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music, sound system, oversized protractor

Copies of handouts/study guides as needed, white board or large paper pad, markers to write with, pencils, protractors or rulers, copies of reflection forms

Classrooms will need to have a large enough space for students to move around. Generally, pushing desks back towards edges of the room will provide enough space. Another solution is to have access to an auditorium stage or gym for the class work. Pre- and culminating presentations work best in an auditorium setting. We will need access to electrical outlets for sound.

I CAN recognize angles as geometric shapes that are formed wherever two rays share a common endpoint and understand concepts of angle measurement.
I CAN create and perform a dance that I made with my classmates.

Turning the Triangle: Geometry and Dance supports the learning of geometric concepts through seeing and creating with modern dance. Students will be able to identify traingles: isosceles, scalene, obtuse, as well as understanding parallel lines,
symmetry, angles, degrees by making shapes with their own bodies as well as by identifying them on others. The residency will lay the foundation for the 5th grade curriculum by reinforcing the ideas of patterns and symmetry. They will become flexible thinkers. Students will be asked to create and identify specific angles on their own bodies as well as in groups. Example: students can make a right angle by bending the elbow 90 degrees. They can create an isosceles triangle in groups of three. Through physical interpretations of these angles, students will create dances based on their discoveries. One group may create a dance based on all acute angles. Students will discover they can move through space in the shape of a triangle by turning, jumping or walking that shape. They will be asked to measure the angles on each other"s bodies with an oversized protractor.

Caregivers can hand out programs during the performance.