Project #14

     For this project, I decided to do a lesson plan on Square Dancing.  I used the PBL Essential Elements Checklist as a guide.  In this lesson, I decided to let the children use the internet as a tool for research.  I will have the students research a little history about square dancing and share it with their group and class. The students will then practice each move and learn the introductory calls.  After that, each group will make up their own dance using real calls, and they will video their groups performance.  In the second week, one group will perform each day.  Once we are finished, we will have a class discussion of the overall achievement and performance of the students.
     I believe that this lesson will be a good way to incorporate self performance as well as group performance.  This lesson will enable the students to learn how to work with each other in a group assignment.  Physical activity will be involved in the lesson by actually performing the dance. History will be involved in the lesson because the students will research the history of square dancing, and math will also be involved in this lesson because the students will be required to count the dance by eights.  Technology is also being incorporated into this lesson because the students are required to research facts about square dancing on the internet, and they are also required to use some form of recording to record the video of their performance and share it with the class.  I think it is very important to be able to incorporate more than one subject into your lesson because it allows the student to think critically while still having fun!

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