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- Animal movements
- Students will move like the animal they hear described in the music.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K Dance Arts Education and Music Education)
- By Jo James.
- BioMusic
- Two units of biomusicology instruction for grades 2–3 and 4–5. Your students will be fascinated by these lessons that cover the miracles of animal communication, the mechanics of sound, and their connections to the field of music.
- Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)
- Dance of the times: African-American expression of jazz
- Explore jazz dance as a social dance form and a uniquely expressive art of African-American culture from the 1920's and 1930's. Students will learn about the complexity of African-American experiences that generated the dance and musical style. The activities develop students' understanding of jazz dance while integrating visual, audio, and kinesthetic learning styles.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Dance Arts Education)
- By Shelese Douglas.
- Meet the Virginia Reel
- Students will learn to dance the Virginia Reel.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 Dance Arts Education)
- By Jo James.
- 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.
Resources on the web
- Artopia
- An interactive website on the visual and performing arts. (Learn more)
- Format: website/lesson plan
- Provided by: South Carolina ETV Commission
- ArtsEdge
- Linking the Arts and Education through Technology: ARTSEDGE provides resources and exemplars for teachers to teach in, through, and about the arts. The site includes lesson plans, advocacy and professional development resources, and up-to-date information... (Learn more)
- Format: website/lesson plan
- Provided by: ArtsEdge, The Kennedy Center, Washington D.C.
- ArtsWork
- Arts resources for teachers and students including standards, curricula and lessons for teachers and online tutorials for students. (Learn more)
- Format: website/lesson plan
- Provided by: Herberger College of Fine Arts
- Drop Me Off in Harlem: Exploring the Intersections
- Drop Me Off in Harlem: Exploring the Intersections explores the Harlem Renaissance from the ground up, allowing site visitors to take a virtual tour of the community and to become familiar with the people and artistic works that were central... (Learn more)
- Format: website/lesson plan
- Provided by: ArtsEdge
- 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)
- Provided by: ArtsEdge
- Weather and wind
- This ARTSEDGE lesson introduces the expanding and condensing properties of air masses and the unequal heating of Earth as the force behind the wind. Students write a report on a topic related to wind and weather patterns and create a dance to demonstrate... (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–3 Dance Arts Education and Science)
- Provided by: ArtsEdge
