Curated OER
Basketball- Dribbling
Young scholars practice several different basketball dribbling techniques on their own, with partners and as a team. They warm up with spot drills and figure eight dribbles and end the session with a dribbling relay race.
Curated OER
Shoemaker's Dance
Students explore the Shoemaker's dance. They review the steps needed for the dance; winding the thread, breaking the thread, and driving the pegs. They practice performing the dance.
Curated OER
Snowshoe Tag Games
Students play a new version of tag on snowshoes. Students are able to discover advantages and disadvantages of wearing snowshoes based on their performance in the game of tag.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Cheerleading
Here you can learn all about the sport of cheerleading! Find out what kind of equipment you will need to get started, how to play it safe, what kind of arm motions and jumps you will need to learn, and some fun facts!
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Curriculum Rationale
Why are the arts important in education? This article explains why arts education is important to helping develop 21st century skills in todays students.
Buck Institute
Pbl Works: Managing Your Project
[Free Registration/Login Required] A video looking inside a classroom using PBL. Get insider knowledge on how to launch and manage your project. Also observe how students form teams and work in teams throughout the project. [36:27]
Brown University
Brown University: Group Work
How can one design and facilitate group work that helps students learn? This collection of resources explain that process.
Read Works
Read Works: An Upset
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a soccer team that understands having fun is more important than winning. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Activity: What Do You Know? What Do You Ask?
Put together your best team of scientist to figure out if would be possible for humans to inhabit Mars with this activity. Students learn about the interdisciplinary approach to solving a problem.
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Benefits of Music Education
The benefits of music education are numerous. This well written article contains many quotes from various sources as to why music education is essential towards developing skills that will enhance the lives of children.
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U.s. House Unanimously Passes Resolution Supporting School Based Music Education
Recognizing that music education develops skills for the 21st century workforce, the U.S. House unanimously passed House Concurrent Resolution 121 in April, 2007. This resolution supports the need to have music education accessible to...
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The Arts a Lifetime of Learning
Read why Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee believes the arts are vital to our education. Some of the key points of the article are academic, social and civil development, economic development and quality of life.
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Children's Music Workshop: Twelve Benefits of Music Education
The benefits of music education are revealed in many studies. This article briefly lists 12 benefits of the value of music education, some of which relate to 21st century skills. In addition, users have access to a list of other music...
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Saving the Economy Through Arts Education
It is the belief of this article that by supporting arts education the future economy can be saved. This is because the arts foster 21st century skills necessary for a growing economy.