Goin’ On a Dino Hunt
Act out common verbs and practice playing different verbs on simple percussion instruments.
Resources
- Small percussion instruments (if you don’t have these, you can just use body percussion).
Fine Art Standards
- KINDERGARTEN INTEGRATED CORE STANDARD 1: Students will develop a sense of self;
- OBJECTIVE 3: Develop and use skills to communicate ideas, information and feelings;
- (A). Identify and express ideas, information, and feelings in a variety of ways (e.g., draw, paint, tell stories, play, make believe, dance, sing).
Integrated Standards
- KINDERGARTEN LANGUAGE STANDARD 5: With guidance and support from adults, explore word relationships and nuances in word meanings;
- (D). Distinguish shades of meaning among verbs describing the same general action (e.g., walk, march, strut, prance) by acting out the meanings.
Objectives
- Students will understand that the meaning of a word (particularly verbs) can be shown through body movement and actions.
- Students will understand that they can communicate thoughts and ideas through movement.