LEARN NC

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

Goal 4

The learner will apply and demonstrate critical and creative thinking skills in dance.

Objective 4.01

Demonstrate at least two different solutions to a given creative movement problem.

Resources aligned to this objective

Lesson plans on the web

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
Weather and wind
Students write a report on a topic related to wind and weather patterns and create a dance to demonstrate their understanding of weather patterns. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–4 Dance Arts Education and Science)
Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts