Dance Lesson - Jumping and Turning

Explore two new dance movements - jumping and turning - with this introductory dance lesson for Kindergarten, 1st grade and 2nd grade students. This teacher resource asks students to explore different ways they can alter a dance move and to explore the movement of an object to inspire their own dance movements. Students also react to a stimulus story in dance. The extensive teacher support resources makes this lesson perfect for any teacher, no matter your dance experience.

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

These activities are designed for Kindergarten, Grade 1 and Grade 2 students. If you are teaching students in another year level, please check the preview to determine if it is suitable for your classroom.

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)

✫ Ways to Jump and Ways to Turn Posters (in color and black and white)

✫ The Ball Can Bounce . . . Recording Sheet

✫ The Runaway Ball Story - Poster and Story Card (in color and black and White)

✫ Four Worksheets - When I Jump I Feel, When I Turn I Feel and Some of the Dance Moves I Performed (2 versions)

This resource is available in US English in Letter Format and UK/Australian/NZ English in A4 format. Both versions are PDF files, 38 pages long.

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There's more fabulous Galarious Goods resources available including:

⭐ Dance Lesson - Exploring and Developing Walking

⭐ Dance Lesson - Exploring Hands, Arms and Levels

⭐ Dance Lesson - Combining Walking, Counting and Arms

⭐ Dance Lesson - Running, Galloping and Skipping

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