Curriculum Development Course at a Glance
Planning For Kindergarten Dance
Grade Level
Content Area
Course Name/Course Code
Dance
Standard
1. Movement, Technique,
and Performance
Grade Level Expectations (GLE)
1. Demonstrate simple phrases of movement in time and space
GLE Code
DA09-GR.k-S.1-GLE.1
2.
1.
2.
Move with intent to music and other stimuli
Improvise movement to music and other stimuli
Translate simple ideas and stories into movement phrases alone and with a partner
DA09-GR.k-S.1-GLE.2
DA09-GR.k-S.2-GLE.1
DA09-GR.k-S.2-GLE.2
1.
Perform simple social dances that communicate an idea
DA09-GR.k-S.3-GLE.1
1.
Observe different dance styles, and describe one movement you remember
DA09-GR.k-S.4-GLE.1
2.
Demonstrate appropriate etiquette at a dance performance
DA09-GR.k-S.4-GLE.2
2.
Create, Compose, and
Choreograph
3.
Historical and Cultural
Context
Reflect, Connect, and
Respond
4.
Context
Colorado 21st Century Skills
Critical Thinking and Reasoning: Thinking
Deeply, Thinking Differently
Invention
Choreograph
Information Literacy: Untangling the Web
Collaboration: Working Together, Learning
Together
Self-Direction: Own Your Learning
Invention: Creating Solutions
Unit Titles
Kindergarten
Creative
Process
Respond
Perform
The Colorado Academic Standards for Dance are not intended to be taught in a linear
(checklist of coverage) fashion, but rather should be implemented as a cyclical creative
process. Each unit within this sample blueprint intentionally includes standards from all
four dance standards to illustrate this process-based philosophy.
Length of Unit/Contact Hours
Authors of the Sample: FName LName (District); FName LName (District); FName LName (District); and FName LName (District)
Kindergarten, Dance
Date Completed: ___________________
Unit Number/Sequence
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Curriculum Development Overview
Unit Planning for Kindergarten Dance
Unit Title
Length of Unit
Focusing Lens(es)
Inquiry Questions
(EngagingDebatable):
Standards and Grade
Level Expectations
Addressed in this Unit

Unit Strands
Concepts
Generalizations
My students will Understand that…
Guiding Questions
Factual
Authors of the Sample: FName LName (District); FName LName (District); FName LName (District); and FName LName (District)
Kindergarten, Dance
Date Completed: ___________________
Conceptual
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Curriculum Development Overview
Unit Planning for Kindergarten Dance
Critical Content:
Key Skills:
My students will Know…
My students will be able to (Do)…
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Critical Language: includes the Academic and Technical vocabulary, semantics, and discourse which are particular to and necessary for accessing a given discipline.
EXAMPLE: A student in Language Arts can demonstrate the ability to apply and comprehend critical language through the following statement: “Mark Twain exposes the
hypocrisy of slavery through the use of satire.”
A student in ______________ can demonstrate the
ability to apply and comprehend critical language
through the following statement(s):
Academic Vocabulary:
Technical Vocabulary:
Authors of the Sample: FName LName (District); FName LName (District); FName LName (District); and FName LName (District)
Kindergarten, Dance
Date Completed: ___________________
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