Page 9 - Dance term four lesson plans - preschool parent copy

CL (U)
To understand the meaning of words through actions
PD (MH) & M (SSM)
To engage in the body tension activity of stretching
PD (MH)
To develop upper body coordination and control through tapping alternating hands on the floor to the pulse
UW (TW)
To learn that flowers come from seeds and that water helps them to grow
EAD (MM)
To tap the floor in time with the pulse
EAD (BI)
To act out planting seeds and growing into flowers and to think up colours to grow
Dance aims
Balance
To stretch arms up high whilst standing on tippy toes
Coordination
To develop upper body coordination through tapping alternating hands on the floor to the pulse
Motor Skills
To practise the gross motor skills of tapping and stretching
Musicality
To tap floor in time with the pulse
8. Working with Props: ‘The Four Seasons, Spring Movement One’ by Vivaldi, performed by Claudio Scimon, I Solisti Veneti and Piero Toso
EDUCATIONAL aims
PSED (MR)
The children and teacher play with matching items (coloured scarves) and mimic each other in a cooperative game play
PSED (F/B) & PD (MH)
To listen to music of different styles and from different cultures which capture particular moods
CL (LA)
To develop listening and attention through the use of props
PD (MH) & M (SSM)
To stretch and to negotiate the space while travelling around the room by adjusting speed and direction to avoid obstacles (including other children)
PD (MH)
To develop coordination and control through moving with a scarf in several different ways, to develop fine motor skills through gripping onto and manipulating a scarf and to explore rhythmic movements in response to the music
M (SSM)
To use the body to explore shape through music and dance
EAD (MM)