| Lesson |
Review skills/Concepts |
New
skills/Concepts |
Major teaching Points ( teaching cues) |
Organization of lesson
and (Teaching styles) |
| 1. | - beat/rhythm - footwork (grapevine, heel-toe, schottische and slide) - matching |
- good posture (head up , back straight) - on balls of feet - feet close together - knees slightly bent - synchronized (matching) |
1. Intro- Bean Bag tag (guided discovery) 2. Beat for line dance 3. Footwork Progression (Command/practice) 4. Peer design (Divergent discovery) |
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| 2. |
- beat - footwork |
- team work - organization - group cohesiveness - cooperation - creativity |
- good posture (head up , back straight) - on balls of feet - feet close together - knees slightly bent - synchronized (matching) |
1. Intro- Partner tag with previous steps taught 2. Review routines in same groups of 5 (practice) 3. Peer design - up to three groups of ten (practice/self-check/reciprical) 4. Culminating- Presentation of group created dances (divergent discovery) |
| 3. |
- beat/rhythm - footwork |
- peer teaching - patience - learning new dances from peers |
allow for student interaction
give students responsibility |
1. Intro- Simon says 2. Groups teach their dances to other groups (guided discovery/ reciprocal) |
| 4. |
- new
rhythm(jive) - jive footwork - mirroring - positions(semi-open, closed and swing out) - leading and following |
-(slow
slow quick quick) -head up -on balls of feet *more cues |
1. Intro- show video Rhythm finder (guided discovery) 2. Finding the rhythm of a partner - jive footwork - leading and following - positions(semi-open, closed and swing out) (practice) 3. Grand march |
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| 5. |
- new rhythm(jive) - jive footwork - mirroring - positions(semi-open, closed and swing out) |
- jive variations (overhead swing, dishrag, leaders outside turn, followers inside turn) |
- don't watch feet - leader take initiative - react to leader |
1. Intro- Grand march (extended version) 2. Jive variations (practice) 3. Partners give demo to class |
| 6. |
- footwork - rhythm |
- independent learning - intro to task cards |
- stay on task - give assistance when needed - motivate |
1. Intro- Musical hoola hoops 2. Self check Task sheet (self-check) 3. Grand March |
| 7. |
- footwork - rhythm - jive variations |
- new and extended jive
variations - self direction |
- circulate and give feedback - assist those needing it most |
1. Intro- Freeze tag w/partner 2. Inclusion stations (inclusion) 3. Practice joining jive variations to music (new and old variations) (practice) |
| 8. |
- all line dance and jive
concepts previously learned |
- creativity - acceptance |
- dances have to include
entire group - choice of line or jive (encourage a combo) - encourage them to bring own music |
1. Intro- Simon says to review previous concepts and dance language (peer lead) 2. Form groups of 5 or 6 3. Practice dances that will be performed/demonstated next lesson (practice/ reciprocal/ selfcheck) |
| 9. |
- footwork - rhythm - jive variations - matching/mirroring - jive/line dance variations |
- evaluating of peers |
-Remind students to dress
up for next lesson |
1. Intro- short period
to practice dance 2. perform dance - peer evaluations |
| 10. |
- enthusiasm -spirit of the dancer - encourage participation - switch partners each dance (often) |
1. Grand march Gets them with partners 2. class dance 3. Handout culminating questionnaire - return pre unit questionnaire - hand out next unit questionnaire |