Second graders learn that dancers travel along pathways — straight, curvy, zigzag, circle, spiral — the invisible lines they trace as they move through space.
Students will be able to…
When you move across the floor, you make a path — straight, curvy, or zigzag! What are the different pathways you can dance?
Project this and match each pathway to what it looks like — tap a path, then tap what it looks like.
Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.
When you move you make a path — what paths can you dance?
Children explore.
Children create.
Children perform.
Children respond.
Aligned to the National Core Arts Standards (Dance).
Explore pathways in space.
Move along different pathways.
Notice pathways in dance.
Practice moving in space.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have children dance a curvy path and a zigzag path at home. A printable pathways 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.