Welcome to our 5-day Dance Unit!
We teach various types of basic dances at BES so that students can learn an activity that will help them develop the skills necessary to not only learn how to (properly) demonstrate rhythmic movement with smooth transitions (routines), but to have FUN doing so! We feel that the ability to dance will help students prepare for a lifetime of activity .
To meet the standard (rubric score of 3) set by the Washington State Essential Academic Learning Requirements (EALRs) for Health and Fitness and their Grade Level Expectations a physically educated student will know and be able to do for:
Essential Academic Learning Requirements 1.1.1: Demonstrate physical skills
Grade 3 Evidence of Learning:
- Dramatize fundamental rhythmic patterns
- Demonstrate and discuss the culture and/or traditions represented through movement related to customs, ceremonies, and celebrations
Grade 4 Evidence of Learning:
-Demonstrates rhythmic movement during activities
-Demonstrate and discuss the culture and/or traditions represented through movement related to customs, ceremonies, and celebrations
Grade 5 Evidence of Learning:
- Demonstrate rhythmic movement with smooth transitions
- Demonstrate and discuss the culture and/or traditions represented through movement related to customs, ceremonies, and celebrations
Other EALRs associated:
1.2, 1.3, 4.1
NASPE National Standards:
Standards 1-6
A summative assessment based on the above mentioned EALRs will be assessed on Day 5.
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The following lessons (.pdf) are part of the 5-day Unit: