Grade 2 – Unit 9

Dances Around the World

Explore the purpose and meaning of dance with this Dance Around the World unit. This unit connects to the Grade 2 Dance curriculum and Strand A of the Language curriculum, as students examine why people dance and the different contexts in which dance takes place.

Through mentor texts and discussion, students build vocabulary and make connections to diverse identities and experiences. In writing, students describe dances and their purposes while focusing on a key convention skill: using comma lists to clearly organize ideas. A ready-to-use unit that integrates dance and writing while helping students communicate their thinking with clarity.

Structured Writing Cycle

Dances Around the World

• Mentor Text – Dances Around the World
• Educator Resource – Structured Writing
  • Instructional Slide Deck – Structured Writing
  • Instructional Slide Deck – Vocabulary
  • Colour Coded and Student Exemplars
  • Student Writing Page with Prompt
  • Student Writing Page with Prompt – Printing Lines

General Resources

• Learning Through Literacy Grade 2 Overview