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Teacher Overview
This unit is meant for grades 3-5. These lessons showcase a traditional Irish Jig (which you can use as a way discuss the regional music, art and dance of Ireland) as an avenue for exploring rules within patterns in math.
The Irish Washerwoman is a traditional Irish Jig - musically and as a dance - that contains specific mathematical patterns. Interstingly, as patterns become more complex in grades 4 and 5, so do the rules associated with them. For instance, if you have a pattern of "add 3" and you start on the number one, your rule is that each number in the sequence will alternate between odd and even (1, 4, 7, 10, etc).
This is also seen in the dance, music and art of the Irish Washerwoman jig. So using the concept of rules in patterns to integrate with visual art, music and dance makes perfect sense!
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CORE Standards Addressed
These are the standards that will be assessed at the end of the unit.
Math Standards
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.4.OA.C.5: Generate a number or shape pattern that follows a given rule. Identify apparent features of the pattern that were not explicit in the rule itself.
Dance Standards
DA:Cr2.1.4 a. Manipulate or modify choreographic devices to expand movement possibilities and create a variety of movement patterns and structures. Discuss movement choices.
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Additional Standards Addressed
These are the standards which are also addressed in the unit, but which are not the focus for assessment of skills and process.
Standards of Mathematical Practice
CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP4 Model with mathematics.
CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP7 Look for and make use of structure.
Social Studies
NSS-G.K-12.2: Understand how culture and experience influence people's perceptions of places and regions.
Music
MU:Re7.2.4: Demonstrate and explain how responses to music are informed by the structure, the use of the elements of music, and context (such as social and cultural).
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Printables
You can download this PDF packet of all the printable documents in this unit. This may save you time when looking for handouts. Simply download the packet, select the printable handout you want students to use and make as many copies as necessary for your class.
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Assessment
There are two assessments for this unit. One is the rubric found below. The other is a checklist looking for student accuracy in identifying the patterns and rules in the dance performances. Both of these should be used as teacher-directed formative assessments. You may choose to use one or both, depending on your intended purpose for the unit.
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