Page 23 - Pre-school dance plans term one- ELC parent copy

Term One Lesson six: people who help us
1. Warm-up: ‘Shake Your Sillies Out’ by The Wiggles
EDUCATIONAL aims & Dance aims
See Term One lesson one
2. Stretching and curling: Hedgehogs
EDUCATIONAL aims & Dance aims
See Term One lesson one
3. Travel to Danceland: ‘Colonel Hathi’s March’ by Disney Studio Chorus & J. Pat O’Malley
EDUCATIONAL aims
M (N)
To count to four (as we count to keep our feet in time)
M (SSM)
To use the body to explore shape through music and dance
PD (MH)
To practise the locomotor skill of marching (with knees up high), to stop and change direction, to explore new ways of moving and to move freely and with pleasure and confidence in a range of ways
PD (MH) & M (SSM)
To negotiate the space while walking by adjusting speed and direction to avoid obstacles
EAD (MM)
To walk in time with the pulse
EAD (BI)
To move imaginatively and to pretend to go to ‘Danceland’
Dance Aims
Balance
To improve balance through standing to attention and walking on tippy toes
Body Awareness
To bring knees up to belly buttons as they march
Control
To stop and change direction, walk on tippy toes and walk low to the ground
Motor Skills
To practise the locomotor skill of marching
Musicality
To march in time with the pulse
Spatial Awareness
To negotiate the space while marching around the room by adjusting speed and direction to avoid obstacles (including other children)
Strength & Fitness
To improve leg strength by walking on tippy toes
4. Introduce the theme: ‘Let’s Make a Circle’ by Anne Porter EDUCATIONAL aims
PSED (MR)
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