ALEX Classroom Resources

   View Standards     Standard(s): [ARTS] DAN (2) 3 :

3) Create a dance phrase with a main idea that has a clear beginning, middle, and end.

[ARTS] DAN (2) 13 :

13) Perform a dance in a space where the audience and performers occupy different areas while focusing on projecting to the audience.

[ARTS] DAN (2) 16 :

16) Observe or perform dance movements from a specific genre or culture and describe or demonstrate the movements.

Students will study and learn various folk dances from the Oregon Trail.  They will choreograph a folk dance based on the steps they learned throughout the unit.  They will perform the dance for their class.  

   View Standards     Standard(s): [ARTS] DAN (0) 11 :

11) Move safely in general space and start/stop on cue during activities, group formations, and creative explorations while maintaining personal space.

[ARTS] DAN (1) 16 :

16) Observe and describe dance movements from a specific genre or culture.

[ARTS] DAN (2) 16 :

16) Observe or perform dance movements from a specific genre or culture and describe or demonstrate the movements.

This informational material allows the class to read about flamenco dancing and identify the three parts of modern flamenco dancing: guitar, song, and dance. Students can dance along with a video of flamenco dancing and make their own castanets. 

   View Standards     Standard(s): [ARTS] DAN (1) 16 :

16) Observe and describe dance movements from a specific genre or culture.

[ARTS] DAN (1) 21 :

21) Observe and perform a dance from a familiar culture that utilizes multiple elements of dance.

[ARTS] DAN (2) 16 :

16) Observe or perform dance movements from a specific genre or culture and describe or demonstrate the movements.

[ARTS] DAN (2) 21 :

21) Observe and perform a dance from a culture and relate the movement to the people or environment from which the dance was created and performed.

[MA2019] (1) 18 :

18. Determine the length of an object using non-standard units with no gaps or overlaps, expressing the length of the object with a whole number.

[MA2019] (2) 26 :

26. Partition a rectangle into rows and columns of same-size squares, and count to find the total number of squares.

Students will perform the African-American dance Zudio using locomotor and non-locomotor movements. They will calculate the area needed to perform the dance. There are three options provided depending on the time allotted.  

   View Standards     Standard(s): [ARTS] DAN (0) 20 :

20) Express something of interest within a work of art (visual, music, theatre, etc.) through movement.

Example: Use texture in a painting to inspire movement quality.

[ARTS] DAN (1) 15 :

15) Identify a movement or movement phrase that repeats to make a pattern within a dance.

[ARTS] DAN (2) 16 :

16) Observe or perform dance movements from a specific genre or culture and describe or demonstrate the movements.

[ARTS] MUS (0) 2 :

2) Generate musical ideas.

Example: Improvise rhythmic and melodic variations on given simple melodies.

[ARTS] MUS (1) 1 :

1) Create musical ideas for a specific purpose.

Example: Improvise four-beat patterns in question and answer form.

[ARTS] MUS (2) 3 :

3) Demonstrate and explain personal reasons for selecting patterns and ideas for music that represent expressive intent.

[ARTS] VISA (0) 12 :

12) Interpret art by identifying subject matter and describing relevant details.

Example: Answer questions such as, "What do you see?" or "How does this art make you feel?"

[ARTS] VISA (1) 10 :

10) Select and describe works of art that illustrate daily life experiences.

[ARTS] VISA (2) 15 :

15) Compare and contrast cultural uses of artwork from different times and places.

Example: Australian Aboriginal dot paintings and Plains Indians pictographs.

Students will discuss key details from the book Ten Little Rabbits by Virginia Grossman.  They will compare Navajo blankets to the colors and patterns in the book.  They will perform movements following a pattern from the book.  Students will collaborate to create a movement pattern that relates to weaving.