This lesson uses arm swinging and skipping motor skills in a dance to teach about additions of sets.

Math Skills

2 sets of 4 equals 8

Age Level: 5+

Song

Swing arms high,
skipping in a
circle we go.
4 skips arms up,
4 skips arms down,
2 sets of 4
make 8 skips now.



Dance

Any number of students can participate. Clear enough space in center of room to move, or work outside or in a multi-purpose room.

- Students skip in a circle for all 8 bars of music.

- Alternate arms swinging up to overhead for 4 skips,
and down to sides for 4 skips.

Skipping Motor Skill



Series of step-hops, changing lead foot after hop. One knee is raised, thigh parallel to floor.

Arms swing from shoulders, one forward, one back, in opposition to knee that is raised in front.

Clap:
tum ta, tum ta, tum ta, tum ta

*****************************************

Lessons
Introduction and Guidelines
Counting
Addition
Sets
Subtraction
Sets with Arm Swinging
Sets with Skipping
Sets with Marching
Sets with Galloping

This ebook is being upgraded and will be available in the future:
Music, Dance and Basic Math by Susan Kramer
In 30 pages, this ebook by Susan Kramer teaches basic math skills through song and dance in 9 lessons. For pre-kindergarten through 3rd grade.


Article, musical score, song, dance, photo credit Susan Kramer