Grade 5 Social Studies - First Nations Dance Unit (Ontario)

This unit is a great way to link Dance and Social Studies together. It works very well as an extension to our Grade 5 Social Studies - First Nations and Europeans in New France and Early Canada unit, but it can also be used on its own as a stand-alone Dance unit. It is a very effective cross-curricular unit that will help you address key expectations from the Dance, Social Studies, and Language curricula.

This resource is a complete unit that guides students through research of a First Nations Dance of their choice before having them complete a written response / critique of their chosen dance. Simply open and follow the lesson plans. It's as simple as that. Your students will love it and so will you!

The package includes:

- Social Studies and Dance Curriculum links

- 15 Detailed Lessons to Follow

- First Nations Dance Research Organizer

- Completed First Nations Dance Research Organizer Exemplar

- Response/Critique Writing Organizer (2 pages)

- Dance Performance Rubric

- Editing Checklist

- Response/Critique Rubric

- Website Links for Research

- List of First Nations’ Dances

- Student exemplars for “First Nations’ Dance Research Organizer” and two Level 4 writing exemplars for “Research Organizer” and “Response/Critique Writing Organizer”.

Ditch the units that have you photcopying worksheets for every lesson. This unit will be better for you and your students!

Teaching a grade 5/6 Split? This unit matches up perfectly with our Grade 6 Social Studies - Communities in Canada Dance unit.

Enjoy!