The singing, dancing, drumming, and mask making lesson plans happened to interwoven with each other, so these lesson plans were . Singing provides a story enhanced through emotions. The act of dancing provides children to act out a portrayal of the story. The children are being taught how the Native Americans used songs and dances in their celebrations and ceremonies. The act of drumming is a way to create suspenseful or action-filled moments in the story “Ritual reenactment, and tradition are context that gives meaning to music and dance in Native American life. Regardless of specific and often subtle meanings conveyed in a dance and its accompanying music, the overall use of both is an intimate reflection of each group’s view of life” (Mather,