This lesson uses singing and the skipping motor skill in a dance to kinesthetically teach about sets.

Math Skills

4 sets of 2

Skill Level

Kindergarten - 1st grade

Song

8 of us are
in a line,
skipping, skipping
skipping, skipping.
Turn and take a
partner now,
4 sets of 2
skipping, skipping.



Dance

- 8 students form a line across the room
all facing forward, not holding hands.

-Skip forward 16 times.

-Using 4 counts, turn to face back,
each set of 2 taking hands with a partner.

-Skip back to beginning place for remaining 12 counts.

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

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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