Page 30 - Dance term four lesson plans - preschool parent copy

PSED (F/B) & PD (MH)
To listen to music of different styles and from different cultures which capture particular moods
PSED (MR)
The children and teacher play with matching items (coloured scarves) and mimic each other in a cooperative game play
CL (LA)
To develop listening and attention through the use of props
PD (MH) & M (SSM)
To negotiate the space while moving around the room by adjusting speed and direction to avoid obstacles (including other children)
PD (MH)
To develop fine motor skills through gripping onto the scarf, manipulative skills through moving it in several different ways (including spinning and waving), to practise locomotor skills through wiggling across the floor using tummies and forearms and through running around on tippy toes (up high, down low and in circles) and to stop and change directions
M (N)
To count to ten
EAD (MM)
To feel scarves, to use music to encourage movement and to rock in time with the pulse at the end
EAD (BI)
To tell the story of a caterpillar turning into a butterfly through dance
Dance aims
Balance, Control & Strength and Fitness
To improve balance, control and leg strength through running on tippy toes
Coordination
To run on tippy toes and move arms like butterflies at the same time
Creativity
To tell the story of a caterpillar turning into a butterfly through dance
Motor Skills
To develop fine motor skills through gripping onto the scarf, manipulative skills through moving it in several different ways (including spinning and waving) and to practise locomotor skills through wiggling across the floor using tummies and forearms and through running around on tippy toes (up high, down low and in circles)
Musicality
To rock in time with the pulse at the end
Spatial Awareness
To negotiate the space while moving around the room by adjusting speed and direction to avoid obstacles (including other children)
Strength and Fitness
To develop core and upper body strength through wiggling across the floor using forearms and tummies
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