Dance: Grade 3

Perceiving/Knowing

Producing/Performing

Responding/Reflecting

Develop an understanding of dance concepts and vocabulary.

Observe, identify and describe basic choreographic elements.

Observe the dances created by peers and identify and discuss creative Problem-solving strategies.

Recognize the connection of somatic sensation of breath and kinesthetic awareness to their personal movement.

Recognize and describe the role of dance in their lives and communities.

Explore and improvise with basic choreographic elements.

Improvise and create movements that reflect an understanding of themes from a range of sources, including other content areas.

Learn dances related to the cultures represented in the local community.

Demonstrate kinesthetic awareness, self-direction and safe practices when improvising and performing.

Assume shared responsibility for collaboration with peers to create original movement sequences and dances.

Reflect and share personal reactions to viewing, creating and performing dances.

Recognize and identify personal characteristics and how these are reflected in their movements.

Describe themes, concepts and ideas from other content areas that are reflected in dances they view.

Describe why safe practices and kinesthetic awareness are important for participation in dance.

Describe the relationship among visual, aural and kinesthetic elements in a dance that is performed or observed.

Discuss and develop individual and shared criteria to assess dance performances.