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Dancing Where We're From: Sample Lesson
Dancing Where We're From: Sample Lesson
Dancing Where We're From: Sample Lesson
Dancing Where We're From: Sample Lesson
Dancing Where We're From: Sample Lesson
Dancing Where We're From: Sample Lesson
Dancing Where We're From: Sample Lesson
Dancing Where We're From: Sample Lesson
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In this lesson, students will watch at an excerpt of Alvin Ailey's Revelations (1960) to reflect on how dance can celebrate a community. The lesson builds literacy, social skills, and historical knowledge. You can do it by itself or as part of a 7-lesson unit, called "Dancing Where We're From," that develops self-awareness and classroom community with fun activities like dance, discussion and written reflection. The resource includes a lesson plan, with links to online resources, and a worksheet for students.

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Dancing Where We're From: Sample Lesson

Diana Crum
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40 minutes

Description

In this lesson, students will watch at an excerpt of Alvin Ailey's Revelations (1960) to reflect on how dance can celebrate a community. The lesson builds literacy, social skills, and historical knowledge. You can do it by itself or as part of a 7-lesson unit, called "Dancing Where We're From," that develops self-awareness and classroom community with fun activities like dance, discussion and written reflection. The resource includes a lesson plan, with links to online resources, and a worksheet for students.

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Rated 4.67 out of 5, based on 9 reviews
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Mostly used with 4th and 5th grades
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Rated 5 out of 5
May 1, 2023
Thank you for this. It is always helpful to find new resources to add to my bank of activities.
Leslie H.
611 reviews
Grades taught: 3rd
Student populations: Emerging bilinguals
Rated 5 out of 5
August 31, 2022
Thanks
Arwa K.
179 reviews
Rated 4 out of 5
April 3, 2022
Great for dance unit.
angie G.
578 reviews
Grades taught: 6th
Rated 5 out of 5
December 22, 2021
Great resource!
Annamaria D.
672 reviews
Grades taught: 5th
Rated 5 out of 5
December 6, 2021
my students loved to get a chance to get up and move
regan C.
415 reviews
Grades taught: 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
Student populations: Autism, Learning difficulties, Mild to severe disabilities
Rated 4 out of 5
November 29, 2021
Great resource. Easy to use.
Lyndsay Belisle
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521 reviews
Grades taught: 5th
Rated 4 out of 5
September 12, 2021
Students loved displaying and discussing their own dances
My Pencil Case
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81 reviews
Grades taught: 4th
Rated 5 out of 5
January 31, 2021
Awesome
Amy C.
483 reviews
Grades taught: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Student populations: Emerging bilinguals, Learning difficulties

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Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
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