A step by step guide to enable those who lack confidence in delivering dance.
The lesson is clearly structured but allows the children to be fully active throughout the lesson, creating their own movement in response to ideas from the story.
The plan includes a guide of what you hope to see for each element of the lesson to help you assess the children and develop their skills.
There is a short list of suggested music that would suit this lesson for you to select from.
The lesson would fit with themes such as Traditional Tales or Food.
A series of 5 detailed lesson plans suitable for key stage one, that take inspiration and ideas from Mick Inkpen’s lovely story.
Each lesson allows the children to create their own movement ideas so the teacher is free to guide, observe, describe and enjoy.
The lessons are themed around the story & follow the narrative, they are ~
Lesson 1 - Penguin Small watched his friends plop into the ocean & swim away
Lesson 2 - The polar bears were in a terrible mood
Lesson 3 - The island was a wonderful place
Lesson 4 - All night long the storm blew
Lesson 5 - I can fly! I can fly!
Creative dance lesson plans where the teacher simply asks questions to prompt movement responses in the children.
Cinderella, The Gingerbread Man, Jack and the Beanstalk and Little Red Riding Hood.
Four lessons for KS2 students using the theme of Tribal Dance - linking to the Haka and African dance. The lessons come in a simple step-by-step format with the first exploring different formations & analysing the types of action typically found in traditional tribal dances like the Haka. The following lesson uses Question & Answer to communicate the competitive situation. The third lesson uses contrast and complement to create a battle & the final lesson reflects celebratory dances of Africa.
All the lessons come with a suggestion for the music that could be used and they can be linked to create a narrative dance.
There are links to examples on YouTube to help you illustrate the cultural links - but the lessons do not require the teacher to dance - but please feel free to do so if you feel confident!
Step by step lesson plans for KS2 science - Forces - covering ~
What is a force?
Magnetism
Buoyancy
Gravity
Friction & Resistance
through creative activity to introduce or consolidate understanding of the scientific principles.
The lesson plans can be delivered in any order (and you don’t need to deliver all of them).
Each step comes with hints and tips to help with classroom management as well as identifying good work and the skills the children will be developing.
There is also a suggestion of suitable music that can be accessed through platforms such as iTunes, Spotify or YouTube.
The lessons are inclusive allowing children to different levels of experience, physicalities or ages to work together. The teacher simply asks questions and sets tasks - there are no ‘routines’ to be learnt or taught.
5 easy to follow dance lesson plans covering the themes of candles, crackers, Christmas pudding, stars and snow/frost.
Each lesson plan is in a step by step format with the skills & knowledge being highlighted in the right hand column.
The lessons are creative and inclusive - using a task based approach to allow the children to develop their choreographic skills as well as their physical and performance abilities.
The tasks that the children perform are written in bold, with teacher hints & tips below in italics.
At the bottom of each plan is a suggestion for a suitable piece of music along with a link. Other music would work just as well - so feel free to try other pieces - this is purely intended to speed up the planning process.
5 Creative dance lessons suitable for ks1 or lower ks2 based on the original Toy Story film.
The lessons focus on the characters & their qualities/attributes.
These lessons have been written with covid 19 restrictions in mind & whilst still allowing the children to work together they do not require physical contact, limit travelling around the space and the activity level is moderate & sustained rather than high impact.
Each lesson follows a simple step by step format where the teacher is simply required to ask questions to stimulate movement ideas in the children; there are hints & tips along the way to guide the teacher how long each task might last & what they can do to further support learning. Further to this the skills that each section of the lesson focus upon are noted in a column on the right.
The lessons can be performed in any order & you do not need to cover all of them.
5 primary dance lessons that cover a range of sporting activities focusing on ~
Athletics (running, jumping, throwing)
In the Pool (diving & swimming)
Tennis (serving and rallying)
Fencing (en garde position, advancing/retreating, lunging)
Winter Sports (skiing & skating)
Each lesson plan is written in a detailed, step by step approach where the children are encouraged to work creatively and often co-operatively, this also assists with inclusivity and allows students to work at their own level. Hints & tips are included along the way to help you sustain the pace of the lesson, as well as a guide to the skills being developed in each section.
The focus of these lessons are to abstract the movement content from the sport rather than recreate it.
A suggestion for suitable music is included which should be available on platforms such as iTunes, Spotify & YouTube
3 creative dance lesson plans covering the topic of ‘Australia’.
These focus on
The Great Barrier Reef
Land Animals
Boomerangs
…which can be delivered in any order.
Each plan enables the teacher to deliver the lesson simply by asking questions & setting creative tasks for the students - this encourages imaginative responses, high levels of engagement, opportunities for students to work together, share ideas, analyse and evaluate.
The lessons are written in a clear formula & include hints & tips along the way as well as the key skill of each section being identified in the right hand column.
This method of working is very inclusive of children with different physical abilities and levels of experience - it also includes an i-Tunes link for suitable music - the tracks suggested would also be available on other platforms such as Spotify or YouTube.
4 dance lessons aimed at upper ks1 or lower ks2, that cover themes and ideas from Micheal Foreman’s book ‘Seal Surfer’, focusing on ~
Hunting for mussels on the coast
Diving seals
Reflections
Stormy seas
Each lesson plan is written in a detailed, step by step approach where the children are encouraged to work creatively and often co-operatively, this also assists with inclusivity and allows students to work at their own level. Hints & tips are included along the way to help you sustain the pace of the lesson, as well as a guide to the skills being developed in each section.
A suggestion for suitable music is included, along with a link for iTunes - the music should also be available on other platforms such as Spotify & YouTube
6 dance lessons aimed at ks2, that cover themes and ideas covering different Biomes focusing on ~
The Tundra
Mountains
Deserts
Forests
Savanna
Tropical Rainforests
Each lesson plan is written in a detailed, step by step approach where the children are encouraged to work creatively and often co-operatively, this also assists with inclusivity and allows students to work at their own level. Hints & tips are included along the way to help you sustain the pace of the lesson, as well as a guide to the skills being developed in each section.
A suggestion for suitable music is included, along with a link for iTunes - the music should also be available on other platforms such as Spotify & YouTube
For KS2 students, the 3 lessons use movement to highlight and embed knowledge & understanding of the story. Can be used with or without music.
Each lesson comes in step by step form to help teachers develop a logical progression to their work, there are also hints & tips to enable you to challenge and support the learning of your students.
A unit on choreography that would help year 9 students prepare for GCSE or BTEC level 2 Dance. Aimed at teachers with some knowledge and confidence in delivering dance the pack guides the students through an 11 week scheme (but feel free to dip in & out to suit your needs) & helps students through the process of creating and crafting a piece of dance as well as reflecting upon the process & developing their understanding of the correct terminology.
Three easy to follow dance lessons based on ‘What the Ladybird Heard’ by Julia Donaldson.
The lessons allow the children to create their own movements based on ideas from the text & each section of the lesson focuses on a particular (identified) skill such as balance, control, sequencing or travelling.
The lessons could be amalgamated to create a short performance piece & music suggestions are included with each lesson plan.
A wide selection of warm up activities suitable to get the children moving in a fun and engaging way.
The warm ups would suit Dance, Drama or PE activities.
3 step by step dance lessons for KS1 based on the Traditional Tale of The 3 Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf.
Each lesson plan is based around the building materials used in the different houses, so lesson 1 looks at the softness of straw; lesson 2 uses the structure & qualities of different types of wood and the final lessons considers the effects of the shapes and subsequent strength of the bricks when they bond together.
The lessons allow the children freedom to respond to the ideas in their own way, thus being very inclusive, whilst the story is used to give structure to the lessons and allows you to identify high quality work.
Hints and tips are given along the way to ensure successful delivery, to the side is a column that identifies the skill that the children should be working on in each section and their is a suggestion of the music (plus a link) you may wish to access to speed up your planning time.
If you would like any further support regarding teaching dance please feel free to contact me at cpring@live.co.uk
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Dance lessons for ks1 & 2 based on Fireworks, Bonfires & Guy Fawkes.
All come with suggested music & step by step lesson plans that require the teacher to simply set tasks by asking questions & this allows the students to be creative and is very inclusive of different abilities.
A step by step guide to enable those who lack confidence in delivering dance.
The lesson is clearly structured but allows the children to be fully active throughout the lesson, creating their own movement in response to ideas from the story. The plan includes a guide of what you hope to see for each element of the lesson to help you to assess the children and develop their skills.
There is a short of list of music that would suit this lesson for you to select from.
This lesson would fit with themes such as Traditional Tales or Forests.
3 Dance lessons suitable for upper KS1 or lower KS2 based on the Kenneth Greene novel The Wind in the Willows.
Each lesson is creative & simply requires the teacher to ask the children questions to inspire them to move - all of which are laid out in a simple step-by-step format.
The first lesson uses the idea of the river, it’s bank & the plant life often found in such settings. The second lesson uses Mole’s spring clean as a starting point, this is developed into partner work as we introduce Ratty & their journey down the river. Finally we meet Toad in the episode with this motor car & travelling haphazardly along the country lanes.
Music is suggested for each lesson which is easily accessed via the internet, but feel free to add your own!
The lessons are designed to keep the children moving throughout the lesson & to develop their own ideas.
Dance lessons for KS2 covering key themes & information regarding Muscles & the Skeletal System; The Digestive System & The Heart & Circulatory System.
Each lesson is aimed at the non specialist teacher & is in an easy to follow format allowing the delivery of a creative experience for the children without the teacher having to dance a step (unless you want to!) The lessons consolidate learning of the main information regarding the different organs & their functions.
Each lesson includes hints and tips along the way - the skills for each element of the lesson are identified & there is a link for suitable music that is easily accessed via platforms such as iTunes, Spotify or YouTube.
The lessons can be performed in any order (and you don’t need to cover all of them) - they can also be broken down into 2 or even 3 lessons if your lesson timings are short.