases in 10 sentences. Students read 8 more sentences and identify each gerund or gerund phrase as a subject,...
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Gerunds and Gerund Phrases

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this gerunds worksheet, students underline the gerunds or gerund phrases in each sentence. Students complete this for 18 sentences.
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Syncopation and Rhythm in Igor Stravinsky's Rite of Spring and Rap Music

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners recognize and clap the syncopated rhythmic beat of a rap song and identify recurring rhythmic pattern in the excerpt of "Dance of the Adolescents" from Igor Stravinsky's Rite of Spring.
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Little Einsteins -- A Christmas Wish

For Teachers K
Students watch a video of the series "Little Einstiens." After watching the video, they explain the characteristics of each character. They develop music to add to the video and listen to music of Beethoven. They examine a painting by...
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Do/Does Review

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this grammar review, students fill in the blanks in the sentences with either the word "do" or the word "does". There are 10 questions to complete on this worksheet.
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Do / Does Review

For Students 5th - 7th
In this verb form review learning exercise, students examine 10 sentences and fill in the blanks in each sentence with "do" or "does".
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Woman Reporter

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars research the first female reporters. In this Women's History Month lesson, students discuss Nelly Bly and write a news story about a school issue.
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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 plan, 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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Phenomenology Lesson Plan #1

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students approach media with a phenomenological criticism. They recongize biases that they have and where they have come from. They also identify biases in professional work.
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Presentaciones De Danzas En La Ciudad De M¿¿xico

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students practice writing in Spanish. They visit web site that provides information about theatrical presentations, and answer questions in Spanish about schedule of performances for that week.

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