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Misty Circle left a comment on Bethel - Using Music and Dance as a Primary Source
"Does anyone know how we find out our grade?"
Jun 28, 2013
Misty Circle replied to Stephanie Campbell's discussion Final Projects in Bethel - Using Music and Dance as a Primary Source
"Stephanie,

I have tried several times to post this, hope it comes through.

MistyReindeer final project Circle.doc"
Jun 14, 2013
Misty Circle replied to Stephanie Campbell's discussion Final projects in Using Music and Dance as a Primary Source - ASDSA 2013
"Hope you get this.
Misty"
Jun 13, 2013
Misty Circle replied to Stephanie Campbell's discussion Final projects in Using Music and Dance as a Primary Source - ASDSA 2013
"Reindeer final project Circle.doc"
Jun 13, 2013
Misty Circle replied to Elizabeth Hunt's discussion WWII, 1950s, 1960s, Nuclear Age in Using Music and Dance as a Primary Source - ASDSA 2013
"I won't use this a lot, but the kids love the twist and Rock Around the Clock. I might use these as a morning wake up or a brain break. There might be a tie in with the '64 earthquake, or with a WWII lesson; the Alacan or the Territorial Guard. When…"
Jun 7, 2013
Misty Circle replied to Stephanie Campbell's discussion WWI / Roaring 20s in Using Music and Dance as a Primary Source - ASDSA 2013
"These resources aren't as helpful to me as I don't see any direct analogies to Native dancing. Traditional Native dance is usually done as a group and tells a story. Individual dances are done at a potlatch or as part of a ceremony to introduce a…"
May 31, 2013
Misty Circle replied to Elizabeth Hunt's discussion Negro Spirituals/Civil War (1861-1865) in Using Music and Dance as a Primary Source - ASDSA 2013
"There is a Yup'ik dance that talks about paddling a kayak upriver to pick grass and other greens and to hunt swans. Many of the actions are similar to some of Noemia's movements. I think there is a tie-in to reenacting those everyday things that…"
May 31, 2013
Misty Circle replied to Elizabeth Hunt's discussion Negro Spirituals/Civil War (1861-1865) in Using Music and Dance as a Primary Source - ASDSA 2013
"When I taught the Civil War era to my 5th graders I always taught Follow the Drinking Gourd as part of my lesson on the Underground Railroad. I am thinking about tying it to Alaska's Flag and Alaska Natives' use of the North Star to navigate."
May 31, 2013
Misty Circle replied to Stephanie Campbell's discussion Introductions in Using Music and Dance as a Primary Source - ASDSA 2013
"I am Misty Circle and I am a former 5th grade, soon (and unexpectedly) to be 3rd grade, teacher at Nunaka Valley. As a 5th grade teacher I have used music as hooks for everything from the Revolutionary War to the Battle of the Little Bighorn to the…"
May 31, 2013
Misty Circle replied to Elizabeth Hunt's discussion Westward Movement/Pioneers (1800 - 1900) in Using Music and Dance as a Primary Source - ASDSA 2013
"I am planning to teach both these dances to my students, not just because they are fun hooks to dancing, but because they are so close to what is going on today in rural Alaska with the line dances and two steps that are so popular. It was very…"
May 31, 2013
Misty Circle replied to Elizabeth Hunt's discussion Colonial/Revolution Era in Using Music and Dance as a Primary Source - ASDSA 2013
"When I was teaching 5th grade I used so much of this music to trace the progression from Froggy Went A Courtin' to Yankee Doodle to The World Turned Upside Down and, finally, The Star Bangled Banner compared and contrasted to The Battle of New…"
May 31, 2013
Misty Circle replied to Elizabeth Hunt's discussion Westward Movement/Pioneers (1800 - 1900) in Using Music and Dance as a Primary Source - ASDSA 2013
"I will be using dance and music as part of my Alaska studies for 3rd grade. Today, fiddle dances are still very common, and popular in the village. There is such a natural tie-in with the western songs, which is where some of actually came from as…"
May 31, 2013
Misty Circle replied to Stephanie Campbell's discussion Pre-Colonial Era (Baroque, Renaissance & Pre-Columbus Native America) Reflections in Using Music and Dance as a Primary Source - ASDSA 2013
"Two years ago I had to dance the first dance with my son at his wedding.  I had never danced, and being my son, he said not to worry he would lead and all I had to do was follow him.  Well, that didn't work.  His wife then stood up with her father…"
May 30, 2013
Misty Circle replied to Stephanie Campbell's discussion Pre-Colonial Era (Baroque, Renaissance & Pre-Columbus Native America) Reflections in Using Music and Dance as a Primary Source - ASDSA 2013
"There is a natural contrast/comparison between the dance as social interaction and as dance as an oral history.  Native dances told stories or taught skills or religious concepts, while European dances served more as the baroque equivalent of…"
May 30, 2013
Misty Circle replied to Stephanie Campbell's discussion Pre-Colonial Era (Baroque, Renaissance & Pre-Columbus Native America) Reflections in Using Music and Dance as a Primary Source - ASDSA 2013
"I have always used songs as starters for new themes in social studies. I often have the students make theme songbooks and sing along with songs of the period we are studying. I am not a dancer, so have not incorporated it into the lessons, but am…"
May 30, 2013