Utah State Arts Core for 5th Grade
DANCE/MOVEMENT
| Title of Lesson | Core Subject | Comments |
| Rap the Bill of Rights | Social Studies/Dance | A 45-minute lesson where students will focus on the Bill of Rights as they create a Rap Dance. |
| If | Science/Dance |
Students will understand the differences between oceans, lakes, rivers, glaciers, groundwater and polar ice caps by responding to the descriptions of each water type with movement. They will also understand the proportions of each water type on the earth through movement exploration. |
| Weathering | Science/Dance | In a 45 minute class students will develop a deeper understanding of weathering vocabulary, rhythm, and dance composition by creating a rhythm and movement patter. |
| Weathering 2 | Science/Dance | In a 60-minute class 5th grade students will explore weathering through science experiments and the creation of locomotor steps and shapes. |
| Simulating Matter | Science/Dance | A simulation for how the particles act in a solid, liquid, or gas. |
| Vinegar and Baking Soda | Science/Dance | Students will recognize a chemical change and use movement to symbolize that change. |
DRAMA
| Title of Lesson | Core Subject Integration | Comments |
| Showdown at Appalachian Farms | Science/Drama | Students will demonstrate their understanding of erosion and weathering, and what can be done to slow it down by writing and performing the ending to a play. |
| The Great Depression | Social Studies/Drama | In two 45 minute sessions, students will experience the prosperity of the 1920s followed by the consequences of the Great Depression. |
| Transcontinental Railroad
Transcontinental Railroad Visuals
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Social Studies/Drama | Students will learn about the trans continental railroad by developing a soundscape and tableaus based on pictures of the railroad. |
MUSIC
| Title of Lesson | Core Subject | Comments |
| Musical Fractions | Math/Music | In a 60 minute lesson, students will analyze music for fractional parts in phrases and create new rhythmic compositions. |
| Industrial REvolution A-Ric-a-Bamboo Style | Social Studies/Music |
Students will learn about some of the important contributors to the industrial revolution by creating hand movements for song lyrics to perform for classmates. |
VISUAL ARTS
| Title of Lesson | Core Subject | Comments |
| Perfect-Portraits | Language Arts/Visual Arts | Students will write an autobiography and will create a ceramic self portrait based on the work of current artist Kimmy Cantrell. Grades 2-6. |
| Severe Weather Lesson | Science/Language Arts/Visual Art | Crayon resist art project. The students will be able to describe, in sequential order, the events of a story having to do with severe weather; write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences, describe how weather and forecasts affect people's lives; recognize the connections of visual arts to all learning. |
| Cooking with Fractions | Math/Science/Visual Art | Multiplying and dividing with fractions. Discussion of physical/chemical reactions. Creating organic/geometric shapes. |
| The Great Maze Magnet Race | Science/VisualArt | Students create and name their own race-course where they pull a paperclip or push a doughnut magnet. in competition with others. [Art standard 2 Objective 2] |
| Colonial Craftsman Sign Making | Social Studies/Visual Art | Students create a complementary color schemed sign for a colonial craftsman |
| Mingling with Monet-Old North Bridge | Social Studies/Visual Art | Students create their own North Bridge in the style of a Monet. |
| Political Cartooning | Social Studies/Visual Art | Students analyze and then create their own political cartoons |
| Color Wheel Portrait Mural | Social Studies/Visual Arts | Students will learn about the color wheel, how to draw a simple or detailed face (depending on the grade), and then will create a piece of a mural using one or two colors. |