Keiro Blyth
This warm up is for our dance unit, so following this warm-up, we would go into a watch and repeat style dance, eventually linking each learned move together to make a dance. It would begin with every in a large circle, with lots of room for movement. Students watch the teacher do a dance move, and then would copy, repeating a few times until understood. This continues with several dance moves, learn each individually. Then, the teacher would begin to link the individual dances together, two at a time. Then we would connect all the different dance moves, and learn to put it to music.
| Grade: 2
Topic: Dance Lesson: 1 of 5 |
Lesson focus: Lead and follow rhythmic movement
Equipment: Speakers and music playing device (phone). (Don’t Stop Me Now – Queen, Gimme! Gimme!.. – ABBA) |
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| Learning outcomes: The students will be able to…
– make up dance moves and follow the lead of their partner – keep their bodies safe and paying attention to their surroundings, while moving in dynamic, rhythmic ways |
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| Introductory activity/warm up (include time)
– Students will partner up and spread out all over the gym – They will choose a leader and a follower (this will switch later) – When music starts, leader will begin dancing/dynamic movement, and the follower will mirror everything their partner does (2 minutes) – When music stops, leader and follower switch and continue dancing (2 minutes) |
Organization
– Students spread out around the gym in partners of 2. – If there is an uneven number of students there can be one group of 3. – Person whose birthday is next goes first. |
Teaching Points
– Students can move around the gym, but need to pay attention to other groups around them – If someone feels uncomfortable making up dance moves, they can do different exercises, like jogging in place, jumping jacks, etc |
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- Identify any safety concerns and preventative measures you are taking.
- Watch out for other people
- Don’t get too close to your partner
Be mindful that your partner might not have the same abilities as you (ex. splits). Partners can choose to mirror a dance move in a way that feels comfortable to them.