This lesson plan is for a 1st grade dance class with the overall goal of teaching movement principles and skills. Each dance lesson has a theme and focuses on different elements of movement like locomotion, coordination, and momentum. Students will learn to move expressively both independently and collaboratively in groups. Lessons incorporate creative processes like dance making, problem solving, and performance to help students appreciate dance and understand cultural and individual differences.
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1. LESSON PLAN ANALYSIS
Grade: 1st Grade School: Evers Park Elementary
GOAL:
Day
Date
Theme Movement
Principles/Skills
Movement
Elements
Cultural/Social Creative Process Performance Appreciation
Transfer of weight,
elongation of spine,
articulation of body parts,
momentum, gravity, core,
etc.; locomotor, axial
movements; coordination;
specific genre vocabulary
Includes:
Elements of the
following
Concepts:
Space, Time,
Force, Body,
Includes: working with
others and awareness
of individuality and
cultural movements
Includes: Sequencing
movement, dance
making, risk taking,
problem solving,
decision making ,
choreographic forms,
original movements
Includes:
expression/emotion
, feeling, internal
projection, breath,
definite
beginning/end,
clear articulation of
movements
Includes: individual
movement choices and
differences, nutrition,
historical relationships,
audience etiquette, and
observation skills
Thursday
10/30/14
I like to
Move It
locomotor Elements of
Energy Dynamics
Working in groups to
do energy activities
Original movements,
dance making, free
movement
Articulation of
movements
Observation skills
Tuesday
11/4/14
SpaceJam Gravity & coordination Smooth and
Sharp
movements
Working in partners
for sculptor and clay
Decision making Articulation of
movements
Individual movements
choices and differences
Thursday
11/6/14
Move like
a
Machine!
Coordination, articulation of
body parts
Sharp
movements
Group work for Break
Free dance portion
Original movements Internal projection Audience etiquette
Tuesday
11/11/14
Shake it
Up!
Coordination & momentum Shaky
movements
Work in groups to
create ABA phrase
Sequencing
movement
Definite
beginning/end
Audience etiquette &
observation skills
Tuesday
11/18/14
Swing
Time
Momentum & Coordination Swingy
Movements
Work in groups to
create a dance with
three parts
Choreographic forms Definite
beginning/end
Individual movements
and choices differences