LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 3

The learner will understand that dance can create and communicate meaning.

Objective 3.02

Discuss various dance movement experiences.

Resources aligned to this objective

Lesson plans on the web

If the shoe fits
Students explore ways to walk in different kinds of shoes, using pantomime. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Dance Arts Education)
Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Navajo weaving
Using the patterns on the Navajo Rugs, students devise dance patterns and perform a traveling pattern based on Navajo weavings. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 Dance Arts Education and Visual Arts Education)
Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Why dance?
Students identify reasons why people dance. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–4 Dance Arts Education, English Language Arts, and Visual Arts Education)
Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts