Page 6 - Dance term four lesson plans - preschool parent copy

To negotiate the space while running on tippy toes around the room by adjusting speed and direction to avoid obstacles (including other children)
Strength and Fitness
To develop leg strength through running on tippy toes
4. Introduce the theme: ‘Let’s Make a Circle’ by Anne Porter
EDUCATIONAL aims
PSED (MR)
To work as a team to make a circle
PSED (F/B)
To participate in a familiar and predictable routine (circle song)
PD (MH)
To develop upper body coordination and control through miming the suggested ideas
PSED (MR) & (F/B) & CL (LA)
To listen to other children talk about spring
PSED (SC/SA) & CL (S)
To express knowledge about spring to the group
M (SSM), L (R) & CL (LA) & (S)
To pre-empt and join in with the lyrics which follow a repetitive structure/pattern
CL (LA)
To develop listening and attention through singing
CL (U)
To follow an instruction and to understand the meaning of words through actions
UW (TW)
To learn about spring and the changes that will be taking place
Dance aims
Creativity
To use upper bodies to mime suggested ideas
Spatial Awareness To make a circle
5. Fine motor skills: ‘Five Little Flowers’ (tune of ‘Ten Green Bottles’, traditional)
Five little flowers dancing in the sun, Five little flowers dancing in the sun. Along came a fairy,
And picked her favourite one,
Now there’s one, two, three,
Four little flowers dancing in the sun, Four little flowers dancing in the sun. Along came a fairy,
And picked her favourite one, Now there’s one, two,
Three little flowers... Two...
One...
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