TITLE OF LESSON: Teacher: A.

Horvath

Dancing Through The Sight Words Grade Level: 1st

Subject: Language Arts

Content Standard(s): Fine Arts Standard(s):

ELAGSE1RF1: Demonstrate understanding of
the organization and basic features of print.
ELAGSE1RF4: Read with sufficient accuracy
and fluency to support comprehension.
d. Read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled
words.
ELAGSEKRF4: Read common high-
frequency words by sight. (e.g., the, of, to,
you, she, my, is, are, do, does)
D1F.1 Identifies and demonstrates movement elements,
skills, and terminology in dance
a. Recognizes and recalls terminology of creative
movement elements and sub-elements (e.g., levels,
pathways, directions, speed, rhythm, energy, qualities,
shapes)
c. Executes short sequences of a range of axial movements
comprised of space, force, body shapes and qualities (e.g.,
levels, sharp/smooth, curved/straight, heavy/light,
swing/float)
d. Demonstrates body awareness through isolations,
connections (e.g., body half, upper-lower, cross-lateral) as
well as awareness of and accuracy of limb positions and
axial pathways in personal space

Lesson Process:

The lesson will begin with a review of dance elements and use of space as well as expectations
while dance/spelling. We will review the “I can” statements as well.

I Can Statements: I can use movement to help me spell words. I can read frequently seen words
in text.
Opening- Students will explore some different movement ideas than previously used to spell
words.
Activity- Students will read the sight word listed on the power point and then choose a
movement level, space, pathway, direction, and speed based on the letters in the sight word to
spell the word.
Closing- Selected students will come to the ‘stage’/rug and perform a sight word. The audience
will try to guess which sight word based on the each student’s levels of movement.

Materials: Key Words/Vocabulary:

Students may hold self-made instruments as levels, pathways, directions, speed, energy
they move to form the sight word letters and
spell. sight word, text, frequently
Power point of sight words