| A SPECIAL INVITATION FOR TEACHERS... |
 |
 |
LessonPlansPage.com would like to take a moment to let you
know about Concordia University's new Master’s Degrees in Education that you can complete online in just one year!
Available Master's Degrees in Education include:
- Curriculum & Instruction: Reading
- Curriculum & Instruction: Methods & Curriculum
- Curriculum & Instruction: English to Speakers
of Other Languages
- Educational Leadership
These programs can help you:
- Open the door to a variety of school leadership career opportunities like higher education teaching, department chair, ELL consultant, literacy coach, or curriculum coordinator
- Complete your degree in one year, on your schedule,
from the comfort of your home
- A Master's Degree could mean an automatic salary increase in your school district!
A national university system with 10 campuses throughout the United States, Concordia was founded more than 100 years ago and is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.
 Printable Version
for your convenience!
Title - Dances Around the World
By - Michelle Ryan
Primary Subject - Health / Physical Education
Grade Level - Pre-K
Activity:
Fine Motor:
Objectives: have children tap Spanish castanets working on small muscle movements of fingers and hands, introduction to geography
Equipment: Boom box, flamenco music, world map, and pictures of dancers and equipment
Procedure:
- Each child will be given a set of castanets
- Explain how the dancers touch their finger together to make the instrument ring
- First have children try with just their fingers - thumb to middle finger
- Add castanets and try ringing a few times
- Add music and ring to the beat
- See if children can ring castanets with fingers and stomp their feet at the same time like dancers
- Pair children and have one child be ring the castanets while and the other stomps their feet to the beat
- Switch actions
Assessments:
- Are children able to put thumb and middle finger together
- Are children able to find and name Spain on the map
- Are children able tap fingers together with castanets
- Are children able to stomp their feet
Children with Disabilities
Activity can be performed if child has little or no impairment of fine motor skill function
E-Mail Michelle Ryan!
|
Math
Language Arts
Science
Social Studies
Art
Computers & Internet
Music
P.E. & Health
Other
Multi-Disciplinary
