TAP INTO IT!

By: Mrs. Eva Broder, Mrs. Talia Litwin
from SAR Academy

Category:
Differentiated Instruction

Subject(s) of entry:
Art, History, Music

Pedagogy:
IBL - inquiry based learning

Grade(s) to which this was taught:
2,3,4

Grade(s) for which this will be useful:
K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Elementary school, Middle school

This was an elective course, one option in the Enrichment Cluster Program at SAR, in which students choose an area that they are drawn towards, and explore that area with like-interested students and teachers. Each area begins with a probing question that is explored over the semester.

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The blurb: TAP Into It

Play with rhythm while having fun in this exploration of the world of percussion and tap. Watch tap as it evolves through time in film, studio and stage and observe tap dancing by some of the tap dancing greats. Then, explore the possibilities of sound as we experiment with percussion on various surfaces in and out of the building. Practice tap steps like the brush, scuff, shuffle, scuffle, flap, stomp, stamp, spank, heel and toe click, and paradiddle. Come put on you tap shoes and Tap Into It!

Facilitator: Eva Broder

Morah Eva, 2nd grade General Studies & Enrichment teacher has always been interested in dance, especially the magical way tap makes music when you dance.

Multiple Intelligences: Kinesthetic, Musical, Spatial, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal

Driving Question: How can we as tap dance choreographers work together to create new interesting sounds and beats?

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