Page 5 - Dance term four lesson plans - preschool parent copy

To participate in a familiar and predictable routine (we will use the same stretching and curling activity throughout spring)
PD (MH) & M (SSM)
To engage in the body tension activity of stretching
EAD (BI)
To pretend to be cats
Dance aims
Body Awareness
To explore feeling of different muscles when being the ‘disco cat’
Flexibility
To mobilise the spine and pelvis
Coordination
To keep arms and legs still whilst rotating middle
Creativity
To pretend to be moody cats
Motor Skills
To practise gross motor skill of stretching
3. Travel to Danceland: ‘Butterfly Waltz’ by Brian Crain
EDUCATIONAL aims
PSED (F/B) & PD (MH)
To listen to music of different styles and from different cultures which capture particular moods
PD (MH)
To explore different ways of moving including running on tippy toes and to encourage children to move with controlled effort by using associated vocabulary including “lightly and quickly”
PSED (F/B)
To participate in a familiar and predictable routine (we always travel to Danceland at this point in the lesson)
PD (MH) & M (SSM)
To negotiate the space by adjusting speed and direction to avoid obstacles when running on tippy toes
EAD (BI)
To pretend to run using ‘butterfly feet’
Dance aims
Balance & Control
To practise balance and control through running on tippy toes
Motor Skills
To practise locomotor skills through running on tippy toes
Spatial Awareness
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