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Grade 4 Dance Unit Plan

The Grade 4 dance class covers various elements of dance over several lessons. It begins with an introduction to dance, exploring what dance is, who dances, and where students have seen dance performed. Later lessons focus on different dance cultures, using the body to express emotions, use of space and movement, tempo and energy, and relationships between dancers. Assessments include a dance journal, exit cards, and a final research project on a cultural dance where students present their findings in a group poster and performance. The goal is for students to experience dance as play, develop dance appreciation, make personal connections through movement, engage in creative exploration, refine techniques, and perform dances.

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Grade 4 Dance Unit Plan

The Grade 4 dance class covers various elements of dance over several lessons. It begins with an introduction to dance, exploring what dance is, who dances, and where students have seen dance performed. Later lessons focus on different dance cultures, using the body to express emotions, use of space and movement, tempo and energy, and relationships between dancers. Assessments include a dance journal, exit cards, and a final research project on a cultural dance where students present their findings in a group poster and performance. The goal is for students to experience dance as play, develop dance appreciation, make personal connections through movement, engage in creative exploration, refine techniques, and perform dances.

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Grade4:Dance

**EachclasswillfinishorstartwithDPA
Introductiontodance(1class)
Whatisdance?
Whodances?
Wherehaveyouseendance?(Wedding,banquet)
Introduce:DancePl3y
o Bubbleofawesome
o FundamentalpartstoDance
o DanceAppreciation,DevelopingConnections,CreativeExpressions,Skill
RefinementandDancePerformance.
Culturesofdance(11.5class)
Showvideosofdifferenttraditionaldancesofmultiplecultures
Venndiagramofsimilaritiesanddifferences
o Discussionofstudentsculturaldances
Whatdowethinktheyaretryingtocommunicatethroughdance?
Whataretheywearing?
Wheredoesdanceoriginate?
Body(1class)
Emotionsthroughdance
o Talkaboutpeoplesbodylanguage
o Asagroupshowactionsthatcorrespondwithemotions
Figureorshapeofthedancer,seenbytheaudience
Whatshapescanbemadewithourbodies
Reintroducebubbleofawesome
Movingwithourbubbleofawesomethroughouttheroomwhendancing
Space(1.5classes)
Poetryreadapoemwiththeclass(popcornstyle)
o Moveasthepoemisreadtoconveythefeelingsassociatedwiththepoem
o DiscusshowIexpressedthepoemthroughmydancemoves
HowNegativespaceisusedindance
Useasecondpoemandbreakstudentsintogroupsof4or5,eachgettingasecondofthe
poem(afewstanzas)
o Studentstogethercomeupwithmovestoexpressthepoem
o Aftersometimestudentspresenttotheclasstheirdancemovesandwhytheyfelt
itbestrepresentedtheirpoem
Exitcardsifitcarriesontoasecondperiod,journalentryattheend

Time(1class)
Tempo
Howdoesachangeinthetempochangeourbodymovements
Doesadifferenttempochangehowwefeel?
WorkingontheirculturalDanceassignment
Energy/Relationship(1Class)
Locomotorsmovementsvsnonlocomotormovements
o Movebodytoanewspacevs.movingyourbodyinthesamespace
Howcanweusetheelementstoconveyemotions

Levelofreadiness
ReviewofLocomotorsmovementsvsnonlocomotor
o Completingamapoftheirmovements

InorOut(1Class)(inspiredby:http://code.on.ca/resource/orout#section5)
Powerrelations
Studentsinpairs(AorB)
o Awordyes
o Bwordno
o Adoptastanceassociatedwiththosewords
Usespace/body
CultureofDance(11.5Classes)
Presentingtheirfindings
Finalgroupposter
Importanceofdancetothatculture,
*BetterwhenImdancing(1Class)
Finaldanceperformance
Studentsbreakintogroups
Listentosong,createmovestogowiththechorus
Studentsalldancetothesamesongandbreakintotheirgroupstodotheirdancemoves
Rejoiningwitheveryonewhenitsnotthechorus
Thenbackintotheirgroupswhenitsthechorus
Videotapeforfeedback
Assessments:
Dancejournal
o Feedback
o Howstudentsfeel
o Definitionsofelements

ExitCard
Studentinvolvement/effort/participation
Finalresearchproject
o Culturaldance(background?)

DanceasaPlayfulExperienceStudentsareledthroughavarietyofdanceswheretheylearnsimplemoves,
withoutworryingabouttherulesofdance(choreographyandtechnique).

DanceAppreciationStudentslearnabouttheElementsofDanceandthehistoricalcontextofdifferentdance
genres.Studentssharepriorknowledgeandexpresspersonalintereststoguidetheirlearning.

DevelopingConnectionsThroughlistening,selfreflectionadnlargegroupmovementactivities,studentslearnto
connecttomusic,gainasenseofselfawarenessanddevelopinterpersonalskills.

CreativeExplorationStudentsexplorevariouswaysofexpressingtheirthoughts,opinions,ideasandstoriesto
differentstylesandgenresofmusicbyapplyingthecreativeprocess.

SkillRefinementStudentscreateshortroutinesthatapplytheirunderstandingoftheElementsofDance.They
refinethetechniquesandmovementsthatwillberequiredtoexecuteadanceperformanceasanindividualorasa
group.

DancePerformanceStudentsperformadanceroutineasanindividualorgroupusingtheElementsofDanceto
communicatemessages,thoughtsandstories.Studentsapplystrategiestolearnandrememberchoreography.

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