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8th grade dance unit plans
Elements of Dance Unit: So You Think You Can Dance Unit for Grades 5 6 7 8
This low prep dance unit makes teaching the elements of dance easy - even if you don't have dance experience! The problem with teaching dance within the school system is that most teachers being asked to teach it have little or no prior knowledge in the subject. This dance unit is not only created by a trained dancer and choreographer - it's also written specifically for non-dancer teachers.This dance unit is put together so that those teachers without a dance background can still teach a qualit
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5th - 8th
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Grade 7 & 8 Dance & Drama BUNDLE
This bundle includes two BEST SELLING products by All You Can Teach Buffet. You are getting a FULL TERM of no-prep, high-yield Grade 7 & 8 DRAMA & DANCE units including all lessons, tasks, rubrics, and report card comments!What Teachers Are Saying:"Absolutely amazing resources! If you've EVER felt a little lost with dance or drama, or even if you've had a general idea of what you should do, this is for you. The engagement level is off the charts for everyone! From wallflower kids to danc
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7th - 8th
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So You Think You Can (Teach the Elements of) Dance - Editions 1 & 2 Bundle
A high-interest, flexible unit that will have you teaching dance like a pro. The problem with teaching dance within the school system is that most teachers being asked to teach it have little or no prior knowledge in the subject.These units were written by current teacher who is also a former competitive dancer, and put together so that those teachers without a dance background can still teach a quality unit and meet curriculum expectations. It uses YouTube videos to provide a large quantity of
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5th - 8th
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Jumping for Joy! A Jump Band Guide by Kristin Lukow
Teachers have been asking me for years to share how I teach Kathryn Short's fabulous Rainbow Jump Bands! I have finally compiled my best tips, tricks and techniques into one easy to use resource! It includes a playlist of songs with tempos included, video links to my students jumping and written instructions on how to begin! You will need to purchase Rainbow Jump Bands before using this resource! Beware of imitation jump bands that don't stretch. The bands need to be strong and stretchy!
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3rd - 8th
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Ontario Intermediate Drama/Dance Bundle (Grade 7 & Grade 8)
Everything you need for your 7/8 drama and dance units in Ontario. This resource hits every expectation in the Ontario Drama and Dance curriculum for grades 7 and 8. These unit can be used to teach intermediate Drama and Dance for the full year.This unit ALSO includes Google Slides Link to Presentation for Distance Learning
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7th - 8th
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STOMP - Body Percussion Rhythm Unit for online or indoor - outdoor MUSIC Classes
Here's a Body Percussion Rhythm unit for your Music and Dance students. It includes fun percussion videos, warm-up percussion videos, stomp video examples, learning goals, lessons, rhythm composition worksheets (1) Beginner Grade 3-4 (2) Junior/Intermediate), a rubric example, Ontario music and dance expectations, etc... This unit can take several plus weeks to complete depending on how you'd like to use it. You can have students learn about body percussion, practice examples of body percussio
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2nd - 10th
How to Teach Line Dances in Physical Education |Dance Steps Cheat Sheet for PE|
This teacher resource is a dance steps cheat sheet for 8 of my favorite dances for PE Class.
Dances included in this guide:
- The Wobble
- Cha Cha Slide
- Cupid Shuffle
- Sid Shuffle
- Chicken Dance
- Hokey Pokey
- The Whip Nae Nae
- The Jump Song
- Additional Links and Ideas
For each dance I've included a few teaching tips, how I teach each part and a link to a youtube video tutorial of the dance in action (these are public links, but it will save you some time)
Please Note: I do not own
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K - 8th
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Ontario Intermediate Dance Unit (Grade 7 and Grade 8)
Everything you need for your intermediate drama unit in Ontario. This resource hits every expectation in the Ontario Drama curriculum for grades 7 and 8. Want the 7/8 Drama unit? Click here!This unit has ten topics that includes the curriculum expectation by lesson including learning goals. This resource includes everything you need to assess your 7/8 dance unit. Every lesson contains in introductory game or activity, a presentation touching on the topic, dance activities and games and YouTube l
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7th - 8th
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Also included in: Ontario Intermediate Drama/Dance Bundle (Grade 7 & Grade 8)
Elements of Dance Elementary Lesson Plan & Activities Bundle for Grades 1-8
Elementary dance resource bundle - teach the elements of dance like a rockstar even if you don't have any prior dance knowledge or experience.Do you teach dance on rotary? Get help from a teacher who is also a former competitive dancer.This is a bundle of all of my resources for teaching dance across grade levels from 1-8.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - ABOUT THE AUTHOR - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Stageworthy by Widy creates performing arts lessons that help non-specialists teach the arts like rockstars. ♬ - Click here for Stageworthy mus
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1st - 8th
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Drama: Stage Combat
This is an easy to follow unit plan for teaching stage combat. It is appropriate for grades 8-12, and the length of the unit can easily be extended or shortened. Students LOVE this unit, and are very successful in it due to high engagement. There is also a lot of great discussion that comes from this unit. Stage combat is a discipline within the movement unit of drama, and is a great tool for students to add to their arsenal. This unit covers hand-to-hand combat.
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- Stage
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8th - 12th
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Dance Unit Elements of Dance So You Think You Can Dance Group Edition
So You Think You Can (Teach the Elements Of) Dance - 2nd Edition: Group DanceA high quality dance unit that's easy to teach. This dance unit was created for non-specialist dance teachers by an elementary teacher who is also a former competitive dancer.This is the second unit in my SYTYCD series. While the first unit focused on duets in a range of styles, this unit features group numbers. Each lesson focuses on one of the six elements of dance, and features a specific dance style. The lessons inc
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5th - 8th
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Dance Around the World Interactive Slideshow grade 1-8
Dance around the whole world in 12 weeks or less! This is a google slide that contains 10 different dances from around the world to try with your students as well as a final culminating project for students in upper level grades. For each type of dance you will find the country's location and flag on a world map, a brief description of the style of dance, video links, and dance tutorials for your students to perform the dance themselves. This is a tried and true unit that my own students all the
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1st - 8th
French Dance Unit Elements of Dance for Grades 5-8 - SYTYCD French Version
French Dance Unit - Teach the elements of dance effectively - in FRENCH! - in person OR remote - even if you don't have dance experience. In response to popular request, this is a new French version of the best-selling "So You Think You Can Teach The Elements of Dance" dance unit. Please note that the example videos and teaching guides are in English, but all student-facing materials (discussion questions, worksheets) are provided in French. In addition to the original PDF format, a link is prov
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5th - 8th
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Yoga Lesson Plans & Assignment
This bundle comes with everything you need to teach a beginning yoga session! The bundle is jam packed with TEN FULLY SCRIPTED yoga lesson plans! You can read right from the lesson plan to direct your class with no prior yoga experience. There is a visual guide for every yoga pose to ensure you know what each pose should look like. There are repetitive sequences in each lesson so students can build on their knowledge, but experience new postures each class! There is also a final assignment for s
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Drama Tableau Unit & Lesson Plans
This is the perfect bundle to implement a tableau unit into your drama class! Students will play fun drama games, while learning tableaux, creating a major tableau project, and then turning that tableau project into a full play! This package includes the following:-SEVEN fully detailed lesson plans with outcomes and objectives -ONE fully detailed unit plans with drama games book, rationales, outlines, and more!-TWO project assignment sheets with assignment rubrics! This is a continuation of my f
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PreK - 12th
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Dance Dance Dance!
Have fun teaching dance to any age group! This booklet provides the K-12 teacher different types of dances that are not only easy to do and teach, but fun as well! This booklet also has fun creative dance ideas and alternatives to dance that will help you meet curriculum requirements! Dances included are Roger Robot, the Hamsterdance, Swing, Gangnam Style, Don't Mind, JuJu on that Beat, Circle Dances, and others!. Also included are rubrics to help grading the older students in dances like swing
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K - 12th
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Dance Around the World (UNIT)
No prep, ready-to-use dance slides! 9 full lessons from countries and dances all around the world. Google slides include warm-up, daily dance challenge, learning about one country/dance per lesson, real videos, questions for after learning, and links ready to use. Each lesson follows the same routine with links to dances and Zumbas for extra time! Students will be engaged and excited to learn! Aligns with Ontario Arts/Dance Curriculum Grade 1-8.Overall Expectation A3 - Exploring Forms and Cultur
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1st - 8th
Theater Arts - Musicals/Producing a Musical Play Unit
This unit is for theater arts or musical theater students who are learning about musicals and producing a musical play. This file includes:
- Power points with vocabulary terms for musicals and musical production
- A written test (with an answer key) over these terms
- A handout featuring different types of musical theater
- A worksheet for students to complete as they watch a musical (can be done with any musical - staged or film version)
- An activity in which students outline the structure
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7th - 12th
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Identity Dances Mini-Unit
This package includes everything you need to teach students about how to create a dance based on identity! Each lesson includes detailed descriptions on how to lead each lesson and activity, so it is even great for sub plans! It can also be easily adapted to suit many different grade levels. These lesson plans are not formatted into formal lesson plans so there are no curriculum standards or rubrics attached, but it does align with the Arts Ed curriculum in Saskatchewan, Canada.
This bundle wi
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5th - 8th
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Physical Expression Unit: Facial Expression, Areas of the Stage, and Tableau
Exit, stage left!This unit teaches how to use physical expression to communicate to an audience. The unit is in three primary sections: facial expression, areas of the stage, and tableau/stage picture.This bundle encapsulates my entire physical expression unit. The bonus document is a full unit plan including essential questions, standards, national SEL and Social Justice standards, goals, understandings, and links to every resource.Facial ExpressionHave you ever wondered if you could tell whe
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6th - 9th
Types of Dance
As a music teacher, I am an advocate for the arts. Some of the schools in my district offer dance classes but mine does not. I wanted to give my students a quick run-down on dance styles and history. This presentation is perfect for upper elementary and middle school ages. My future sister in-law Brynn has been a dancer since she was five and is now thirteen! She was kind enough to assist me in creating example videos for this presentation. Your students will be engaged when they see someone clo
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3rd - 9th
"A Dancer's Body" (Five Lesson Unit)
"A Dancer's Body" is an anatomy, nutrition and kinesiology based Unit plan taught through Ballet technique. The content in this Unit is suitable for 6th-12th grade students (no prior dance technique is required, but please differentiate facilitation for age appropriation. Through the dancer’s research and exploration of anatomy, kinesiology, and nutrition, the unit will provide them with many understandings of what a “Dancer’s body” is relative to the way that it anatomically functions, the ways
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6th - 12th
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HS-LS1-2
, MS-PS1-4
, MS-PS1-1
Dance Contemporary, Improvisation, Lyrical, Modern Unit 9/10/11/12
This bundle includes many of the resources I use when teaching my CILM unit. *Competitive, Recreational and School Based Dance Teacher & ExperienceAll resources are WORD docs for you to edit as you please. - Body Part Improv Board- Choreographic Techniques & Manipulations- Choreography Proposal- Composition Activity - Movement Map - Composition Activity - Room as a Score- Daily Assessment ModernContemp- Elements of Dance Cards- Elements of Dance Worksheet- Improv Exercises (fully broken
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7th - 12th
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The Art of Pantomime Unit for Secondary Acting, Drama, or Theatre Classes
NEWLY REVISED AND UPDATED (August 1, 2019)! Pantomime is the study of acting without words and is the one of the most ideal methods for teaching basic acting skills to beginning acting students. This three-to-four week unit, which I have been honing in my own classes for the past fifteen years, contains a thorough description of the techniques of pantomime, a complete teaching guide to the unit, two different performance assignments, student handouts, and a rubric and peer evaluation form. Also
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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