Page 24 - Dance term four lesson plans - preschool parent copy

PD (MH)
To develop coordination and control through moving the body in several different ways (including bouncing, slithering, stamping, ‘flying’ arms and gestures) and to develop the locomotor skill of jumping
EAD (MM)
To move rhythmically
EAD (BI)
To pretend to be monsters, witches, ghosts, giants, snakes and frogs
Dance Aims
Control
To develop control through jumping
Motor Skills
To practise gross motor skills including jumping, stamping, slithering and flapping arms (flying)
Musicality
To listen carefully and sleep during verses and wake up during chorus and to move in time with the singing
Spatial Awareness
To negotiate the space while traveling around the room like witches by adjusting speed and direction to avoid obstacles (including other children)
Strength and Fitness
To develop strength in legs through jumping
8. Working with Props: ‘Tiny Monsters’ (adapted from ‘Tiny Fairies’, unknown)
EDUCATIONAL aims
PSED (MR), (F/B) & (SC/SA) & EAD (BI)
To take turns being the tiny monsters in the middle
PSED (MR)
To work cooperatively, make good eye contact and move in sync with the parachute
CL (LA)
To develop listening and attention through the use of props
PD (MH)
To develop coordination and control through moving the parachute steadily and to develop fine motor skills through gripping onto and manipulating the parachute
L (R)
To develop an awareness of rhyme
Dance aims
Control
To develop control through jumping and to move the parachute in time with the pulse and as a team
Motor Skills
To use the parachute to practise manipulative skills
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