5 dance lessons aimed at ks2, that cover themes and ideas covering ~
The formation of mountains
The River Nile
Meandering Rivers
The River Thames
Mount Everest
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
5 creative dance lesson plans covering themes & ideas associated with Christmas and Winter
These focus on
Recipes for Christmas Pudding
Christmas Crackers
Snow & Frost
Stars
Candles.
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.
Five creative dance lessons suitable for y2 or ks2 based on The Romans.
The lessons focus on Mosaics, Transport (chariots), Battle Formations, Invasions and Settlements.
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 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.
Dance lessons aimed at ks1, that cover the themes from ‘Nibbles the Book Monster’ by Emma Yarlett ~
Nibbling & Footprints
Goldilocks and the 3 Bears
Little Red Riding Hood
Jack & the Beanstalk
Then there are more lesson plans - each based on the traditional version of each of the 3 stories embedded within the book. These are written in a slightly different format but still include the same level of detail and music suggestions. This offers you the opportunity to delve a little deeper into the movement content of one or more of the stories if you wish.
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 step by step lesson plans to support the non-specialist teacher to deliver a high quality, creative dance experience.
Each lesson plan comes with a link for suitable music as well as a breakdown of the skills that each section of the lesson focuses on.
The lessons follow the story, the first covering the children’s evacuation to their Uncles house; the second playing hide & seek & Lucy discovering Narnia; the third with Edmund following Lucy & meeting the Witch; the fourth looks at the characters that the witch has turned to stone; the fifth where winter turns to spring & the final plan covers the battle. It is not essential to cover every lesson.
6 dance lessons aimed at ks2, that cover the science area of ‘Materials’ focusing on ~
Metal & Plastic
Wood, Glass & Fabric
Dissolving, Separating & Irreversible Changes
Solid, Liquid & Gas (linking to freezing & melting/evaporating & condensing)
Fossils
Soil
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 lesson plans covering themes & ideas from “The Lorax” by Dr Seuss. These cover sections of the story
Way back in the days
But those trees! Those trees!
The Super-Axe Hacker
The loved living here. But I can’t let them stay.
Let me say a few words about the Gluppity-Glupp
The very last Truffula Tree of them all.
All of which link closely to their understanding of the impact man has upon the environment.
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.
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
6 dance lesson plans covering the themes of The Spanish Armada, Slavery, Greenwich Meantime, The Lunatic Line, Spices & The Spice Trade.
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 & an I-Tunes link for suitable music is included - however, this would also be available on other platforms such as Spotify or YouTube.
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.
In response to the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations I have devised a collection of lesson plans suitable for KS1 & 2 covering ideas such as ~
The Coronation Ceremony
The Royal Coach
The Commonwealth
Mount Everest
The Lambeth Walk
The Tower of London
The Crown Jewels
Castles
Many of the lessons include sufficient content for 2 or 3 lessons, so they can easily be divided into sections & each has a suggested piece of music.
7 dance lessons aimed at ks2, that cover the science area of ‘The Living World’ focusing on ~
Animals
Plants
Micro-organisms
Life Cycles (seeds)
Food Chains
Ecosystems
Renewable/non-renewable energy
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 for every lesson, along with a link for iTunes - the music should also be available on other platforms such as Spotify & YouTube
10 dance lessons based on the lovely, lovely ‘Ice Monster’ by David Walliams.
The lessons are written in a clear step by step format to allow the teacher to simply ask questions to prompt ideas and actions from the children. The plans come with a guide to the skills for each section of the lesson and a link to suitable music. Hints & tips are included to assist you in delivering a successful lesson.
Whilst there are 10 lessons, you do not need to complete every one… they follow the narrative so you can easily jump to the lesson that complements the work you are covering.
The lessons are very active, encourage group working & problem solving and have opportunites for the children to watch and feedback on the work of others.
This resource uses themes and ideas linked directly to David Walliams wonderful novel ‘Gangsta Granny’. Each lesson comes in a clear, easy to follow format where the children respond to tasks (rather than learn patterns of steps) that make the work creative, inclusive and easy for the non-specialist teacher to deliver successfully.
The links to the text are clearly identified, thus consolidating their understanding of techniques used in literacy lessons. There are also hints and tips along the way to assist classroom management, and the skills for each section are shown in a side column - not forgetting a music suggestion for each lesson (with a direct link).
There are 16 lessons in total - these are for you to select from (you don’t need to complete all of them!), or if you were thinking of putting on a whole school performance you might split the sections between a number of classes.
A collection of themed dance lessons suitable for KS1.
The lessons are very active, creative and require the teacher to simply set tasks and describe what they see.
A ks2 resource that allows students to engage with science themes & ideas through movement, therefore embedding the learning through the physical.
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 for each lesson, along with a link for iTunes - the music should also be available on other platforms such as Spotify & YouTube
The lessons can be delivered in any order to complement the work you’re doing in the classroom.
Making a Move is an easy to use collection of 30 dance ideas for the primary teacher. They allow non-contact, socially distanced physical education, interaction with peers and contains creative, curriculum support as well as well-being enhancing content.
Each plan is in an easy step by step structure where the teacher simply asks questions to enable the children to generate movement ideas. The skills of each section are identified to aid with assessment & progression, as is a suggestion of suitable music – just hover your cursor over it for an embedded hyperlink.
The lessons are ‘stand-alone’, yet include ideas for differentiation that could be used to develop the work over several sessions.
These dance lessons enable children to…
• Respond creatively & expressively to ideas
• Work collaboratively without contact
• Consolidate learning in other subject areas
• Make learning active and engaging
• Include children of different ages, levels of experience or physical ability