Narrative Dance Sequences
Using locomotor and non-locomotor movements to represent narrative sequences and tell stories through dance.
Key Questions
- Explain how a dance move can tell a story about changing seasons.
- Differentiate between moving like a heavy giant and a light bird.
- Analyze how dancers use space to communicate a narrative.
Common Core State Standards
About This Topic
Earning and saving money are the practical applications of economic principles. In this topic, students learn that people earn an income by working and that money can be saved for future goals. They explore the role of banks as safe places to keep money and the concept of interest in a very basic way. This aligns with C3 standards for understanding how people use their income for spending and saving.
Developing these habits early sets the foundation for lifelong financial literacy. Students learn the value of patience and planning. This topic comes alive when students can physically model the patterns of earning and saving through a classroom economy where they 'earn' for jobs and 'save' for a special reward, making the abstract concept of a bank account tangible.
Active Learning Ideas
Simulation Game: Classroom Economy
Students are assigned 'jobs' (like line leader or paper passer) to earn 'class cash,' which they can choose to spend at a weekly store or save for a bigger prize.
Inquiry Circle: The Savings Goal
In small groups, students pick a 'dream item' for the classroom and calculate how many weeks of 'saving' it would take to afford it based on a set income.
Think-Pair-Share: Why Save?
Students discuss with a partner one thing they are saving for at home and why they didn't just spend the money right away.
Watch Out for These Misconceptions
Common MisconceptionBanks just give you money whenever you want it.
What to Teach Instead
Banks only hold the money you have already earned and put there. A 'bank teller' role-play where students have to 'deposit' before they can 'withdraw' helps clarify this relationship.
Common MisconceptionSaving is only for when you are an adult.
What to Teach Instead
Kids can save for small goals like a book or a treat. Sharing stories of 'piggy bank' successes helps students see that saving is a habit for all ages.
Suggested Methodologies
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