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Drama
Intermediate
This unit explores the history of clowning, clowning techniques, and social justice through clowning. Students explore the role of the clown in various cultures past and present. Through costume making, clowning technique and character...
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Dance
Senior
This unit is designed to guide students through a linked creative and inquiry process. A 'big' question will serve as an overarching theme through which students will explore answers, deepening their ideas through discussion and...
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Dance
Junior
Adapted from CODE Resource Dance, Financial Literacy and Media Messages.
In these lessons, students will explore the message and meaning presented by a variety of media texts. They will have the opportunity to create their own media...
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Dance
Senior
Dance is a unique art form because artist, instrument and creation are all housed within the body. For this reason, it is critical that students of dance become physically and emotionally conscious on both an objective/anatomical level...
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Dance
Drama
Kindergarten
These mini- lessons provide the perfect environment to begin exploring the elements of dance and to begin to teach some structures like mirroring and flocking. These structures will help young children to create their own dance through...
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Dance
Drama
Kindergarten
The elements of drama and dance can be taught in many different forms. There are a variety of strategies and lessons teachers can use to introduce these concepts at the Kindergarten level. Teaching the elements of dance through picture...
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Drama
Junior
Adapted from CODE Resource Financial Literacy: If I Had $100
Students will learn the difference between wants and needs and the importance of setting priorities in terms of how money is spent. In groups, students will be given $100 to “...
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Drama
Senior
This senior Dramatic Arts unit is designed as an introduction to the issues of Power, Wealth, Poverty and Social Location and explores personal assumptions about these ideas using Theatre of the Oppressed techniques. Students explore a...
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Dance
Drama
Junior
These lessons explore the theme of exclusion and inclusion that encourage students to consider these ideas in creative ways. Through language, dance and drama strategies students make personal connections that allow them to build...
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Dance
Intermediate
Through these lessons, students will examine their understanding of ‘needs’ and ‘wants’, their relationship with money, and assess the value of charitable organizations in society. Students will investigate various media, such as song...
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