Using Dance Trends in the ELA Classroom (FREE DOWNLOAD)

I was pouring my heart into my lesson, and I scanned the room to see heads nodding—yes! They were getting it! But a closer look saw not only heads nodding, but . . . fists spinning? Elbows jutting about? The kids weren’t listening at all. They were caught up in the latest TikTok dance challenge.

Love them or hate them, these dance challenges have caught our students’ attention, so why not use them to further learning in our ELA classrooms? This FREE Dance Challenge Activity gives students the chance to choreograph their own dance challenges to represent the characters in the books they are reading. It prompts them to support their moves with evidence from the text, and they even get to end the activity with an in-class dance party! Click here to grab your copy.