Music, Dance and Basic Math by Susan Helene Kramer This 30 page ebook for pre-kindergarten through 3rd grade contains 9 lessons with musical scores and songs for teaching basic math skills kinesthetically, plus the rhythmic dance steps used are illustrated and explained!

Topics Covered

Introduction and Guidelines
Basic Math Skills
1) Counting
2) Addition
3) Subtraction
4) Sets

Rhythmic Movements
1) Marching
2) Galloping
3) Sliding
4) Skipping
5) Arm Swinging

9 Lessons - Songs for Singing while Dancing
1) Skipping - Counting
skill: counting 1-8
2) Marching - Adding
skill: addition 4+4=8
3) Galloping - Adding
skill: addition 2+2=4
4) Sliding - Sets
skills: a whole; set of half to the right; set of half to the left
5) Skipping - Adding and Subtracting
skills: addition 4+4=8; subtraction 8-4=4
6) Arms Swinging and Skipping in Sets
skill: 2 sets of 4 equals 8
7) Skipping - Sets
skill: 4 sets of 2
8) Marching - Sets
skill: sets of 2 becoming sets of 4
9) Galloping - Sets
skills: sets and subtraction; 8-2=6; 6-2=4; 4-2=2; 2-2=0
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Sample Lesson

4) Sliding; Sets

Skills: whole; set of half to the right; set of half to the left;
'repeat the line of music 2x for the song'



Sing:
Sliding, sliding
in a line,
half slide right and
half slide left.
Sliding, sliding,
back together
Sliding, sliding
in a line.

Dance Technique:
For a multiple of 4 students, ie. 8, 12, 16, 20 etc.
Students form a single file line and take 4 slides forward.
Then, the first two in line slide to the right 4 times;
simultaneously, the next 2 in line slide left 4 times.
Then, everyone takes 4 slides back together, to form a straight line,
and all take 4 slides forward in the line.
Arms out to the side or on the waist for balance.
The line of music needs to be repeated twice
to complete the song and dance sequence.

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This text is in the "Rhythmic Movement Dance Series" and part of the Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM) of the United States Department of Education.


Pages: 30
Price: $2.99 US

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