1. Topic-
Creative Dance
 
2. Content-
 
3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
1.Students will demonstrate the ability to use basic walking steps in several body directions while demonstrating rhythmic accuracy with their steps. Students will state that dancing makes their heart go faster and is good exercise.
 
4. Objectives-
Students will be able to incorporate rhythm, cardiovascular movement with simple dance and locomotor skills.
 
5. Materials and Aids-
CD player, CD's, and colored dots
 
6. Procedures/Methods-

A. Introduction-

Warm up
Students will be walk 2 laps, jog 2 laps, hop one lap and walk the last lap. We will come together and stretch using basic stretches such as, arm circles and toe touches.
 

B. Development-

Students will help model particular skills and instructions.
 

C. Practice-

Chicken Dance
Formation: One large circle centered in the middle of gym.
Rules:
lst sequence --- 4 beaks
2nd sequence --- four flaps of your wings
3rd sequence --- four wiggles(hips and knees bend low)
4th sequence --- four claps
--skip around the circle when the music changes to the slower beat, then repeat the steps above when the music changes back to the first sequence.

Creative Dance
This activity helps to reinforce students' understanding about various people and animals. Students will stand in various locations around the classroom, with each child far enough from the others to have space to move. Remind students not to talk or touch during this dance activity. Let your children know that you will be playing music and calling out various characters. When they hear the name of a character, they should move as if they were that character. Call out a character such as a “man on the moon” or an animal like a "monkey." Vary the music so that the kids get to move to different genres and tempos. Emphasize that there is no absolutely "correct" way to interpret a character and that students should use express their individuality in their movements. Later ask different students to explain why they chose certain steps to represent certain characters.

Hokey Pokey
Have students form a large circle. Before beginning the song check for understanding on right and left. Begin music and participate as an example for the movements.

Musical Dots
The same concept as musical chairs, except students will dance around while the music plays, but when it stops they must find a dot. I will call a color and those students will be out and so on. I will eliminate in color groups to avoid someone being singled out. The last round I will remove all dots except one of each color and whatever color I roll is the winner.

 

Closure-

How did you move when you were give a monkey? Why?
Is dancing exercise?
 
7. Evaluation-
Participation
Questioning
 

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