Third graders discover that dance is moving the body on purpose to express ideas and feelings — exploring how dancers use their body, rhythm, space, and expression to tell stories without words.
Students will be able to…
You move your body all day — but when does moving become DANCE? Dance is moving with purpose to express something. What makes dance special?
Project this and tap each idea. Have students learn what makes movement into dance.
Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.
You move all day — when does it become dance?
Students explore.
Students create.
Students perform.
Students respond.
Aligned to the National Core Arts Standards (Dance).
Identify and describe movement in dance.
Explore movement ideas.
Move with awareness of the body.
Connect dance to feelings and ideas.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students dance to a favorite song and show one feeling with their movement. A printable dance 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.