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ballroom dancing

by Roe

Jan 5, 2011

lease help! We need some help with connecting ballroom dancing to CA 5th grade curriculum/standards so the volunteer program can continue to teach ballroom dancing to the 5th graders.

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Sara On 1/05/11, Roe wrote: > Please help! We need some help with connecting ballroom > dancing to CA 5th grade curriculum/standards so the > volunteer program can continue to teach ballroom dancing to > the 5th graders.

it would help to post at least some of CA's 5th grade curriculum/standards - maybe especially for physical educat...See More

Jan 5, 2011

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Bob Burgan On 1/05/11, Roe wrote: > Please help! We need some help with connecting ballroom > dancing to CA 5th grade curriculum/standards so the > volunteer program can continue to teach ballroom dancing to > the 5th graders. When I taught 5/6 grades, back when "dinos walked the earth, I taught line dancing and folk/square dancing to my charges. ...See More

Jan 6, 2011

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Sara I'll try to post the link but this is the first standard for Physical Education in California for 5th graders.

21 Grade Five STANDARD 1 Students demonstrate the motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of physical activities.

I would think with that single standard alone that ballroom dancing fits the bill ni...See MoreI'll try to post the link but this is the first standard for Physical Education in California for 5th graders.

21 Grade Five STANDARD 1 Students demonstrate the motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of physical activities.

I would think with that single standard alone that ballroom dancing fits the bill nicely. The standard says students have to demonstrate motor skills and movement patterns to perform a VARIETY of physical activities. The word 'variety' right there covers pretty much anything.

Standard 2 for Calfornia's 5th graders in Physical Education is below - again ballroom dancing fits the bill nicely.

Students demonstrate knowledge of movement concepts, principles, and strategies that apply to the learning and performance of physical activities.

Standard 3 is refusing to allow me to copy and paste it but it speaks to the need for 5th graders to engage in activities that will make them physically fit - I think ballroom dancers tend to be thin and well-exercised people.

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That's the site address for the standards. I agree with Bob that proper ballroom dancing may be a bit hard for 5th graders to follow accurately but anyone who suggests to you that ballroom dancing doesn't fit with California's standards is wrong. Good luck.

Students demonstrate knowledge of movement concepts, principles, and strategies that apply to the learning and performance of physical activitiesactivitiesGrade Five >> Please help! We need some help with connecting ballroom >> dancing to CA 5th grade curriculum/standards so the >> volunteer program can continue to teach ballroom dancing to >> the 5th graders. > When I taught 5/6 grades, back when "dinos walked the earth, I > taught line dancing and folk/square dancing to my charges. I > sometimes had a specialist come in during PE time and rotated > the kids through her. Actual "Ballroom Dancing" with the proper > "hold" etc. is a bit advanced for 5th (10 yr). don't you think? > Sqare danceing, round dancing is connected to the "gold rush" > pioneering days of the 5th Soc. Studs. units. Bob Burgan, > substitutes

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