Ask parents or some other adults about dances done in their communities. Ask if the person will teach you the [...]

Students research information on a folk dance.

Students identify three personal goals such as executing turns, performing dance steps correctly, and the self confidence to create simple [...]

Identify safe/unsafe conditions, good health practices for the classroom, the school. Discuss how the findings affect their ability to create [...]

Demonstrate the ability to create a dance based on a favorite piece of music.

Respond to a dance film by demonstrating ability tocreate in another art form, and explain the connections between the dance [...]

Use developmentally appropriate singing voice, sing melodies accurately, and physically demonstrate macro and micro beat.

Continue to develop repertoire.

Sing and play expressively utilizing a broader continuum of dynamics and interpretation.

Select a human movement associated with a favorite sport or familiar work, execute the movement, and then change the movement [...]

Sing melodies with confidence in a large group.

Demonstrate basic locomotor skills through moving forward, backward, and sideways in both straight and curved lines.

Explore non-locomotor/axial movements (in personal space) using different parts of the body. Use directional changes.

Explore making shapes at low, middle, and high levels by moving from one place to another.

Explore personal space along the body planes: forward, behind, sideward, upward. Change the base of the support; change the size [...]

Respond to drum beat at a moderate, slow, and fast tempo while moving in general space.

Continue discovering range of movement of selected body parts. Introduce isolation of body parts. Introduce single focus.

Explore locomotor movements one can execute while holding one hand; two hands with a partner. Explore axial movements relating to [...]

Copy movements of a leader in pairs and small groups.

Demonstrate the ability to make a dance sentence within personal space using music with a beginning, middle, and end.

Create a dance study by improvising movement using props, music, and poetry.

Use improvisation to explore time, force, and space using axial movements.

Demonstrate the ability to make a movement sequence using the elements, time, space, and force.

Identify and use those parts of the video camera to be used to record movement.

Demonstrate the ability to describe the action of basic locomotor movements, varying them by changing time space and force.

I can recognize the difference between general academic words and phrases (Tier 2) and domain-specific words and phrases (Tier 3). [...]

Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing [...]

I can determine the meaning of unknown words using context clues.

I can recognize and define common affixes.

I can break down unknown words into units of meaning (affix, root) to determine definitions.

I can determine the meaning of unknown words by using reference materials.

Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.

I can explain the difference between literal meaning and nonliteral meaning of words and phrases. I can recognize when an [...]

I can make a real-life connection (text to self) to words I hear and read.

I can recognize words that have similar meaning, and choose the word that best describes the mood/state of mind.

I can define possessive nouns and form singular possessives and plural possessives.

I can spell high-frequency words correctly.

I can recognize when I need to double consonants, drop the e, or change y to i when adding suffixes [...]

I can explain the function of nouns. I can explain the function of pronouns. I can explain the function of [...]

I can identify misspelled words and use resources to assist me in spelling correctly.

I can define plural and use regular and irregular plural nouns.

Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.

I can define abstract nouns and use them correctly.

I can identify words or phrases in a story that bring it to life and create effect or interest. I [...]

I can explain the difference between regular verbs and irregular verbs and use them correctly.

I can explain how spoken language differs from written language. I can follow standard English rules when writing.

I can explain the difference between simple verb tenses and use them correctly.

I can define subject and verb and explain that a singular subject needs a singular verb and a plural subject [...]

I can identify comparative adjectives/adverbs and superlative adjectives/adverbs and choose the correct form when writing or speaking.

I can identify coordinating conjunctions and subordinating conjunctions and use them correctly.