Number: DA.4.S.1
Title: The arts are inherently experiential and actively engage learners in the processes of creating, interpreting, and responding to art.
Type:
Enduring Understanding
Subject: Dance
Grade: 4
Big Idea: Skills, Techniques, and Processes
Related Benchmarks
This cluster includes the following benchmarks
| Code |
Description |
| DA.4.S.1.1: | Create movement sequences that are personally meaningful and/or express an idea. |
| DA.4.S.1.2: | Improvise to music, using choreographic principles, and match tempo, phrasing, style, and emotion. |
| DA.4.S.1.3: | Use kinesthetic awareness to explore movement in personal space and relative to other dancers. |
| DA.4.S.1.4: | Change isolations, level, direction, or tempo to explore movement choices. |
Related Access Points
This cluster includes the following access points.
Independent
| Access Point Number |
Access Point Title |
| DA.4.S.1.In.0: | Create movement sequences to express feelings or story characteristics. |
| DA.4.S.1.In.1: | Adjust movement sequences to respond to music’s tempo, phrasing, style, and emotion. |
| DA.4.S.1.In.2: | Follow body-part initiation through space to increase kinesthetic awareness. |
Supported
| Access Point Number |
Access Point Title |
| DA.4.S.1.Su.0: | Imitate movement sequences to express feelings or story characteristics. |
| DA.4.S.1.Su.1: | Adjust movement sequences to respond to music’s tempo and emotion. |
| DA.4.S.1.Su.2: | Re-create a variety of movements related to dance. |
Participatory
Related Resources
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Lesson Plan
| Name |
Description |
| Exploring Dimensions In Space: | In this lesson, students will demonstrate knowledge of the six dimensions in space by identifying and performing movements that fit the categories. |
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