The Magic Rabbit
Students will dance the story of The Magic Rabbit and gain an understanding of the characters, settings, and major events in the story, using key details.
Resources
- The book The Magic Rabbit by Annette LeBlanc Cate
- Pictures from the book displayed on the wall (optional)
- Introduce Ray: Fairytale by Eric Chapelle
- Bunny & Best Friends: Lester Leaps In by Count Basie
- Magic Show: Les Toreadors – Carmen Suite #2 by George Bizet
- Run, Fall, Crash: Sound Effects Library
- Lost, Street & Sidewalk: Caribbean Leaps by Eric Chapelle
- Park: Parade of the Wooden Soldiers by Arthur Fiedler
- Night Time – Alone: Nocturne by Cirque Du Soleil – Alegria
- Follow The Stars: Dance Makers
- Find Bunny: Classics for Kids
- Happy Dance: Happy Together by Simple Plan
- Going Home: Young Man’s Fancy by George Winston
Fine Art Standards
DANCE STANDARD 2: The student will identify and demonstrate movement elements (time, space, energy and motion) in performing dance.
Integrated Standards
- READING LITERATURE STANDARD 3: Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
- LANGUAGE STANDARD 1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
- c. Use common, proper, and possessive nouns.
- d. Use singular and plural nouns with matching verbs in basic sentences (e.g., He hops; We hop).
- j. Use frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., during, beyond, toward).
Objectives
First grade students will understand the characters, settings and major events in the story of the Magic Rabbit through dance. They will also understand the difference between nouns and verbs.