Theme Dance Unit Learning Objectives: For students to develop a sense of rhythm, improve coordination and to draw an association with dance as a mean of
Year Level Grade 5/6 healthy living and fitness. As well as student seeing how other cultures view dance and perform it.
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Children with Wider Curricular Opportunities: Group work, communication skills, planning skills, timing
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SEN/Medical
Conditions
Duration 1 hour Prior Learning and Experience: From watching the Olympics. Some students might dance outside of school ( use these students skills to help the
of Lesson teaching process for other students)
Lesson Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4 . Lesson 5 Lesson 6 Lesson 7 Lesson 8 Lesson 9 Lesson 10
Structure
Topic of Aerobic Aerobic Aerobic Aboriginal Aboriginal Creative Creative Creative Group dance Group dance
Lesson dance dance dance dance dance dance dance dance Assessment Assessment
Lesson Steps Steps Step Revision Learn other Learn other Music & Music & Music & Team, Team,
Objectives Learning Learning reason for reason for Movement Movement Movement organisation organisation
dance dance interpretation interpretation interpretation and story and story
with balls telling telling and
performing
Warm Up Steal from King Ping King Ping Steal from King Ping Croc hunter Team Dance
the Orchard the Orchard Trivia
Introduction Aerobic Aerobic Team Dance Short Movie Excursion Music 4 count body Rhythm In groups of 5
Circuit Circuit Trivia Showing Koorie Trust interpretatio movement. Balls students are to
(30 sec station) (30 sec station) some 295 King St n students Students Refer to landy develop a
Steps Steps Melbourne VIC
Aerobic relay aboriginal interpret move on a and landy, dance.
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*Easy step *Double step *Easy step dance moves movements drum beat, on P117 * this dance
Phone 03 8622
*Grapevine *Butt kick *Grapevine and how they 2600 from music of the forth beat can focus of
*Knee bend *Piston punch *Knee bend tell stories Fax 03 9602 different students aboriginal
*Lunge *Scissor jump 4333
*Lunge through speeds. Eyes should be in story telling,
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*Shoulder roll *Twisting *Shoulder roll dance. open, closed, there creative
info@koorieherit
*Step left knee lift *Step left Croc hunter agetrust.com lying down, impression of interpretation
*Step right *Wax on Wax *Step right (incorporate Web standing. the object. Eg, or aerobic
off dance moves http://www.koorie
*Double step a shape or dance.
from last week, heritagetrust.com
*Butt kick refer attached * looking at
animal * Students
*Piston punch game rules)
aboriginal Extension fast can select
*Scissor jump dance, with 8 beat music and
*Twisting guest speakers movements make new
knee lift and work step up.
*Wax on Wax shops for the
off. (Team kids.
members will
have a list of
dances to follow.
One person will
run up read
instruction and
deliver it to there
team)
Development Aerobic relay Pass the step Aerobic Dance Mirror Frozen state, Rhythm Criteria
Ball relay. dance. 13 Stations movements, In groups of 5 Balls Routine * ability to
Aerobic Students step combo *Kangaroo in pairs students start Refer to landy works with
dance. Using spread in a *The Hunter students at one end of and landy, others to
above steps line from one *Emu mirror the room and P118 develop and
Refer to side of the Fill in game *The sun god partners with 4 8 16 perform a
lesson plan. hall to the Steal from the *Possum movement beats move dance.
other. Orchard *Fire place with music. across the * appropriate
Teacher room and choice of
choose a Story telling Movement freeze music and
combo dance Students in conversation. movements
(from the groups. Each In pairs * Displayed a
steps above) group is given students hold level of story
First team a different a conversation telling.
member story. Using by using *presented in
performs the the dance step movements a professional
dance and learnt, above, not speaking manner and
passes the ball they have to to the counts showed
to the next in create and re 4 8 or 16 evidence of
line. tell a story. planning
They do the
same until the
ball is back at
the start and
everyone has
done the
dance twice.
Aerobic
dance. Using
above steps
Refer to
lesson plan.
Conclusion Cool down Cool down Cool down Cool down Cool down Cool down Cool down
Group circle Group circle Group circle Group circle Group circle Group circle Group circle
stretch and stretch and stretch and stretch and stretch and stretch and stretch and
H20. H20. H20. H20. H20. H20. H20
Resources Aerobic dance steps (Fitness Upper Primary, Achper, p37 – 63)
Creative dance games (PE Activities, Rhythms and Dance, landy and landy)
http://www.ozoutback.com.au/postcards/postcards_forms/abor_dance_1/
Koorie Trust,295 King St Melbourne VIC 3000, Phone 03 8622 2600 , Fax 03 9602 4333 , Email info@koorieheritagetrust.com ,Web
http://www.koorieheritagetrust.com
3 dances [videorecording] IMPRINT [Lindfield, N.S.W.] : Film Australia for the Commonwealth Dept. of Aboriginal Affairs, 1978. CALL # 793.31994 8.
Dancing in the moonlight [videorecording] / producers, Trevor Graham, Sharon Connolly ; director, Trevor Graham ; assisted by Department of Aboriginal
Affairs. IMPRINT Melbourne : Produced by Yarra Bank Films in association with Townsville Aboriginal & Islander Media Association ; Australian Film
Institute [distributor], 1988. CALL # 793.3191823 1.
Shake-a-leg [videorecording] : profiles of 4 Aboriginal dancers. IMPRINT [Sydney] : Media Production Unit, NSW Dept. of School Education, for the
Aboriginal Education Unit, 1993. CALL # 782.8092294 1
Statutory Requirements(CSF2) Assessment Criteria
Health of individuals and populations Group Dance Criteria High Medium Low
4.2 Plan and implement strategies to promote personal and Ability to works with others to develop and perform a dance
environmental health and safety. Appropriate choice of music and movements
Describe the ways in which people define their own and others’ Displayed a level of story telling.
identities. Presented in a professional manner and showed evidence of
4.2 Describe the ways in which people define their own and others’ planning
identities. Participation
Movement and physical activity Showed a level of participation by attempting all tasks or
4.1 Perform motor skills proficiently in complex skill development choosing not to participate.
activities. Coordination
4.2 Identify strategies to encourage involvement in physical Displayed a level of coordination whilst attempting and
activity. completing dance moves