Ballet Lapbook
Grades 1-5
Library List:
Starting Ballet - Usborne First Skills by Helen EdomHooray for Ballet by Margaret Frith
The Nutcracker - DVD
Instructions for Folding Lapbooks
Vocabulary: Use Ballet Shoe Shape Book to write the vocabulary words. We used: plier, relever, etendre, sauter, glisse, tourner, elancer.
Five Ballet Positions: We cut out clip art of the ballet positions. We glued them into a 4"x6" book. We cut the book down the middle, so we could mix and match the hand and feet positions.
Positions of the Body: We cut out into three strips the positions of the body from Andros on Ballet. We added a cover and stapled them together.
Correct Arm Position: We cut out the arm position image from BalletSecretsforSkaters.com. It is about halfway down the page. We folded it into a hot dog fold and put an x through the 2 incorrect arm positions.
Arabesque Positions: We cut out three Arabesque Positions and used a brass paper fastener to make them into a fan book.
History of Ballet: Use this flap book to answer questions about the history of ballet.
Mime in Ballet: We cut out some mime ballet images and glued them into a booklet. We labeled each picture.
Famous Ballets: Use these index cards to write about three famous ballets.
Famous Ballerinas: Use this matchbook to write about your favorite ballerina. We glued a picture of her on the front of the matchbook and wrote a brief biography inside.
Ballet
Dancer Coloring Sheet
Ballet Dancer on the Barre
Coloring Sheet