Verbs, Nouns & Collective Nouns

Art Form: Dance

Subject: Language Arts

Grade Level: 2nd Grade

Specialist: Tina Misaka

Students will dance their way into remembering what verbs and nouns are. They will also understand and create a dance about collective nouns.

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Resources

  • CD/iPod/music source
  • Variety of music suggested
  • Drum for signaling
  • Photos of different collective nouns, such as a bee hive, a pride of lions

Fine Art Standards

STANDARD 1: BODY AWARENESS
STANDARD 2: INVESTIGATING The student identifies and demonstrates the dance elements of time, space, and energy.
STANDARD 3: CREATING The student understands and demonstrates choreographic principles and processes in the art form of dance.
STANDARD 4: CONTEXTUALIZING

Integrated Standards

LANGUAGE STANDARD 1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
OBJECTIVE D Use collective nouns

Objectives

  • Students will understand and demonstrate verbs, noun and collective nouns.
  • Students will understand the dance vocabulary of energy qualities (adverbs and adjectives)