Video: Nikolais Dance Company, Tensile Involvement, (start 1:30 into clip). What did you see? What shapes did the dancers make with their stretchies? Were their stretchies the same size as your stretchies? Describe them to me. What else did you notice? Criteria based reflection and discussion: Identifies and compares shapes made by professional dancers. _______________________________________________________________________ ARTS IMPACT LESSON PLAN Dance and Math Infusion Pre-Kindergarten Lesson: Geometric Stretchy Dance CLASS ASSESSMENT WORKSHEET Disciplines DANCE Total 5 Concept Geometric Shape General and Self-Space Shape Criteria Uses a stretchy Describes the Describes Moves in Makes a band and body attributes of a similarities or empty series of to create chosen shape differences spaces geometric triangles, (triangle, between own between shapes rectangles, rectangle, shape and dancers. remaining in squares and square, or shapes of one spot, circles. circle). peers. using the stretchy Students band. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Total Percentage What was effective in the lesson? Why? What do I want to consider for the next time I teach this lesson?
Video: Nikolais Dance Company, Tensile Involvement, (start 1:30 into clip). What did you see? What shapes did the dancers make with their stretchies? Were their stretchies the same size as your stretchies? Describe them to me. What else did you notice? Criteria based reflection and discussion: Identifies and compares shapes made by professional dancers. _______________________________________________________________________ ARTS IMPACT LESSON PLAN Dance and Math Infusion Pre-Kindergarten Lesson: Geometric Stretchy Dance CLASS ASSESSMENT WORKSHEET Disciplines DANCE Total 5 Concept Geometric Shape General and Self-Space Shape Criteria Students Uses a stretchy band and body to create triangles, rectangles, squares and circles. Describes the attributes of a chosen shape (triangle, rectangle, square, or circle). Describes similarities or differences between own shape and shapes of peers. Moves in empty spaces between dancers. Makes a series of geometric shapes remaining in one spot, using the stretchy band. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Total Percentage What was effective in the lesson? Why? What do I want to consider for the next time I teach this lesson?