Year 2 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
Y2 Dance Diary
Y2 Dance Assessment
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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
Warm up: Ready set go
Runaway Baby Dance Video
Dance: What did you notice?
Dance: How could you change the formation?
Runaway baby Part 2 - Practice
Dance: What other formations?
Dance: What shapes can we use?
Runaway Baby
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
Let's watch the "I Like to Move It Move It" dance
Dance: What actions did you see?
Dance: What actions followed words?
I like to move it Part 1 - Practice
Cool Down: Stretches
Cool Down : Buddy up
Reflection
Lesson Plan
Introduction:
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 (Mirror, mirror)
Let's watch : I Like to Move It Move It Dance
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: Cool Down Stretches
Cool Down: Why is balance important?
Reflection