Dance 365 - "Creative Dance Lesson Plan"

8/19/2019 Dance 365 - "Creative Dance Lesson Plan"

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Creative Dance Lesson Plan

5-7 Year Olds

By: Kayla Walker


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Gathering and General Warm Up Objective:

By the end of a 1-!in"te #ar!-"$% the 5-7 year olds #ill &e a&le to e'$lore and differentiate &et#een hi(h sha$es and lo#

sha$es as #ell as an("lar sha$es and c"rved sha$es as they dance aro"nd in the s$ace $racticin( their favorite dancin( #ays "sin( )i(-

)a(% c"rved and strai(ht $ath#ays* +he teacher #ill assess the dancers &y #atchin( and enco"ra(in( the! to think creatively and

$ractice e'$lorin( all of the different kinds of sha$es as they dance aro"nd in the s$ace and then free)e to the sto$$in( of a dr"!*

Directions-Instructor Input including

beginning and ending signals

Student Actions and Response Secondar Input ! Side "oaching

#e "are$ul ! Speci$ic %raise

,Children% raise yo"r hand if yo" can sho#

!e a c"rved and ro"nded sha$e*

Children #ill raise their hand and sho# !e

a c"rved sha$e* . #ill have everyone sho#!e a c"rved sha$e*

,/ood0 . see c"rved el&o#s and c"rved

&acks* . see c"rved heads and c"rved#rists too*

,o# #ho can sho# !e a shar$ sha$e

#ith lots of an(les and strai(ht ed(es2

Children #ill raise their hand and sho# !e

an an("lar sha$e* . #ill have everyone

sho# !e an an("lar sha$e*

,3#eso!e0 . see lots of ri(ht an(les and

shar$ ed(es fro! all of yo"*

Dancers% let4s s$read o"t in the s$ace and

find a hi(h startin( sha$e* When . t"rn onthe !"sic% choose yo"4re favorite dancin(

#ays to !ove aro"nd in the s$ace* Whenthe !"sic sto$s% free)e in either a c"rved

sha$e or an an("lar sha$e*

Dancers #ill start to !ove aro"nd #hen

the !"sic is on and then free)e in either ac"rved sha$e or an an("lar sha$e #hen the

!"sic sto$s*

,Lacy% . love ho# yo" are c"rvin( yo"r

ar! and le(* Do yo" think yo" co"ld "seyo"r &ack !ore2

,o# !any #ays can yo" c"rve yo"r &ody2

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havin( the! (o dancin( aro"nd in slo#!otion% fast !otion% in )i(-)a( $ath#ays%

c"rved $ath#ays and strai(ht $ath#ays*

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chan(in( it "$ and allo#in( the! toe'$lore and !ake individ"al choices*

8o$hia% . love that sha$e* +hank yo" for

holdin( e'tra still and not !ovin(* ,3&&y%#hat is yo"r favorite $ath#ay to do2 ,Be

caref"l to #atch o"t for yo"r nei(h&or soyo" don4t &"!$ into anyone*

,Dancers% this ti!e s"r$rise !e &y !akin(

an an("lar sha$e really lo# to the (ro"nd#hen the !"sic sto$s*

Children #ill free)e in a lo# an("lar sha$e

#hen the !"sic sto$s*

,Wo#0 veryone listened so #ell* Be

caref"l not to !ove aro"nd after yo" have!ade yo"r sha$e* +ry and stay s"$er still*

o# lets do the o$$osite* When the !"sicsto$s% free)e in a hi(h c"rved sha$e* 3nd

re!e!&er to &e as still as a stat"e*

Children #ill (o dancin( aro"nd in thes$ace and free)e in a hi(h c"rved sha$e

#hen the !"sic sto$s*

,3#eso!e0 veryone re!e!&ered to do ahi(h c"rved sha$e* +hank yo"0

6P3+ P6OC88 3 CO;PL O6 Dancers #ill contin"e to free)e in a sha$e ,Dancers% yo" all did so #ell at follo#in(


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+.8 havin( the! s#itch "$ the $ath#ays that they choose% their levels and

their ty$e of sha$e*

#hen the !"sic sto$s and (o dancin( #henthe !"sic is on*

directions and !akin( different sha$es#hen the !"sic sto$$ed* 3nd (oin(

dancin( in different $ath#ays #hen the!"sic #as on* ,Brynlee% . loved #hen

yo" !oved s"$er slo# d"rin( the slo#!otion and


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$aint and &rin(in( it do#n to the (ro"nd#ith strai(ht knees*

,e't #e are (oin( to $ractice o"r $ass>*Let4s $"t o"r hands on o"r hi$s and &end

one le( "$ to $ass>* 8"r$rise !e &y!akin( yo"r toe to"ch yo"r knee and

&alancin( very still on one foot*

Dancers #ill #atch and follo# !e as #e $ractice &rin( o"r le(s "$ to a $ass> and

&alancin( #ith o"r hands on o"r hi$s* We#ill do this #ith &oth the ri(ht and left le(*

,/ood Ao& dancers0 . love ho# yo" are $ointin( yo"r toes and kee$in( yo"r ne#

shoes on as yo" do yo"r $ass>*

,Okay% let4s all &rin( o"r ri(ht foot "$ to

$ass> and then slide it do#n o"r le( and

di$ it in the $aint &"cket* o# that are footis covered in $aint% #e are (oin( to $aint a

strai(ht line on the floor in front "s #itho"r foot* 8o slide yo"r foot alon( the floor

and then $ointe #hen yo" have slid it o"t

all the #ay* +his is called a tend"*

Dancers #ill #atch and follo# !e as #e

$ractice (oin( fro! a $ass> $osition%

slidin( o"r foot do#n o"r le(% di$$in( it inthe $aint and slidin( it o"t to a tend"

devant*We #ill re$eat this several ti!es

alternatin( le(s and $aint colors*

,+hose $ainted lines are lookin( so (ood*

,ake s"re and kee$ yo"r le(s strai(ht the

#hole ti!e #hile yo" $aint yo"r line onthe floor*

,annah% thank yo" for re!e!&erin( to $ointe yo"r toe as yo" finish yo"r tend"*

,veryone take a seat on the floor #ith

yo"r le(s stretched o"t in front of yo"* 3ndlet4s all $"t o"r ne# shoes on to start* Can

yo" sho# !e yo"r ne# shoes2 6eady% (o0

Dancers #ill take a seat on the floor and

follo# !e as #e stretch o"r le(s o"t to thefront% sittin( "$ nice and tall and $ointin(

o"r toes*

,6e!e!&er that anyti!e #e sit on the

(ro"nd% #e have to kee$ o"r &acksstretched lon( and tall* 8o everyone sit "$

nice and strai(ht* Kee$ yo"r hands to theside of yo" to !ake it easier*

,/ood Ao& dancers* . see everyone in thecircle #earin( ne# shoes*

,Let4s $ractice o"r t"rn o"t* Can everyonetry to t"rn o"t their le(s and !ake their

little $inky toes to"ch the floor* +hen rotate &ack to $arallel*

Dancers #ill #atch and follo# !e and $ractice t"rnin( o"t their le(s in first

$osition on the (ro"nd*We #ill re$eat this e'ercise several ti!es#ith &oth $ointed and fle'ed feet% !akin(

s"re they are foc"sin( on t"rnin( o"t theirhi$s and not A"st their feet*

,Oh% is yo"r &ack strai(ht2 3re yo" sittin("$ nice and tall2 3re yo"r ne# shoes still

on2,Le'ie% #ay to (et yo"r $inky toes to to"chthe floor* /ood Ao&0

,Be caref"l not to &end yo"r knees as yo"t"rn o"t yo"r le(s*

,Dancers% raise yo"r hand if yo" like $i))a*

Dancers #ill raise their hand if they like $i))a*

,. like $i))a too* 8o #e are (oin( to tryand !ake a slice of $i))a #ith o"r le(s*

Dancers #ill !ove their le(s o"t to asecond $osition and $ractice t"rnin( their

,/ood Ao& dancers* ake s"re there are notoes inside of o"r $i))a* Kee$ the! facin(


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Can everyone o$en their le(s to the sideand !ake a $i))a slice* Let4s $ractice that

sa!e t"rn o"t #e A"st did #ith o"r le(sto(ether% &"t #ith o"r le(s a$art*

le(s o"t and ret"rnin( &ack to $arallel* We#ill re$eat this e'ercise several ti!es #ith

&oth $ointed and fle'ed feet*

o"t#ards* o&ody likes stinky toes ontheir $i))a0

,. love ho# everyone is kee$in( their le(sand knees strai(ht0 Can yo" try and (et

yo"r &ack strai(ht too2,Kelly% thank yo" for re!e!&erin( to $"tyo"r hands &y yo"r side*

,o# that #e have $racticed !akin( theo"tside of o"r $i))a% let4s $"t so!e

to$$in(s on*

Dancers #ill #atch and follo# !e as #e $ractice stretchin( for#ard and to the

dia(onal of o"r $i))a slice and $retend to $"t to$$in(s on o"r $i))a*

,Caref"l yo"r toes don4t roll into yo"r $i))a as yo" stretch for#ard*

,6e!e!&er to kee$ yo"r knees s"$erstrai(ht or else yo"r $i))a is (oin( to fall

a$art*,/ood Ao& dancers% #e #ill kee$ #orkin(

on that*

De$endin( on ho# !"ch ti!e thesee'ercises take% . #ill have the st"dents

$ractice ,criss% cross a$$lesa"ce done &yiss 8ara*

8t"dents #ill $erfor! and follo# !e as #edo criss cross a$$lesa"ce ,Wo#0 . see a fe# $eo$le #ho can to"chtheir toes to their head* +hat is a#eso!e*

,Can everyone try and do that2

)ocomotor S*ill Objective:

By the end of a -!in"te creative dance class% the 5-7 year olds #ill &e a&le to differentiate &et#een ski$$in(% lea$in( and

slidin( loco!otor skills* +he teacher #ill assess the dancers &y #atchin( and eval"atin( the! on these three loco!otor !ove!ents asthey do the! in three lines across the floor*





,Dancers% ne't #e are (oin( to (o across

the floor in the three lines $racticin( o"rloco!otor !ove!ent* ,Let4s all (o over

to the side of the roo!* Can . have annah &e a line leader% and leanor &e a line

,Dancers #ill !ake three lines on the side

of the floor and stand in a sin(le file lineready to (o across the floor*

,+hank yo" for listenin( dancers* +hose

lines are lookin( $retty strai(ht*


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leader and iss 3shlyn &e a line leader2/o ahead and line "$ &ehind one of the!*

,We are (oin( to start #ith o"r ski$$in(#ays* ake s"re yo" (o across the floor

alternatin( feet as yo" ste$ and ho$ on onefoot (oin( in a strai(ht line* 3nd let4s all

$"t o"r hands on o"r hi$s as do o"r ski$s*

,When yo" (et to the other side% sto$% t"rnaro"nd and (et &ack into a sin(le file line*

,3nd% 5% % ready (o0

Dancers #ill (o ski$$in( across the floorin a strai(ht line all the #ay to the other

side to the &eat of !y dr"!*+he dancers #ill do ski$s t#ice* /oin(

there% #aitin( "ntil everyone has had a t"rn

and then co!in( &ack*

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ti!e across the floor* 9irst line% ready% 5% %here yo" (o*

"reative Activities Objective:

By the end of a 1-!in"te creative $rocess activity% the 5-7 year olds #ill &e a&le to !e!ori)e and vis"ali)e (allo$in(%lea$in( and A"!$in( loco!otor !ove!ents as they analy)e and e'$lore three different $ieces of colored $a$er* Other !ove!ent%

ener(y ?"alities and creative inter$retations #ill &e de!onstrated and $racticed thro"(ho"t this activity* +he teacher #ill assess thest"dents &y #atchin( the! correctly do the loco!otor skills in order &y A"st vis"ali)in( the ste$ as they look at the colored $a$er*





,Dancers% let4s all (ather to(ether and siton the (ro"nd over here* +oday . &ro"(ht#ith !e fo"r colored $ieces of $a$er to

hel$ "s #ith o"r creative activity today* .#ill hold "$ the (reen $iece of $a$er first

,Can so!eone tell !e #hat color this is2

,6aise yo"r hand and tell !e #hat kinds of thin(s are (reen*

Children #ill raise their hand and tell !ethin(s that they kno# are (reen* . #illcontin"e to $ick $eo$le "ntil so!eone has

said a fro(* .f no one has said fro(% then .#ill s"((est it !yself*

,6e!e!&er to raise yo"r hand if yo" havean ans#er instead of sho"tin( it o"t lo"d*

,Can any&ody tell !e #hat a fro( does2 Dancers #ill raise their hand and tell !e#hat a fro( does*

,/ood0 6e!e!&er that a A"!$ is off oft#o feet and a ho$ is off of one foot* 8o a

fro( act"ally A"!$s*6P3+ +.8 P6OC88 #ith the &ro#n%

&l"e and yello# $iece of $a$er* +he &ro#n#ill re$resent (allo$in( like a horse* +he

&l"e #ill re$resent lea$in( to the sky* 3ndthe !"lti-colored #ill A"st re$resent their

o#n i!a(ination and creativity% so they

can dance ho#ever they #ant and $icktheir o#n favorite dancin( #ay*

Dancers #ill contin"e to raise their hand

and list of thin(s that are the corres$ondin(color*

+hey #ill also &e(in to !e!ori)e #hichcolor re$resents #hich loco!otor

!ove!ent% so they kno# #hen they

$ractice the! in the s$ace*

,Yo" are all so creative0

,. love all the different thin(s that yo" areco!in( "$ #ith*

,8hh% shh% !ake s"re to only talk if . callon yo"*


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,Dancers% lets stand "$ and s$read o"t intothe s$ace* . a! (oin( to t"rn on so!e

!"sic and s#itch off holdin( "$ the fo"rdifferent $ieces of $a$er* 6e!e!&er that

#hen . hold "$ the (reen one% yo" #ill A"!$ like a fro(* When . hold "$ the &ro#n one% yo" #ill (allo$ like a horse*

When . hold "$ the &l"e one% yo" #ill lea$hi(h into the sky* 3nd #hen . hold "$ the

!"lti-colored one% yo" can $ick yo"r o#nfavorite dancin( #ay to !ove in the s$ace*

Yo" #ill kno# #hen . have s#itched

&eca"se . #ill hold "$ the different $ieceof $a$er and say ,8W.+C0 ,Okay

dancers% let4s all start in a hi(h% c"rvedsha$e like #e $racticed earlier* When .

t"rn on the !"sic . #ant yo" to &e(in

A"!$in( like a fro(*

Dancers #ill #atch !e as . s#itch offholdin( "$ the different $ieces of $a$er

and chan(e their loco!otor !ove!ent &ased on the color of the $iece of $a$er*

We #ill do this several ti!es "ntil . feellike they have $racticed each one an e?"ala!o"nt of ti!es*

+hro"(ho"t the activity% . #ill (ive the!rando! $ro!$ts to try and (allo$ e'tra

slo#% or e'tra fast* Or even to A"!$ reallylo# to the (ro"nd* ay&e to lea$ in a

c"rved $ath#ay% etc*

,Co"ld yo" s"r$rise !e &y A"!$in( like afro( in slo# !otion2

,Or ho# a&o"t lea$in( in a c"rved $ath#ay2

,Claire% #hat #as yo"r favorite loco!otorste$% A"!$in(% lea$in( or (allo$in(2,Lacy% #hat #as yo"r favorite dancin(

#ay2,. love ho# everyone is kee$in( their

hands on their hi$s #hen they (o (allo$in(across the floor*

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