This lesson is one of the lessons I am planning on teaching within the next week. The students I will be working with are children of the Owensville Middle School faculty. I work during the day; so the teachers and their children are very nice and will be staying after school for me to complete my lesson. Most of the students I will be teaching are in grades 1-4. Any input would be great.

Instructor: Greg Carwile

Lesson: Let’s Dance

Owensville Middle School

Grades: 1-4

Time: 40 minutes

Equipment: whistle, stereo, music: “Bunny Hop” and “Duck Dance”

Objective (s):

• Students will learn about the sport of dance.
• Students will learn basic movements and skills: hop, jump, and rhythm.
• Students will learn rules and procedures for the sport of dance.
• Students will learn proper etiquette for sport of dance.

Standards:

• PE.03.EE.02 Demonstrate critical elements in manipulative hop, jump.
• PE.03.SM.01 Identify rules, procedures, and etiquette in a specified physical activity.

Setup: Instructor will have stereo and music ready to use.

Lesson: The lesson will consist of a brief explanation how dance is used as an excellent way to exercise. The lesson will include demonstrations of the skills and techniques used during the “Bunny Hop” and “Duck Dance” : of speedball: hop, jump, and rhythm.

Procedure:

Have students line up on the side line. Students should allow enough room between each other to ensure safety during warm-ups.

1. Introductory Activity: Warm-up Exercise (5 minutes)

1. 20 jumping jacks
2. 20 toe touches
3. Run in place 30 seconds
4. Reach for the stars 20 times each hand
5. Criss-cross/Scizzors jumps for 30 seconds

Student Instructions-“Turn and make sure you have a safe distance between you and the students around you.”

Cue: “Follow through and stretch”

Blow whistle to signal end of warm-up exercises

1. Class Activity: “Bunny Hop”

Explain to the students what they will be learning today and how dance is used as a way to exercise.  Explain the dances will require timing and rhythm. (5 minutes)

1. Demonstrate the first set of steps of the  dance “Bunny Hop.” Start with right foot forward, right foot back, Left foot forward, and left foot back.
2. Students practice the steps (3-4 times)
3. Demonstrate the second set of steps of the “Bunny Hop.” Jump forward, jump back, jump, jump, jump.
4. Students practice the steps (3-4 times)
5. Students practice the dance by combining all steps.
6. Continue practicing, but with music to work on timing.

Start off individually, and then go to partners, and then go to the whole class. They go one behind the other either holding on to shoulders, or waist.

Cues-“Try to stay together. Listen to the music and try and stay with the beat. Big hops like a bunny

1. Explain the next dance the students will be learning: “Duck Dance.”
   1. Demonstrate the first set of movements of the dance “Duck Dance.” Four snaps(thumb and fingers up in air)
   2. Demonstrate the second set of movements: four flaps (arms go up & down, elbows bent)
   3. Have the students practice the first two sets of movements one after the other, once on their own and then together as a whole trying to stay together with a rhythm.
   4. Demonstrate the third set of movements:  four wiggles(hips and knees bend low)
   5. Demonstrate the fourth set of movements: four claps
   6. Have the students practice the third and fourth sets of movements one after the other, once on their own and then together as a whole trying to stay together with rhythm.
   7. Demonstrate the four sequences of movements together.
   8. Have the students repeat the four sequences of movements, trying to stay together.
   9. Explain to the students they will skip around the circle when the music changes to the slower beat, then repeat the steps above when the music changes back to the first sequence.
   10. With music, demonstrate the sequence of movements.
   11. Students will practice the sequence of movements with music.

The dance can be done in a circle or in short lines.

Cues: “Try and stay together. Listen to the music and try to stay with the beat. Move those hips.”

Closing Activity: “Great job everyone. What is one thing you learned today?” How important is rhythm and timing during a dance? Ok, let’s get lined up and Bunny Hop to the door.”

Turn on music and “Bunny Hop” as the closing activity.