Page 8 - Term Three pre-school dance plans - nursery parent copy

EAD (MM)
To dance in time with music
EAD (BI)
To pretend to play in the snow and to pretend to be snowflakes
Dance aims
Balance
To develop balance by running on tippy toes
Body Awareness
To observe the choreography shown by the teacher and recreate it with own body
Control
To move lightly and quickly on tippy toes and to practise jumping
Coordination
To improve coordination by joining in with the complex choreography during the chorus
Creativity
To run using raindrop feet, to float around like autumn leaves, to grow like flowers, to use hands to make snowflakes, to jump as though crunching autumn leaves and to think up and create an winter snowflake shape using whole body
Motor Skills
To improve numerous gross motor skills including tapping, running, curling, stretching (and many others)
Musicality
To dance in time with the music
Spatial Awareness
To negotiate the space while running on tippy toes and floating like autumn leaves around the room by adjusting speed and direction to avoid obstacles (including other children)
Strength and Fitness
To improve cardiovascular fitness through performing a high energy activity and to develop strength in legs by running on tippy toes and by crouching down low then jumping up high
7. Actionsong:‘Snowflakes’(tuneof‘Twinkle,Twinkle’,traditional)
Snowflakes, snowflakes all around, In the air and on the ground. Some are big and some are small, Roll them into a snowball.
When the sun comes out to play, Watch as they all melt away.
EDUCATIONAL aims
CL (LA) & (S)
To develop listening, attention and speech through singing
CL (U)
To understand the meaning of words through actions
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