Year 1 Move Monkeys
We look at Agility, Balance and Coordination in this unit with 4 fun and easy dances to learn over an 8 session course.
Unit Overview
Y1 Dance Assessment
Y1 Dance Diary
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Tips and Tricks Video
Tips and Tricks Sheet
Curriculum Map
Lesson Plan
Introduction
Introduction: What is Dance
Introduction: Can Dancing Help?
Introduction: Why?
Warm Up Video
Warm Up: Ready Set Go
Agility Dance Video
Dance: What is agility?
Dance: Agility is.....
Balance Dance Video
Dance: What is balance?
Dance: Balance is....
Coordination Dance Video
Dance: What is coordination?
Dance: Coordination is...
ABC Dance Video
Cool Down: Summer Stroll
Cool Down: Stretches
Cool Down: Why is balance important in dance?
Reflection
Lesson Plan
Introduction
Introduction: Why do we need ABC?
Introduction: What are different movements?
Introduction: Do you know?
Warm Up: Stretches
Warm up: Ready Set Go
Runaway Baby Video
Dance: What did you notice?
Dance: Did you see big movements?
Dance: Did you see heavy movements?
Runaway Baby Part 1 - Practice
Cool Down: Summer Stroll
Cool Down: Stretches
Reflection
Lesson Plan
Introduction
Introduction: What is a formation?
Introduction: Formation is ...
Introduction: Do you know?
Introduction: How Can We?
Warm Up Video
Warm Up: Ready Set Go
Runaway Baby
Dance: What did you notice?
Dance: How Could you change the formation?
Dance: What shapes can we use?
Runaway Baby Part 2 - Practice
Cool Down: Buddy up
Cool Down : Stretches
Reflection
Lesson Plan
Introduction:
Introduction: What is a beat?
Introduction: What's mirroring?
Introduction: Actions not words?
Warm up
Warm Up: Ready Set Go
I Like to Move It Move It.
Dance: What actions followed words?
Dance: What actions did you see?
I like to move it - Part 1 Practice
Cool Down: Buddy up
Cool Down: Stretches
Reflection
Lesson Plan
I Like to Move it Move it
Introduction: What is Spacing?
Introduction: How to Dance in Groups?
Introduction: What Can Cross?
Let's Do Warm Up Stretches
Warm Up: Ready Set Go
Dance: Let's Watch I Like to Move It
Dance: Were You Moving in Time with Your Group?
I like to Move it Move it Part 2 Practice
Dance: Performance & Feedback
Dance: What Do You Think?
Cool Down : Group Chat
Cool Down Stretches
Cool Down: Why is Balance Important in Dance?
Reflection