Page 7 - Pre-school dance plans term one- ELC parent copy

To develop fine motor skills in both hands and feet
EAD (MM)
To move hands and feet rhythmically
EAD (BI)
To pretend to put the sunshine into hands and feet
Dance Aims
Body Awareness
To isolate feet, moving one at a time
Control
To slowly raise arms above head and lower them again
Coordination
To move feet in opposing directions and to slowly move arms above head whilst also clenching and stretching fists
Flexibility
To improve flexibility in legs by sitting with legs straight out in front
Motor Skills
To develop fine motor skills in hands and feet
Musicality
To move hands and feet in time with the pulse
Strength and Fitness
To develop strength in the stabilising muscles in the ankles and in the calf muscles
6. Choreographed dance: ‘Four Seasons’ by Hi-5
EDUCATIONAL aims
M (N)
To count that there are four seasons
PD (MH)
To move ‘lightly’ and ‘quickly’ on tippy toes, to move freely and with pleasure like a snowflake, to develop finger dexterity through twinkling fingers and to develop the locomotor skill of jumping
PD (MH) & M (SSM)
To engage in the body tension activity of stretching and to negotiate the space while running on tippy toes and floating like autumn leaves around the room by adjusting speed and direction to avoid obstacles (including other children)
PD (HSC) & PD (MH)
To encourage children to be active and therefore improve fitness
CL (LA)
To follow the choreography instructed by the teacher
CL (U)
To understand the concept of each season through associated actions
UW (TW)
To know that there are four different seasons
EAD (MM)
To dance in time with music
EAD (BI)
To pretend to be raindrops, autumn leaves and snowflakes and to pretend to jump in leaves and to use bodies to make a sun shape
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