Sound and Light Help us Express Our Ideas

G1 learners have been inquiring about how sound and light help them express their ideas through dance.

They moved their body listening to different sounds. Sometimes, the sound was calmer, such as the sound of waves on the beach or the heavy rain
Other sounds made students express themselves in different ways, such as listening to the sound of a police siren, a baby crying, or robotic sound effects.

How do you feel when listening to all these sounds? How would you express yourself in these situations?

Music is the sound we ended using to create our dances making sure we knew our success criteria for this unit.

                                                   Dance Success Criteria

I can collaborate with my team to create a dance

I can make a movement sequences to music

I can teach my peers a movement sequence

I can use the space dance creating different shapes

I can make a dance that has a beginning, medium part, and an end

I can use levels ( low, medium, high) in my dance

Learners got together in small groups and had two days to create their dances.

Communication, team effort, and creativity were key for this unit.

We had students practicing their dances by the field and filmed them using the grass as a green screen. Dancers had fun, were happy and also, some felt a little embarrassed to perform in front of their peers, however, they were able to cope with it and did a fantastic job.

You should have seen the performances as we shared them with parents through an app called Seesaw.

Below you can see some of the performances students created. We used an app called DoInk for the backgrounds with the green screen.

    Ms. Brittney's class

Ms. Amy's class

Ms. Kelly's class