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Musical Movement Showcase ActivityMusical Movement Showcase Activity
Publisher
Teaching Tolerance
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K - 2nd
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Duration
21 days
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Audio
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Musical Movement Showcase

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This Musical Movement Showcase activity also includes:
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Young performing artists create a song or choreograph a dance to illustrate a theme in a text they are reading. Step-by-step directions are included.

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Concepts

dancing, performance art

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Invite a local dance company to model how dance can be used to illustrate themes

Classroom Considerations

  • Appropriate for elementary classrooms or music or dance classes in junior high or high school
  • While designed to be included in a study of diversity or tolerance, the activity can be adapted to any study

Pros

  • Includes a planning guide and monitoring worksheets

Cons

  • No models are included

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