Sixth-grade dancers explore the body as their instrument — isolating single parts, making shapes, performing actions, and keeping good alignment. Knowing what the body can do builds a movement vocabulary. They explore the ideas, then create a short shape-and-action phrase.
Students will be able to…
What can your body do as a dancer’s instrument?
Project this and tap each. Have students explore the body as a dance instrument.
Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.
Can you move ONLY your shoulders? Only your head? Try it.
Students explore.
Students create.
Students perform.
Students close.
Aligned to the National Core Arts Standards (Dance).
Develop body-use and dance skills.
Explore movement ideas with the body.
Identify body actions and shapes in dance.
Connect body awareness to healthy movement.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students create a short shape-and-action phrase. A printable phrase 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.