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2nd grade dance thematic unit plans
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Spring Movement Cards for Preschool and Brain Break Transition Activity
Are you struggling to find engaging brain break activities and smooth transition activities that prevent student behavior problems, occupy students with excess energy, and improve student listening skills? These spring movement cards will have your students attentive and engaged, all while learning spring vocabulary and burning some energy, so they can stay focused for the rest of the school day! This movement card set includes:spring vocabulary such as butterfly, caterpillar, seed, bunny, bird
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PreK - 2nd
Music Unit: Carnival of the Animals Saint-Saens Unit
This is a full unit of Saint-Saens' The Carnival of the Animals, for use in K-6 music classrooms OR in a classroom for a teacher that loves music!
INCLUDED:
-17 page Teacher's guide to this unit, full of activities that include movement, singing, writing rhythms and creating melodies, playing instruments, creating art, suggestions for literature connections and core connections, and much more!
-25 slide colorful Powerpoint for use with your students!
This carefully designed unit examines ni
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K - 6th
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Polynesian Music Bundle
Take a trip to the islands! This bundle introduces students to the culture of Polynesia. Journey through New Zealand, Samoa, Tonga, Hawaii, and Tahiti to learn their customs, music, and dance rituals.
Learn the following folk songs!
"Epo i Tai Tai E" (Maori folk song) with choreography
"Savalivali" (Samoan folk song) with choreography
"Kahuli Aku" (Hawaiian folk song) with ukulele accompaniment
**Edit: The original video links went through SafeShare and had a connection error. All links have
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1st - 8th
Primary Grades Adapted Dance Unit (Gr. 1, 2 or 3) for Special Education and ESL
Do you need accessible, modified dance units to suit primary grades in Ontario? This unit was created with special education and ESL students in mind. This unit is simple, with a lot of visuals and minimal reading/writing to support comprehension.*Assessment and rubrics included!Enjoy & let me know what you think!Fab @ Special Ed Advantage
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1st - 3rd
Ocean Theme Movement Song (Old MacDonald)
The song is a spin off of "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" changed to Ocean for some ocean animal fun! Get your young students moving with this awesome interactive song! Give the animal cards to each student to come into the center (when their animal is called) and do the movement. Sooo much fun to get your students moving on a hot summer day!!
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PreK - 3rd
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Inquiry Unit - Arts Ed - Drama, Dance, Writing, Music, Visual Art
In this inquiry unit, students will explore their special place that makes them feel the most relaxed. They will go through a process of imagination, writing, drawing and a final art project to show their creative expression.This unit can be adapted and used with any grade, however I have used it with grades 2 - 6 successfully.This unit follows the Saskatchewan curriculum, however it can be easily adapted to other provincial and state curriculums.The unit includes a rubric, which can be used to
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1st - 8th
Tchaikovsky Lesson Plan on Ballets with Dance Project for Elementary Music
A 19 slide presentation taking students on a journey through the history of Peter Tchaikovsky, his ballets, trying ballet, newer ballet styles, Aaron Copland, famous ballet dancers, ending with a choreography project to "The March" from The Nutcracker. Students will learn about the creation of ballet, about some of the most famous ballets written, as well as some newer styles of ballet including hiplet. Students will learn about 4 famous ballet dancers, 2 composers of ballet, they'll learn about
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1st - 5th
THE NUTCRACKER VIRTUAL CLASSROOM- full unit! | Google Slides
This Nutcracker-themed virtual classroom is a ZERO-PREP way to teach whole group or a virtual lesson about The Nutcracker! These slides feature information and videos about:The storyWhat ballet isMeeting a ballerinaBehind the scenes of The NutcrackerAbout Pytor TchaikovskyListening Maps to the musicMovement ActivitiesFull-length performance videoStudents navigate and click on different objects in the room, leading to read alouds, videos, interviews, movement activities and listening maps!You can
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PreK - 10th
Broadway Through The Ages: HAMILTON
BROADWAY THROUGH THE AGES is an 11-week course that takes students through the history of Broadway beginning with today's current musicals all the way back to the Golden Age of Broadway. Courses can be used as an entire unit or can easily be used for a single class of teacher's choice. All video links and discussion topics are included in the PDF. Great for a substitute!Course 1 takes an in depth look at the hit Broadway musical HAMILTON and is aimed to get students talking about the huge impact
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1st - 12th
NGSS:
5-ESS3-1
Nutcracker PowerPoint : Introduction to a Holiday Classic
This PowerPoint is a useful tool for introducing the story and music of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite to your elementary students. Content includes: (1) a slideshow of nutcrackers, (2) introduction to the ballet characters, (3) a summary of the story of the ballet, and (4) information about the instruments of the orchestra. It's a great way to introduce your primary students to this classic holiday favorite, and useful for reviewing this content when your intermediate students study the form an
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K - 3rd
Princess Camp
Enjoy these lesson plans for a five half-day camp all about Princesses. There are crafts, games, stories and other Princess fun included for each day. Also included are Online Camp Lesson Plans for those who cannot meet in person. 43 pages long.
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PreK - 2nd
K-1 Drama Planner 8 lessons, Emotions and People Who Help Us
An 8 week drama unit for K-1 level. Unit is called "Emotions and People Who Help Us". This drama unit helps improve literacy with fairytales used as a catalyst for drama activities.
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PreK - 2nd
El Turista - An Original Script for Hispanic Heritage Month
***IN HONOR OF HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH & El DIA DE LA RAZA***EL TURISTA An Original ScriptSYNOPSIS A tourist dad and his son, much in need of a vacation, arrive late for their flight to Kalamazoo. In the midst of the frustration, a Tour Guide offers his help only to also find himself in a similar and frustrated state when the tourist cannot make up his mind as to where to go after learning about so many culturally fulfilling vacation packages. El turista (the Spanish term for “tourist”) is a
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PreK - 8th
Technology in Film Unit
8 week unit of work about the development of technology in film. This unit was designed for students in year 1 and 2 but could be adapted to suit students up to year 6. It includes links to the Victorian Curriculum, Learning Intentions, Success Criteria, detailed lesson plans with a warm up, explicit teaching/launch, exploration, and revision, and an Assessment rubric. At the end of the unit students use what they have learnt about Film development to create their own film related invention. Ple
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1st - 6th
What is the Nutcracker?
This a student workbook designed as a companion to a unit that culminates in a field trip to a performance of Nutcracker or a viewing of a movie version.. It tells the history of the literature, dance, music and theater, and includes pages for student response after the trip as well.
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2nd - 5th
Elementary Kids Theatre Three Script Bundle Original Stories Talent Show
Looking for engaging and age-appropriate scripts for your K-3rd grade students? Look no further than our collection of three original scripts that will capture their imaginations and spark their creativity.Our scripts include "Stay Home and Dance," "Paisley Needs A Porcupine," and "There’s an Ostrich in our House." Each script features a fun and engaging storyline that will keep your students entertained and learning.With these scripts, you can bring the magic of storytelling into your classroom
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K - 4th
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2021 SUMMER CAMP THEMES (2)
Do you need some inspiration to make your summer camps even more fun!? I put together a spreadsheet full of activities and crafts to make your summer camps a BIG success! It includes all of the fun for 2 camps... games, crafts, & activities for day-camp fun! The themes are: Enchanted Forest with Fairies, Gnomes, Trolls & Unicorns and Royal Castle Tea Party! So much fun is included!
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PreK - 4th
STAR WARS DAY ACTIVITIES - May 4th
This is a list of 10 different activities you could do with your student on May 4th (May the Force) or May 5th (Revenge of the Fifth) - they are all lots of fun - so enjoy
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K - 7th
Thanksgiving Dance Party Teacher Guide for K-5th grade
Gather together with your students for a reflective time of gratitude with our Thanksgiving Dance Party Teacher Guide for K-5th grade! Our Thanksgiving Dance Party Teacher Guide includes everything you need to plan fun and engaging lessons that are perfect for Dance Enrichment, Dance/PE, or VAPA. Use this guide as a festive stand alone lesson to celebrate Thanksgiving, or build a themed lesson unit to encourage student skill development and promote physical activity. In the Thanksgiving Dance P
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PreK - 5th
Storybook Ballet: Outer Space
Each Storybook Ballet packet comes with five supplemental activity suggestions to make your pre-ballet class come alive! Activities include a story suggestion, a creative movement activity, an across-the-floor idea, a ballet movement of the day, and a familiar song with suggested movements. Add these in to your themed pre-ballet, beginning ballet, or creative movement class to increase engagement, learning, and fun.NEW: Easily adaptable for homeschool use by parents who have a basic familiarity
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PreK - 2nd
Inspired Level One 3-Unit Teacher Guide for K-3rd Dance Enrichment
This 3-unit Teacher Guide provides dance enrichment lesson plans that are ideal for Dance/PE, VAPA, or classroom activities. Includes Units-At-A-Glance page as well as three full movement-based lesson units to cover dance concepts: space, time, and energy (6-9 weeks of lesson material). Our fully scripted teacher guides require minimal prep, and are formatted with verbiage specifically for the K-3rd classroom. Through our theme, "inspired", students will discover what makes them feel inspired to
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K - 3rd
Also included in: Inspired K-3rd Dance Enrichment Bundle (3-Units, Dance/PE and VAPA)
Moving to Music! Nutcracker Guided Listening Choreography Bundle
Moving to Music! is a collection of guided movement choreography for primary music classes. This special holiday-edition bundle includes choreography for six selections from the Nutcracker Ballet Suite: Marche, Trepak, Chinese Dance, Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy, Dance of the Reed Flutes, and Mother Ginger and the Policinelles. The Moving to Music! series presents choreography notes on easy-to-read director sheets for the teacher, with easy-to-follow movements your primary students will enjoy!
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K - 2nd
Moving to Music! Nutcracker Dance of Reed Flutes Guided Listening Choreography
Moving to Music! is a collection of guided movement choreography for primary music classes. Nutcracker: Dance of the Reed Flutes is part of the holiday edition of this collection, which features six selections from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite. Nutcracker: Dance of the Reed Flutes presents choreography notes on easy-to-read director sheets for the teacher, with easy-to-follow movements your primary students will enjoy! Children will love moving to the music of this beloved Christmas ballet as
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K - 2nd
Also included in: Moving to Music! Nutcracker Guided Listening Choreography Bundle
The Four Seasons: A Dance & Literacy Unit
The four seasons is an age appropriate concept that will allow students who have already begun their dance training and have begun to be introduced to the LMA (Laban Movement Analysis) vocabulary to continue their exploration in the dance world. It is also a simple entryway for those without any training. It provides a simple premise that can allow various classes and ages to explore the meaning of each season and what it means to them in ways that allow them to connect and feel each season.
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K - 3rd
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