Sticks and Stones

Lyle Cogen’s one-woman show, Sticks and Stones, tackles bullying and everyday life skills. Arts-integrated units for Grade 4 and Grade 5 students reinforced anti-bullying behavior, while enriching English Language Arts learning.

Empowering Students Through Words and Dance

Empowering Students Through Words and Dance

Grade Level : Grade 5
Content Area : Character Education ,English Language Arts
Guiding Question : How does a writer use figurative language (a tool of the author’s craft) and a choreographer use energy, time and space (tools of a choreographer’s craft) to express the theme of standing up for oneself?
Artistic Discipline : Performing Arts

Dancing Against Bullying

Dancing Against Bullying

Grade Level : Grade 4
Content Area : Character Education ,English Language Arts
Guiding Question : How can dance and fairy tales be used to reinforce anti-bullying behaviors?
Artistic Discipline : Performing Arts
Unit Topic : Social-Emotional Literacy

Students Promote Anti-Bullying Through Dance

Students Promote Anti-Bullying Through Dance

Grade Level : Grade 4
Content Area : Character Education
Guiding Question : How can dance be used to express values?
Artistic Discipline : Performing Arts

Drama Teaches Anti-Bullying and Other Life Lessons

Drama Teaches Anti-Bullying and Other Life Lessons

Grade Level : Grade 5
Content Area : Character Education
Guiding Question : How does one actor become many different characters?
Artistic Discipline : Performing Arts
Unit Topic : Character Education

Drama Teaches Anti-Bullying and Other Life Lessons

Drama Teaches Anti-Bullying and Other Life Lessons

Grade Level : Grade 4
Content Area : Character Education
Guiding Question : How can dance be used to express values?
Artistic Discipline : Performing Arts
Unit Topic : Character Education

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