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Dance Arts Education — Grade 2
Goal 2: The learner will understand choreographic principles, processes, and structures.
Objective 2.02. Create and perform patterns in dance.
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General resources
- Find additional resources for teaching Dance Arts Education — Grade 2.
Aligned lesson plans
- Undersea exploration
- Students explore the lifeforms and land formations under the ocean. The three ocean levels and their respective lifeforms are investigated and discussed, focusing on shape, form, and color. Students will gain a better understanding of the connections between the science and arts curriculum.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Visual Arts Education, Dance Arts Education, and Music Education)
- By Russ Johnson.
- Meet the Virginia Reel
- Students will learn to dance the Virginia Reel.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 Dance Arts Education)
- By Jo James.
Resources on the web
- Navajo weaving
- In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students explore various aspects of Native American cultures and Navajo weavings. Using the patterns on the Navajo Rugs, they devise dance patterns and perform a traveling pattern based on Navajo weavings. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–3 Visual Arts Education, Dance Arts Education, and English Language Arts)
- Provided by: ArtsEdge
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