Overview Dance Term 1.2-Year 5.
General Objectives
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To recognise aspects of their work which need to be improved.
To understand and explain the need for a warm up before physical activity.
To experiment with a wide range of actions, varying and combining spatial patterns, speed, tension and continuity when working on
their own, with a partner and in a group
To remember, practise and combine longer, more complex dance phrases
Week
1
Lesson Objectives
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2
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To use robotic and mechanical
actions
To use repetitive movements
To use different body parts to
create lifting movements
To perform repetitive movements
in unison
To vary tension of movements
Outline of activities.
Resources
Outcomes
Warm up
Main Activity
o Discuss repetitive machines.
o Listen to the music and discuss
o In small groups plan a repetitive
machine sequence
Development
o Perform sequence in larger groups
o Audience evaluates performance
CD/tape player
Folens Dance
card 1
Electronic
music
Can the
children use
robotic and
mechanical
actions?
Warm up
Main Activity
o In pairs devise lifting machines using
different body parts
o Combine movements in groups of 4
Development
o Practice an perform the sequence
o Ask the children to develop the
complexity of the sequences.
o Encourage use of canon.
o Audience evaluates performance
CD/tape player
Folens Dance
card 3
Electronic
music
Can the
children use
repetitive
movements?
Can the
children use
different body
parts to
create lifting
movements and
vary tension of
movements?
Can the
children
perform
repetitive
movements in
unison?
3
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4
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To use repetitive rolling, turning
and spinning actions
To vary pathway
To use spinning and turning
movements
To vary levels of movement
Warm up
Main Activity
o Discuss machines that have a
conveyer belt
o Devise repetitive rolling, spinning and
turning movements.
o In larger groups devise a sequence.
o Encourage use of different pathways
Development
o Increase complexity by varying speed
and direction
o Audience evaluates performance
Warm up
Main Activity
o Discuss machines that turn and spin
o Devise a sequence of movements to
show controlled spinning and turning
actions
o Work in groups of 4/6
Development
o Encourage changes in level of
movement whilst keeping the general
motif
o Plan, practice and perform
o Audience evaluates performance
CD/tape player
Folens Dance
card 4
Electronic
music
Can the
children use
repetitive
rolling, turning
and spinning
actions?
Can the
children vary
the pathway in
their
movements?
CD/tape player
Folens Dance
card 5
Electronic
music
Can the
children
controlled use
spinning and
turning
movements?
Can the
children vary
levels of
movement?
5
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6
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To practice and develop skills and
movements
To incorporate elements learnt in
previous sessions
To practice and develop skills and
movements
To incorporate elements learnt in
previous sessions
To perform complex sequences in
front of an audience
Warm up
Main Activity
o Discuss elements of the machines
theme which have been covered
o In groups of 4/6 explain that you
would like them to incorporate
elements developed in the previous
sessions
Development
o Children practise and develop
sequences
o Remind them of changes in pathway,
level, tension and speed.
o Plan and practice
Warm up
Main Activity
o Re cap on the elements of the
machines theme which have been
covered
o In groups of 4/6 children continue to
practice their final dance sequences
Development
o Remind them of changes in pathway,
level, tension and speed.
o Focus on any areas of difficulty and
discuss adaptations.
o Children perform their completed
sequences to the rest of the class
CD/tape player
Electronic
music
Can the
children
incorporate
elements from
previous
sessions to
plan a dance
sequence?
CD/tape player
Electronic
music
Did the
children
perform
complex
sequences in
front of an
audience?
Can the
children
evaluate their
own and others
performance?
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To perform complex sequences in
front of an audience
Organise the lesson so that all classes from
the year group are present. The children take
it in turns to perform their completed dance
sequences to the rest of the year group.
Discuss the important role of the audience.
CD/tape player
Folens Dance
card 3
Electronic
music
Did the children
perform
confidently in
front of an
audience?