Third graders learn that dance can express feelings without words — exploring how the way you move (energy, speed, size) can show happy, sad, powerful, calm, or scared.
Students will be able to…
Without saying a single word, a dancer can make you feel their joy or their sadness. How do dancers use movement to show a feeling?
Project this and match each feeling to how you might dance it — tap a feeling, then tap the movement.
Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.
A dancer can show a feeling without words — how?
Students explore.
Students create.
Students perform.
Students respond.
Aligned to the National Core Arts Standards (Dance).
Create movement that expresses an idea or feeling.
Perform dance expressively.
Interpret meaning in a dance.
Connect dance to personal feelings.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students pick a feeling and dance it for a family member to guess — no words allowed! A printable dancing-feelings 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.