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Dance and Creative Movement
Moving to music, rhythm, high and low levels, travelling directions, patterns and a performed movement story.
Unit overview
Children respond to music and rhythm, explore levels and directions, copy and create short patterns and perform a movement story based on a familiar theme.
Prior learning
Learning objectives
- Move in time with a beat
- Show high and low levels
- Copy and create movement patterns
- Perform a short dance story
Progression of skills
- Lesson 1: Moving to music
- Lesson 2: Exploring rhythm
- Lesson 3: High and low movements
- Lesson 4: Travelling in different directions
- Lesson 5: Copying and creating patterns
- Lesson 6: Performing a movement story
Assessment opportunities
emerging
Takes part with adult support and shows the movement some of the time.
developing
Shows the movement with growing control in most activities.
secure
Shows the movement confidently and with control, and can try the progression.
End-of-unit outcomes
- Does the child respond to changes in the music?
- Can the child keep a steady beat for 4 counts?
- Can the child show high, medium and low levels?
- Can the child change level with control?
- Can the child travel in three directions?
- Can the child follow a direction pattern?
The six lessons
- 1Moving to musicTo move in different ways in response to different types of music. · 35 minsFree
- 2Exploring rhythmTo clap, step and move in time with a steady beat. · 35 minsPremium
- 3High and low movementsTo move at high, medium and low levels and change level smoothly. · 35 minsPremium
- 4Travelling in different directionsTo travel forwards, backwards and sideways in time with music. · 35 minsPremium
- 5Copying and creating patternsTo copy a short movement pattern and create my own with a partner. · 35 minsPremium
- 6Performing a movement storyTo perform a short movement story using ideas from the unit. · 35 minsPremium