Article Growing from STEM to STEAM
Find tips to blend arts, sciences, math and technology by learning how one school district experimented with adding STEAM to their classrooms.
In this K-2 lesson, students learn how some cultures dance, sing, chant, pray to a rain god, or use instruments to encourage the rain to come. They will explore these cultures through literature and song, then create a rainstick musical performance with a poem.
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Teachers should become familiar with the rain-making auditory activity and make a sample . Review the definition of and the reading resources in the lesson. If possible, recruit volunteers to assist with the rainstick making process.
Students should have background knowledge on types of weather.
Modify movements as needed. Allow extra time and space for dance movements.
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Michelle Heidinger
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Carol Parenzan Smalley
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JoDee Scissors
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December 18, 2023
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