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Linear and Locomotor Movements

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars develop locomotor movements. In this dance movement lesson, students identify lines and develop creativity while performing to "Cha Cha Slide". Young scholars discuss how to create dances and difficulty of movements. 
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San Francisco Symphony

Washington Portrait

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Fifth and second graders pair up to create mini dance scenes based on the image Washington Crossing the Delaware. Second graders create the movements while their fifth grade partners play the musical accompaniment. Leadership...
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Reel or Real?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students compare and contrast a live versus an animated performance of the same title. They view and take notes during the animated version, take a field trip to observe the live version, and write an opinion on which performance is most...
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A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the cultural and historical significance of certain artists. They use the internet to perform research and prepare a report of analysis of artistic works looking for cultural influences. Students also tie in the...
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Nureyev: Bringer of Light

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students 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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Family Stories

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students use dance to better understand the writing process. In this interdisciplinary lesson, students use their critical thinking skills to connect dance with writing. Students use thinking maps to follow the writing process, write a...
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“And Still I Rise” Proud Black Women

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the experiences of African American women. In this poetry lesson, students use their literary analysis skills to compare the poetry of Maya Angelou to rap music performed by Queen Latifah and Lauryn Hill.
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Be An Incredible Songwriter

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars write songs about something incredible they have experienced or know about. They consider topics of events, dreams, ideas, feelings, or animals. They accompany themselves with small musical instruments while performing the...
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Stone Passing Game with Calabash Song

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students discuss games and their use around the world in many different cultures and how music and games are related. They discuss the rules of West African game then play a game from West Africa and review and learn the "Calabash" song...
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Single Lindy Mixer

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners learn and practice the Single Lindy dance steps with a variety of partners in a sociable and fun atmosphere. They dance with other partners and feel a real sense of accomplishment and satisfaction.
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Courage

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students become familiar with dance vocabulary and, with their bodies, create shapes and transitional movements to depict emotions related to the theme of 'courage.' They coordinate their movements to music and critique each others'...
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Shadow Dances

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the physical phenomenon of shadows through movement improvisation and dance. They create an original dance phrase based on this imagery. All students then reproduce accurately the movement choices of another dancer.
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Ethnic Music: Carptho Ruysn

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners define the term ethnic music, ethnic dancing, and a simple Carpatho Rusyn dance step.
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Sing a Shaker Song

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study the Shakers of the 19th century and practice a traditional Shaker song, complete with dance motions.
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Rock It

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students practice and perform a dance to the song, Baby Likes to Rock It.
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"Fast and Slow"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students find a partner, they think about their favorite TV sport that they might like to perform in an unusual dance. They practice their chosen sport and students see if they can make a litter repeating pattern of three or four parts...
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The Electric Slide

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine and practice the musical concept of a series of beats. They assess how to be able to use the feel of strong and weak beats in a song through dance to identify the meter of the song. Each student participates in...
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Listen to Music

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students listen to, analyze, and describe music. They identify examples of music forms including such as motive phhrase, 4-bar phrase, canon, and rondo. In addition, they perform a dance called a partner mixer and model the pattern for...
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Rock It

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students dance in lines to "Baby Likes to Rock It" by The Tractors. They begin to learn dance formation: Lines or scattered facing same direction, and learn counts while rocking out to country music.
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Introduction to Melodic Notation: Sol-Mi

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders sing melodic sol-mi songs for teacher and student assessment. Emphasis is placed on drill and practice while developing melodic singing skills. Students evaluate performances and activities using pre-determined rubric...
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Water Music

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore music about water. They listen to various pieces of music, play instruments, and plan and create a piece of art that includes a water motif.
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Develop Your Own Interpretation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use pieces of Andy Warhol's art to write critiques. Using different points of view, they answer discussion questions and share them with the class. They also interpret the art from a historian and artist point of view. They...
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Follow The Leader - Soca Style

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students participate in a fun and creative experience in dance. This is a great activity for warm-ups, the end of class, all-school assemblies and family nights!
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Truly Terrific Tessellations

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders discover how the use of pattern is evident in dance, math, and visual art. They create a tessellation pattern, as well as a square dance that show an understanding of the principles of design (balance, repetition, rhythm,...

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