Dance Lesson Bundle - Introduction to Dance (Grade 3 and 4)

Approach dance in the classroom with confidence with this Introduction to Dance bundle for Grade 3 and Grade 4 students. Providing a sequence to introduce dance to your students, these lesson plans introduce different types of movement, provides opportunities to choreograph dance sequences and assists them in identifying and discussing features of dance. These comprehensive lesson plans and accompanying materials allow any teacher to engage with these lessons, no matter their dance experience.

These lessons includes outcomes/standards for the Australian Curriculum, New Zealand Curriculum and the National Core Arts Standards.

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This bundle includes

Walking in Patterns

This resource includes:
✫ Dance Lesson Plan (Extended, in-depth version)

✫ Dance Lesson Plan (Condensed, 1 page version)

✫ Teacher Consideration Notes (to support teaching and learning)

✫ Vocabulary and Music Notes (including links to playlists on an external site)

✫ Safe Dance Behavior Poster (in color and black and white)

✫ Teacher Prompt Card for Warm-Up, Exploration, Developing and Cool Down Activities - to assist teachers during the lesson (in color and black and white)

✫ Discussion Questions poster and task cards

✫ Dance Recording Sheets

✫ Dance Reflection Task - worksheet and task cards

Everyday Movements

This resource includes

✫ Dance Lesson Plan (Extended, in-depth version)

✫ Dance Lesson Plan (Condensed, 1 page version)

✫ Teacher Consideration Notes (to support teaching and learning)

✫ Vocabulary and Music Notes (including links to playlists on an external site)

✫ Safe Dance Behavior Poster (in color and black and white)

✫ Teacher Prompt Card for Warm-Up, Exploration, Developing, Consolidating and Cool Down Activities - to assist teachers during the lesson (in color and black and white)

✫ Brainstorm Sheet

✫ Ways to Change Movements Poster (in color and black and white)

✫ Everyday Movements Activity Cards and Posters (in color and black and white)

✫ Sequencing Cards

Repeating Movements

This resource includes

✫ Dance Lesson Plan (Extended, in-depth version)

✫ Dance Lesson Plan (Condensed, 1 page version)

✫ Teacher Consideration Notes (to support teaching and learning)

✫ Vocabulary, Music and Video Notes (including links to playlists on an external site)

✫ Safe Dance Behavior Poster (in color and black and white)

✫ Teacher Prompt Card for Warm-Up, Exploration, Developing and Cool Down Activities - to assist teachers during the lesson (in color and black and white)

✫ Warm Up Sequence, Counting in Dance, Movement Prompt and Discussion Question Posters (in color and black and white)

✫ Ways to Wave Recording Sheet

✫ Movement Prompt Cards

✫ Movement Recording Page

✫ Discussion Questions Worksheet and Discussion Question Card

Different Ways to Travel

This resource includes

✫ Dance Lesson Plan (Extended, in-depth version)

✫ Dance Lesson Plan (Condensed, 1 page version)

✫ Teacher Consideration Notes (to support teaching and learning)

✫ Vocabulary, Music and Video Notes (including links to playlists on an external site)

✫ Safe Dance Behavior Poster (in color and black and white)

✫ Teacher Prompt Card for Warm-Up, Exploration, Developing and Cool Down Activities - to assist teachers during the lesson (in color and black and white)

✫ Brainstorming sheet, Differences to Walking Recording Sheet and Different Ways to Travel in Dance poster (in black and white and color)

✫ Character cards and number cards

✫ Reflection worksheet and Discussion Questions Poster (in black and white and color)

Relationships in Dance

This resource includes

✫ Dance Lesson Plan (Extended, in-depth version)

✫ Dance Lesson Plan (Condensed, 1 page version)

✫ Teacher Consideration Notes (to support teaching and learning)

✫ Vocabulary, Music and Video Notes (including links to playlists and videos on an external site)

✫ Safe Dance Behaviour Poster (in colour and black and white)

✫ Teacher Prompt Card for Warm-Up, Exploration, Developing and Cool Down Activities - to assist teachers during the lesson (in colour and black and white)

✫ Dance Sequence Posters in 2 Styles, Brainstorming Sheet and 2 Discussion Questions

✫ Two Reflection Worksheets

Jumps and Turns

This resource includes

✫ Dance Lesson Plan (Extended, in-depth version)

✫ Dance Lesson Plan (Condensed, 1 page version)

✫ Teacher Consideration Notes (to support teaching and learning)

✫ Vocabulary, Music and Video Notes (including links to playlists and videos on an external site)

✫ Safe Dance Behaviour Poster (in colour and black and white)

✫ Teacher Prompt Card for Warm-Up, Exploration, Developing, Consolidating and Cool Down Activities - to assist teachers during the lesson (in colour and black and white)

✫ Posters for Types of Jumps and Types of Turns

✫ 5 Brainstorming or Recording Worksheets

Exploring Water Movement in Dance

This resource includes

✫ Dance Lesson Plan (Extended, in-depth version)

✫ Dance Lesson Plan (Condensed, 1 page version)

✫ Teacher Consideration Notes (to support teaching and learning)

✫ Vocabulary, Music and Video Notes (including links to playlists on an external site)

✫ Safe Dance Behaviour Poster (in colour and black and white)

✫ Teacher Prompt Card for Warm-Up, Exploration, Developing and Cool Down Activities - to assist teachers during the lesson (in colour and black and white)

✫ 2 Story Cards (in colour and black and white)

✫ Prompt Cards for Developing (4 to a page. An additional file includes 1 to a page cards which can be displayed on a screen)

✫ Poster for Ways to Experiment

✫ 4 Brainstorming, Recording or Reflecting Worksheets

Developing a Dance

This resource includes

✫ Dance Lesson Plan (Extended, in-depth version)

✫ Dance Lesson Plan (Condensed, 1 page version)

✫ Teacher Consideration Notes (to support teaching and learning)

✫ Vocabulary, and Music Notes (including links to playlists on an external site)

✫ Safe Dance Behaviour Poster (in colour and black and white)

✫ Teacher Prompt Card for Warm-Up, Exploration, Developing and Cool Down Activities - to assist teachers during the lesson (in colour and black and white)

✫ 2 Story Cards (in colour and black and white)

✫ 2 collections of dance steps for use in this resource

✫ Dance creation guide in 2 page and booklet printing options

✫ 3 Recording Sheets

✫ Reflection questions and worksheets

✫ Making Rubric

These lesson plans are designed for Grade 3 and 4 students. If you are teaching students in another year level, please check the previews to determine if they are suitable for your classroom.

This resource is available in US English in Letter Format and UK/Australian/NZ English in A4 format. Both versions are PDF files, 298 pages long.

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