|
Creative Dance |
||
Main Menu |
Introduction to the Dance This dance is recommended for use with students in grades one through three. It is based on one of our favorite festive songs, called "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" by Gayla Peevey. Although this dance is fairly long, it contains lots of repetition and musical cues that will guide such young students through it with ease. This dance can easily be adapted and refined to suit the needs of diverse groups of learners. Entry and Exit Abilities: Before beginning this dance, we expect that students... *Will have a range of abilities and experiences in movement and dance *Will have varying levels of interest in movement and dance *Will have diverse levels of spatial awareness *Will have different capabilities in terms of moving to musical cues After learning this dance, we expect that students... *Will have increased understanding of movement and dance, and how to use their bodies to express action words *Will have increased interest in and appreciation for movement and dance *Will understand just how enjoyable movement and dance can be *Will have increased levels of spatial awareness and abilities to move safely using a variety of levels, pathways, and directions *Will have increased abilities to pick up on musical cues and move in time with a beat Click here to view the Physical Education K-7 IRP for more Prescribed Learning Outcomes. FYI: This creative dance would work perfectly for a Christmas Concert Performance! |