Year 8 Planner Class 01
TERM 1
Lesson:
1/2)
Learning
Objective
- Expectations
- Safe warm up
- Dance skills:
acrobatics.
- Dance responses:
homework (journal).
Activity and Lesson Organisation
Expectations/Reminder of warm up
 Hand out dance booklet and agreement. Discuss
expectations and explain to students conditions outlined
on the letter.
Booklet
 Using booklet. Evaluate year 7 dance.
 Warm up worksheet.
Dance
 Introduction to tumbling.
- Matts out and away every lesson
- Safety: consequences.
 Warm up.
 Forward rolls
 Cart wheels
 Hand stands.
Pack up/change
3)
- Dance skills: hip
hop/tutting.
- Dance in society:
tutting history.
- Dance ideas: create
own phrase.
- Dance responses:
homework (journal).
Chore: Hip Hop (Tutting.)
Introduction
 Roll/change.
 Background/history of tutting.
 Watch 3 short videos.
Dance
 Warm up.
 Learn short tutting phrase.
 Put phrase to music
Create
 In 2 or 3’s students create own tutting phrase
Perform
 Students perform their phrase for the class.
Change/End
HOMEWORK
1. Describe what tutting looks like.
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2. Where does Tutting come from/what is its history? (4
sentences!)
3. How did you feel performing for the class today?
4. Give your Tutting phrase that you created with your
partner today a mark out of 10 for creativity.
5. What are you looking forward to in dance this year?
6. What are you not looking forward to in dance this
year?
4)
- Dance skills:
acrobatics.
- Safe dance
practices.
- Dance responses:
homework (journal).
Tumbling
Introduction
 Roll/change.
 Reminder of safety/rules
 Matts out/set up
Dance
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Warm up to music
Forward rolls
Backward rolls
Cartwheels
Handstands
Round offs.
Rolls from shoulder.
Dive rolls.
Bend backs from lying down.
Bend backs from standing (people who can).
Cool down/ Change/Matts away
5)
- Dance skills: hip
hop.
- Dance ideas: create
own movement and
explore ‘levels’ as a
choreographic
device.
- Dance responces:
anatomy.
- Dance responses:
homework (journal).
Chore: Hip Hop
Introduction
 Roll/change.
 Learn the muscles on the front of our body (using their
booklet).
 Stand up and say the muscles while touching that part of
the body.
Dance
 Warm up- talk about muscles we just learnt about.
 Learn some simple hip hop steps (4 steps 8 counts)
 Students get into groups of 3 or 4.
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Create
 Students must first jumble these up to make their own
phrase
 Add four of their own steps to it.
 Must incorporate levels.
Perform
 Students perform their phrase for the class.
Change/End
6)
- Dance skills:
acrobatics.
- Safe dance
practices.
- Dance responses:
homework (journal
Tumbling
Introduction
 Roll/change.
 RECAP muscles (front of body).
 Reminder of safety/rules
 Matts out/set up
Dance
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Matts out
Warm up
Forward rolls
Backward rolls
Cartwheels
Dive cartwheels.
Handstands
Round offs.
Rolls from shoulder.
Dive rolls.
Bend backs from lying down.
Bend backs from standing (people who can).
Side- dive rolls.
Cool down/ Change/Matts away
7)
- Dance ideas: create
own movement using
a theme.
- Dance responses:
anatomy.
- Dance responses:
homework (journal).
- Dance skills:
learning
choreography.
Chore: Hip Hop
Introduction
 Roll/change.
 Learn the muscles on the back of our body (using their
booklet).
 Stand up and say the muscles while touching that part of
the body.
 Recap muscles on front of body.
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Dance
 Warm up
 Students learn a simple 5 step dance using the idea of
‘tribal dancing’.
 Put to music and practise.
Create
 Individually, students create two of their own dance
moves each using the theme ‘tribal’.
 Students then form groups of 4.
 Teach each other the moves to form a dance with 8 moves.
Perform
 Students perform their phrase for the class.
8)
- Dance skills:
acrobatics.
- Safe dance
practices.
- Dance responses:
homework (journal).
Tumbling
Introduction
 Roll/change.
 RECAP all muscles learnt for test next lesson.
 Reminder of safety/rules
 Matts out/set up
Dance
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Warm up to music
Forward rolls
Backward rolls
Cartwheels
Handstands
Round offs.
Rolls from shoulder.
Dive rolls.
Bend backs from lying down.
Bend backs from standing (people who can).
Cool down/ Change/Matts away
9)
- Dance ideas:
brainstorm and create
own movement using
a gestures.
- Dance ideas:
choreographic
devices- levels,
Chore: Hip Hop
Introduction
 Roll/change.
 Revise anatomy.
 Using their Year 8 dance booklet, the students will start to
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repetition and size.
- Dance responses:
homework (journal).
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learn some dance terminology.
Using booklet students match dance term to meaning.
Create
 Brainstorm ‘gestures’ on the board.
- Wave
- Salute
- Stretch
- Scratch
- Rub face/eyes.
- Everyday activities.
- Nursery rhyme movement
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Students are split into groups of 3.
Students must make a phrase using EIGHT gestures.
Students show me their phrase at the same time.
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Size
Students change the size of the movement. Making all the
moves much bigger.
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Repetition
Students must repeat two of the moves twice. The two
moves chosen must be done at a low level.
Perform
 Perform the phrase three times. Once, normally, once with
manipulation of size and once using repetition/levels.
Summary of what we learnt. (Ask students to give an example
of each),
 Gestures
 Size
 Repetition
 Levels
Change/End
10)
- Dance skills:
acrobatics.
- Dance Ideas:
creating movement
using acrobatics.
- Safe dance practices.
- Dance responses:
homework (journal).
- Dance responses:
anatomy test.
Tumbling
Introduction
 Roll/change.
 ANATOMY TEST
 Warm up
 Students create dances in groups of 4 that showcase the
tumbling abilities they have learnt over the semester.
 Perform for the class.
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11)
- Dance ideas:
brainstorming
Australian themes.
- How can we
convey these themes
through dance?
- Dance ideas:
Creating a base
phrase.
Clean up/change.
Choreographic task introduced.
Introduction
 Roll/change.
 Task handed out/explained.
 Students are to create a dance that goes for minimum 1
minute in length that must be of an “Australian theme’.
 Have 5 lessons (including today) to complete the task. Due
on 6th lesson.
What is due:
 The dance, one minute in length, to music of student
choice (must be appropriate). Dance must include the
following:
- Levels.
- Repetition.
- Manipulation of size.
- 3 different special patterns.
 Choreographic journal.
Brainstorm as a class.
 Discuss the idea of creating a ‘base phrase’.
 Discuss possible special patterns/levels/sizes that can be
used- take notes in journal.
 What makes Australia unique?
 Some possible answers include:
- Bushland/bush fires
- Flora/fauna.
- Heat.
- Beaches.
- Freedom.
- High standard of living.
- Obesity.
- Adolescent issues.
- Australian movies and TV shows.
In groups.
 Continue to brainstorm/choose theme.
 How can you convey this theme through dance?
 Students begin to create a ‘base’ phrase that will be
extended and manipulated throughout their dance.
Change/End
Homework: make sure booklet is up to date and start to think of
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music that could work with the theme. Must have 2 ideas by next
class.
12)
- Dance skills:
acrobatic skills.
- Dance responses:
homework (journal).
Tumbling/Acrobatics.
Introduction
 Roll/change.
 Explanation: students will be learning an acrobatic dance
as a class that showcases the skills they have learnt over
the term.
 Watch two videos of acrobatic dances.
Dance
 Warm up.
 Dance begun.
Change/End
13)
- Dance ideas:
creating movement.
- Dance ideas:
Creating a base
phrase.
- Dance ideas: how
can music help to
portray a theme?
- Dance responses:
homework (journal).
Choreographic task continued.
Introduction
 Roll/change.
 Discuss again, the expectations of this task.
 Warm up
Task
 Students must continue to work on their base phrase for
their dance.
 Should also start to discuss music ideas (which was
homework).
 Record any choreography.
 At the end of the class each group tells the class what they
achieved that day (this will also be recorded by me).
End/change.
JOURNAL DUE FOR ASSESSMENT
14)
- Dance skills:
acrobatic skills
- Dance responses:
homework (journal).
Tumbling/Acrobatics.
Introduction
 Roll/change.
 Warm up
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Students continue to learn the teacher led dance.
Change/End
HOLIDAYS
1)
- Dance ideas:
creating movement
Choreographic task.
Introduction
 Roll/change/
 Read over the task brief as a reminder/refresher.
 Discuss in groups today- what do we have left to do?
Make a list in journals.
Warm up
Create
 Students continue to work on their choreography.
 MUST record their choreography every lesson.
Change/End
2)
- Dance skills:
acrobatic skills.
- Dance responses:
homework (journal).
Tumbling/Acrobatics.
Introduction
 Roll/change.
 Warm up
 Students continue to learn the teacher led dance.
Change/End
3)
- Dance ideas:
creating movement
Choreographic task.
Introduction
 Roll/change/warm up.
Create
 Students continue to work on their choreography.
 MUST record their choreography every lesson.
 Discuss with class what they have achieved today.
Change/End
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4)
- Dance skills:
acrobatic skills
- Dance responses:
homework (journal).
Tumbling/Acrobatics.
Introduction
 Roll/change.
 Warm up
 Students continue to learn the teacher led dance.
Change/End
5)
- Dance ideas:
creating movement
Choreographic task.
Introduction
 Roll/change/warm up.
Create
 Students continue to work on their choreography.
 MUST record their choreography every lesson.
 Discuss with class what they have achieved today.
Change/End
LAST LESSON BEFORE ASSESSMENT (lesson 6).
6)
- Dance skills:
acrobatic skills
- Dance responses:
homework (journal).
Tumbling/Acrobatics.
Introduction
 Roll/change.
 Warm up
 Students continue to learn the teacher led dance.
Change/End
7)
- Dance skills:
Choreographic task DUE (ASSESSMENT)
performance.
- Dance responses:
Introduction
responding to personal
 Roll/change.
performance and those
 Warm up
of other.
 Students rehearse their dance for the last time.
- Dance responses:
homework (journal).
Perform for the class.
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HOMEWORK: Reflection questions in their journal.
8)
- Dance skills:
acrobatic skills
- Dance responses:
homework (journal).
- Dance in society:
homework.
Tumbling/Acrobatics.
Introduction
 Roll/change.
 Warm up
 Students finish learning the dance- start to polish and
present.
Change/End
HOMEWORK:
 Research the history of hip-hop for next lesson.
 Questionnaire to answer.
 3 videos assignment to watch.
9)
- Dance Skills: Hip
Hop warm up,
isolations, travelling
movements,
choreography.
- Dance in Society:
history/culture of Hip
Hop.
Introduction to Hip Hop
Introduction
 Roll/change.
 Discuss what students found out about hip hop.
 What does it look like? What do their wear? Type of
music etc.
Warm up
 Discuss what a typical Hip Hop warm up includes.
 Cardio, isolations, stretching, travelling movement.
Dance
 Learn a short routine (that will be continued over the next
6 lessons).
 Dance will be assessed during last two lessons.
10)
- Dance Skills: Hip
Hop warm up,
isolations, travelling
movements,
choreography.
Hip Hop
Introduction
 Roll/change.
 Warm up
Dance
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11)
- Dance Skills: Hip
Hop warm up,
isolations, travelling
movements,
choreography.
Continue to learn hip hop dance (assessed during lesson
13 and 14).
Hip Hop
Introduction
 Roll/change.
 Warm up
Dance
 Continue to learn hip hop dance (assessed during lesson
13 and 14).
12)
- Dance Skills: Hip
Hop warm up,
isolations, travelling
movements,
choreography.
Hip Hop
Introduction
 Roll/change.
 Warm up
Dance
 Continue to learn hip hop dance (assessed during lesson
13 and 14).
13)
- Dance Skills: Hip
Hop warm up,
isolations, travelling
movements,
choreography.
Hip Hop
Introduction
 Roll/change.
 Warm up
Dance
Last lesson for there to be Hip Hop choreograph added on
to the dance. Assessment
JOURNAL DUE FOR ASSESSMENT
14)
- Dance Skills: Hip
Hop warm up,
isolations, travelling
movements,
choreography.
Hip Hop
Introduction
 Roll/change.
 Warm up
Dance
Performed and assessed.
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