Description
Book SynopsisDance Integration offers 36 K-5 lesson plans that use dance learning to bring mathematics and science curriculums to life. These plans have proven to improve literacy in dance, mathematics, and science.
Table of ContentsPart I. The Role of Dance in Education
Chapter 1. Introduction to Dance Integration
Rethinking Education
What Is Dance Integration?
Dance and Academic Achievement
Other Benefits of Dance Integration
Summary
References
Chapter 2. Teaching Dance Integration: Finding Relationships
Foundations: Dance, Mathematics, and Science
Organization of Dance Integration Activities
Making New Connections: Designing Your Own Integrated Lessons
Evidence of Learning
Summary
References
Chapter 3. Pedagogy: Enlivening the Classroom
Transforming the Classroom Into the Dance Studio
Transitioning to the Dance Class
Teaching Tools
Dance Making and Choreography
Sharing With Parents
Adapting for Special Populations
Summary
References
Part II. Dance and Mathematics Learning Activities
Chapter 4. Counting and Cardinality
Counting
Whole Numbers, More, and Less
Ordinal Numbers
Chapter 5. Operations and Algebraic Thinking
Addition
Subtraction
Multiplication and Division
Chapter 6. Numbers and Operations
Place Value
Fractions
Chapter 7. Measurement and Data
Pennies, Nickels, and Dimes
Time
Measurement
Perimeter and Area
Bar Graphs
Chapter 8. Geometry
Two-Dimensional Shapes
Three-Dimensional Shapes
Symmetry and Asymmetry
Angles and Lines
Part III. Dance and Science Learning Activities
Chapter 9. Physical Science
Magnets
Balance and Force
Atoms and Molecules
States of Water
Chapter 10. Life Science
Vertebrate Classification
Butterfly Life Cycle
Frog Life Cycle
Plant Life Cycle
Five Senses
Bones
Chapter 11. Earth and Space Sciences
Weather
Constellations
Moon Phases
Water Cycle
Erosion and Weathering
Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic Rocks
Chapter 12. Investigation, Experimentation, and Technology
Investigation, Experimentation, and Problem Solving
Dance Viewing Through Technology
Dance and Photography
