Time to Dance!
Overview
This is a physical education lesson plan for fourth graders that aligns with a standard over combining locomotor movement patterns and dance steps to create and perform an original dance!
Standard, Objectives, and Essential Question
Academic Standards for Physical Education and/or Health | Combines locomotor movement patterns and dance steps to create and perform an original dance. (4.1.3.A) | ||||
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Essential Question(s) | Why would it be important to create a performance based on your knowledge of movement and dance steps currently and in the future? | ||||
Learning Objective Statements | Students will be able to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of movement patterns and dance steps by creating a 16 count dance with 4 or more different steps/patterns and present their dances to their classmates. |
Essential Vocabulary Words
Essential Vocabulary Words and Phrases of Focus for this Lesson | Dance, rhythm, movement, steps, routine, dance counts, timing, in sync, perform, patterns, groups, and demonstrate. |
Materials and Resources
Materials & Resources | Electronic music player, song, Youtube video of different dance steps resource, and gym shoes. |
Assessments
Assessments | Formative | Summative | |||
| Teacher notes if groups are in sync during practices. Teacher walks around and notes if students do steps full out. Teacher will make note if everyone is participating and offering ideas to dances. Teacher will listen for students counting out loud. | Students identify the names of 4 or more dance steps within their performance to the teacher before their performance and teacher records those. Students complete a 16 count original dance to their classmates to an appropriate song of their choice. |
Instructional Agenda
Hook/Phenomena | State objective and tell students about the assessment Youtube video Essential question |
Instructional Agenda | I Do/Whole Group: Have students gather in small groups of three. Have the whole class watch a Youtube video I have over different dance steps and patterns of movement. Tell them these are possible examples you can include in your dance. Have students put on their gym shoes and spread out around the gym and sit with their group. We Do/Guided Practice: Small groups will practice and experiment creating a 16 count original dance made up of a minimum of 4 different dance steps/movement patterns included within. Students will choose their own appropriate song to dance to and play on their chromebook. Students will remember names of the dance steps. Students will practice for 20 minutes to create the dance, get in sync with their group mates, and get comfortable enough to perform. You Do/Independent Practice: As I call small groups up, they will verbally identify the names of the dance steps they will be performing, begin their music, and recite a 16 count dance to their classmates and I. Formative Assessment: Teacher will walk around and note if students are…
If students need assistance on these tasks or encouragement, the teacher will provide that. Summative Assessment:
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Scaffolding for Gap Repair and Extended Learning Opportunities
SPED | ELL | High Ability | ||
students could identify the names of different dance steps being shown by teacher-for immobile students | Teachers will demonstrate individually with students the goal, objectives, and instructions using tools and resources to help them understand. | -extra challenge: 8 or more dance steps in a 16 count dance, able to identify all -help other students and groups practice |