ALEX Classroom Resources

ALEX Classroom Resources  
   View Standards     Standard(s): [ARTS] DAN (0) 7 :
7) Demonstrate movement and stillness using the basic elements of space, including line, shape, levels, and size.

Examples: Join with others to make a circle, then work with others to change it to a square.

Create a curved shape on a low level.

[ARTS] DAN (0) 10 :
10) Demonstrate body patterning movements and body shapes.

Example: Same side and cross-body locomotor and non-locomotor movements.

[ARTS] DAN (0) 18 :
18) Select and demonstrate a movement in a dance and explain why it was chosen.

Example: Select a movement and explain what the movement may mean.

[ARTS] DAN (1) 7 :
7) Create movement and stillness using changing elements of space.

Example: Change body shapes, levels, and facings.

Move in straight, curved, and zigzag pathways.

Move with others to form straight lines and circles.

[ARTS] DAN (1) 10 :
10) Demonstrate a range of locomotor and non-locomotor movement concentrating on direction.

Examples: Skipping in a circle or reaching on a diagonal.

[ARTS] DAN (1) 15 :
15) Identify a movement or movement phrase that repeats to make a pattern within a dance.

[ARTS] DAN (2) 4 :
4) Select movements that express an idea or emotion or follow a musical phrase and explain reasons for movement choices.

[ARTS] DAN (2) 7 :
7) Demonstrate clear directional movement that changes body shape, facings, or pathway in space.

Examples: Identify symmetrical and asymmetrical body shapes and examine relationships between body parts.

Differentiate between circling and turning as two separate ways of continuous directional change.

[ARTS] DAN (2) 10 :
10) Demonstrate a range of locomotor and non-locomotor movements that alternate between personal space and general space.

Example: Skipping across the floor followed by skipping in place.

[ARTS] DAN (2) 15 :
15) Recognize dance movements that develop a pattern.

Example: Identify a movement that repeats within a phrase

Subject: Arts Education (K - 2)
Title: Pinkalicious & Peterrific: Space Dance
URL: https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/pinka18-arts-spacedance-lp/space-dance-lesson-plan-pinkalicious-peterrific/
Description:

In this lesson plan, children explore the ways in which dance can represent the natural world. After watching video excerpts from the PBS KIDS series, PINKALICIOUS & PETERRIFIC®, they learn a dance based on the movements of the Sun, planets, and stars. They then work together to choreograph their own version of a “space dance” and perform it for others.



   View Standards     Standard(s): [ARTS] DAN (0) 4 :
4) Illustrate an idea, feeling, or image through improvised movement.

[ARTS] DAN (1) 1 :
1) Respond with movement to a variety of prompts.

Examples: music/sound, artwork, tactile

[ARTS] DAN (2) 4 :
4) Select movements that express an idea or emotion or follow a musical phrase and explain reasons for movement choices.

Subject: Arts Education (K - 2)
Title: A Butterfly's Life Cycle Dance
URL: https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/resources-for-educators/classroom-resources/lessons-and-activities/lessons/k-2/butterfly-life-cycle-dance/
Description:

Students will discuss the life cycle of the butterfly.  They will observe the characteristics of the monarch butterfly.  They will brainstorm movements to choreograph the life cycle of the monarch butterfly.   



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