| Elementary Dance Education | |||||||||
| Bench_GLE # | Benchmark Title & Text | Pre K - 2 | |||||||
| DA.A.1.1.1 | The student knows basic nonlocomotor/axial movements (e.g., bend, twist, and swing). | ||||||||
| Suggestion: CD's For Movement and Physical Fitness | |||||||||
| 1. | Wiggle, Wiggle & Song: Alligators All Around | ||||||||
| DA.A.1.1.2 | The student knows simple locomotor movements (e.g., walk, run, hop, jump, and leap) | ||||||||
| and compound locomotor movements (e.g., gallop, slide, and leap). | |||||||||
| Suggestion: CD's For Movement and Physical Fitness | |||||||||
| 1. | Wiggle, Wiggle & Song: Alligators All Around | ||||||||
| DA.A.1.1.4 | The student moves to various sounds, including rhythmic accompaniment, and responds to changes in tempo. | ||||||||
| Suggestion: CD's For Movement and Physical Fitness | |||||||||
| 1. | Wiggle, Wiggle & Song: Alligators All Around | ||||||||
| DA.A.1.1.5 | The student moves following straight and curved pathways. | ||||||||
| Suggestion: CD's For Movement and Physical Fitness | |||||||||
| 1. | Wiggle, Wiggle & Song: Alligators All Around | ||||||||
| DA.A.2.1.1 | The student creates a series of movements with a beginning, middle, and end. | ||||||||
| Suggestion: CD's For Movement and Physical Fitness | |||||||||
| 1. | Wiggle, Wiggle & Song: Alligators All Around | ||||||||
| DA.A.2.1.2 | The student uses improvisation to explore and create movement ideas | ||||||||
| (walk across the room, stop two times, changes level once). | |||||||||
| Suggestion: CD's For Movement and Physical Fitness | |||||||||
| 1. | Wiggle, Wiggle & Song: Alligators All Around | ||||||||
| DA.C.1.1.2 | The student explores movement in response to the sounds and music that reflect a specific culture. | ||||||||
| Suggestion: CD's For Movement and Physical Fitness | |||||||||
| 1. | Wiggle, Wiggle & Song: Alligators All Around | ||||||||
| DA.D.1.1.4 | The student knows a simple descriptive vocabulary of movement. | ||||||||
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| DA.E.1.1.1 | The student knows how daily dance practice improves strength, coordination, and flexibility. | ||||||||
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| DA.E.1.1.2 | The student understands how healthy living practices contribute to enhanced dance movement abilities. | ||||||||
| (proper nutrition, adequate sleep, and daily exercise) | |||||||||
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| DA.E.2.1.1 | The student knows how to express a visual image through movement move like a cat, an ocean wave, a cloud). | ||||||||
| Suggestion: CD's For Movement and Physical Fitness | |||||||||
| 1. | Song: Alligators All Around | ||||||||