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In a Good Way: Drama, Dance and Indigenous Studies
This resource is for Drama and Dance educators to assist with the integration and utilization of Indigenous issues and content in drama and dance in a meaningful and safe way. CODE recognizes with thanks the guidance and advice of...
Teacher Learning, colonialism
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Dance
Drama
Junior

In or Out
Grade 5 Dance, Drama and Critical LIteracy
This unit explores the theme of exclusion and inclusion through a series of lessons that encourages students to consider these ideas in creative ways. The unit concludes with a culminating task that addresses how inclusive they are as...
Unit Plans, inclusion/ exclusion, gender, social-emotional learning (SEL), critical literacy
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Drama
Junior
Intermediate
Senior

In the Souls of the People - Workshop by Jonothan Neelands based on the Grapes of Wrath
Jonothan Neelands presented a workshop for members of CODE in 2011 based on The Grapes of Wrath. This resource contains a list of activities and supplemental source material.
Lesson Plans, class
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Drama
Kindergarten

Innovation: Not a Box
Full Day Kindergarten Drama
This activity is inspired by the book Not A Box by Antoinette Portis. It is a simple picture book where a young rabbit expresses frustration as he/she is questioned about playing with a cardboard box. The rabbit shows readers what is...
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Dance
Drama
Kindergarten

Inquiry Resources for Full-Day Kindergarten
Full Day Kindergarten Drama and Dance
This resource is an overview of how an inquiry might develop in an FDK classroom. It provides teachers with insights about how big ideas develop and how they can expand children’s interests into learning opportunities in the classroom. It...
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Dance
Intermediate

Inspiration for Creating Dance
This is unit 2 of a sample intermediate dance course revised from the 1999 Dance Course Profile. Students continue to develop technique in this unit and are also guided through the process of creating dance from a source. Students compose...
Lesson Plans, Unit Plans
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Dance
Junior

Integrating Dance with Science and History - Demonstration Classroom Video
Grade 6 Dance
This is a video of a demonstration classroom. In this video, students use movement to represent science concepts. (Please Note: This video was labelled as Drama incorrectly by the source and CODE cannot edit the mistake.)
history, Teacher Learning, social studies-integrated, science-integrated
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Dance
Primary

Introducing Creative Dance / Introduction à la danse créative
Grade 1 Dance
Touching on nearly every expectation in the grade 1 dance curriculum, students explore locomotor (traveling) and non-locomotor (on-the-spot) movement, the creation of a variety of body shapes, growing and shrinking movements, and using...
Lesson Plans, Unit Plans, French
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Dance
Intermediate
Senior

Introduction to Jazz
In this unit, students will be introduced to the basic movement skills in Jazz Dance. They will identify its terminology and will explain the historical and cultural significance. Created in 2010 for 2009 Ontario Curriculum Support.
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Dance
Primary

Investigating Body and Space / Explorer le corps et l'espace
Grade 2 Dance
Beginning with an exploration of everyday gestures and pathways in space, students have the opportunity in this unit to create dances that begin simply and become more complex as the unit progresses. Created in 2010 for 2009 Ontario...
Lesson Plans, Unit Plans, French

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