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Missoula Art Museum

Dance with Your Fingers, Draw with Your Toes

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Pair dancing, music, and art into one elementary lesson. Using the work of Henri Matisse and Rudy Autio as inspiration, kids spend a few days listening to music that fits the moods of various pieces of art, then work on their own...
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Curated OER

Space Jam Dilemma/Dance

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Do the "Space Jam" Dance! A dance that is made up of basketball skills movements, such as: dribbling, defending with hands up, pivoting, shooting, and slam dunks. The dance step descriptions are very well written out with cues for...
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Dance Challenge: Calculate and Compare Speed by Measuring a Series of Dance Movements

For Students 6th - 8th
Really neat! Kids choreograph a dance phrase and then measure the distance and speed of the phrase using a timer and a meter stick. They collect the data on a table which they use to determine an average. A series of observation and...
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Curated OER

Bleacher Dance - Adding to School Spirit

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Looking for some moves to do in the bleachers while at a school sports event? This instructional activity teaches two sets of 32-counts. The moves can basically be done while standing up in the bleachers!. The amount of movement will be...
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Curated OER

James Wyeth: Capturing Dance

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students draw portraits of a dancer. For this visual-arts lesson, students study the work of James Wyeth online. They then watch a dance performance and sketch 10 - 15 pieces depicting dancers. Five of these sketches will be selected for...
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Curated OER

Jingle Bell Dance With the Crazy Frogs

For Teachers K - 4th
Skater's Glide, Reindeer Stomps, Skiers, and Snow Shoe Marches are the four types of dance steps in this activity. Find the Crazy Frog version of "Jingle Bells" and teach these dance moves. There is a video included so take a look at it...
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Curated OER

Shall We Dance?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
This four to five day mini dance unit has many components. Discussion on what makes a good dance partner, research on famous dancing pairs, as well as learning a choreographed piece in class. The class learns a short dance sequence and...
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Curated OER

Swiss Ball Square Dance

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Combine square dancing and a Swiss ball. There are quite a few square dance moves and how to do them while sitting on, or carrying a Swiss ball. Teach these square dance moves to the class. Then have them work together in small groups to...
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National Association for Sport & Physical Fitness

Indoor Physical Activity Ideas for Kids!

For Teachers K - 8th
Rainy day schedule doesn't mean you can't stay fit! Use a collection of indoor physical activities during periods of inclement weather, substitute teaching days, or for those afternoons when your class just wants to move around!
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Organizer
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Tunes for Bears to Dance to: Graphic Organizer Strategy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
"What are Henry's options?" "What do you think Henry will do?" To better understand the central conflict for the main character in Robert Cormier's Tunes for Bears to Dance to, class members engage in a compare-and-contrast activity that...
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Curated OER

Swing Your Partner!

For Teachers 5th - 8th
This was written for ESOL learners, but could work for any elementary class. Learners read about the American dance style known as Square Dancing. They explore its use in literature, write a friendly letter about it, and then use their...
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Curated OER

Colors

For Teachers K
Students explore various colors. They research information on the primary and secondary colors. Students research the colors of the rainbow and they create a picture of a rainbow using Kid Pix.
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Printables
Jolly Learning Ltd

Jolly Music Posters

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Perfect for music class or a dance lesson, these Jolly Music posters are charming for young learners of any age. They each feature a children's song with applicable illustrations and motion, prompting your young musicians to move to the...
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Curated OER

Dancing through Poetry

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Get your class up and moving as they explore how to express movement and dance through words. Designed around two poems by Lillian Morrison about break dancing, the activity truly captures the creative and multi-sensory aspects of...
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Curated OER

Human Body Series - Digestive System

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
With articles entitled, "What's Puke?" and "What is a Fart?" this digestive system activity is sure to be a gas! Elementary anatomists do a belly dance to illustrate how food moves through the digestive system and then design a board...
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Bonneville

The Great Marble Drop

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Mike and Kellie, a team of electrical engineers, demonstrate how to to design a contraption that accurately drops a marble onto a target. The materials needed and general instructions are provided on the website or via a downloadable...
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Curated OER

Dance Team/ Collaborative Fitness Routines

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students experience the process of creating a "dance team" type routine by following a set procedure.
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Curated OER

Exploring the Roots of Modern Dance in America

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students develop an understanding of how African culture impacted modern dance in the United States.
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K12 Reader

Adverbs of Frequency

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
How often do Peter and Sally go out dancing at night? How often do my cousin and I get in trouble at school? Help kids with adverbs of frequency with a straightforward grammar worksheet. They use the adverb in parentheses to rewrite the...
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Dick Blick Art Materials

Percussive Pods

For Teachers K - 12th
Combine the study of art, music, and history with an activity that asks kids to craft rattles out of slabs of clay.
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Puffin

Roald Dahl Day Challenge

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Have some fun with Roald Dahl-related activities in order to celebrate him as a person and a writer. The page includes 10 tasks that learners can complete to honor Dahl, including everything from wearing something yellow to swapping a...
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Printables
Curated OER

Reward Coupons

For Teachers K - 6th
Keep your kids satisfied with reward coupons for classroom-appropriate items and events. Included here are 27 different coupons for rewards ranging from pencil erasers to 15 minutes of dancing at the end of one school day.
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K12 Reader

Comparative & Superlative Practice

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
When should you use more and most when writing adverbs? Practice comparative and superlative adverbs with a review worksheet. After reading through the information at the top of the page, kids decide if they should use the comparative or...
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K12 Reader

Sort Common/Proper Nouns

For Students 2nd - 7th
Maestro Magnificent, swimming pool, magic wand. Persons, places, and things are the focus of a activity that asks kids to identify the common and proper nouns.

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