Content Area: Health and Physical Education

 

Index: 2.5A Grade 8 CPI 7

 

Standard: 2.5 - Motor Skills

 

Strand: A -   Movement Skills 

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator: 7 - The student will create and perform movement activities that combine movement skills into smooth flowing sequences (e.g., gymnastic routine, interpretative dance, tai chi).

 

Grade: 8

 

Sample Activities:

 

·        DANCING OVER TIME - Divide the class into small groups to research dances popular at a particular point in history (e.g., Colonial times, the 1920s, 1950s). Each group selects one dance from the designated time period, learns the dance, and teaches it to the class. Students create period costumes for the performance and describe the historical and cultural significance of the dance.

 

      Variation: Students research dances from different countries and cultures, select one dance, and teach it to the class.

Variation: Students learn games from various time periods, countries, or cultures and teach the game to the class as part of a multi-cultural festival.

Variation: Students teach the game or dance to younger students.