Second graders learn that dance moves can be strong and powerful — stomps and jumps — or gentle and soft — floaty waves and light tiptoes — and that changing the energy changes how a dance feels.
Students will be able to…
Some dance moves are STRONG like a stomp, and some are gentle like a floaty wave! Can you tell them apart?
Project this and sort each move into a strong move or a gentle move.
Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.
A stomp is strong, a floaty wave is gentle — can you tell?
Children explore.
Children create.
Children perform.
Children respond.
Aligned to the National Core Arts Standards (Dance).
Move with strong and gentle energy.
Explore movement energy.
Notice energy in dance.
Practice energy range.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have children make one strong move and one gentle move at home. A printable energy sheet is in the Arts library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.