Ontario Arts Curriculum Grade 1 - Dance

Dance Unit - Grade 1 – Ontario Arts Curriculum. This 87-page resource was created to cover all overall and specific expectations in the Ontario Dance Curriculum.

There are 22 dance assignments that will engage your students from start to finish. Included are:

• Report pages for students to learn about the elements of dance
• Activity sheets with embedded lesson plan instructions
• Planning pages for students to organize their dances
• Criteria to keep students and teachers focused on the dance elements being taught
• Reflection pages for students to reflect on their strengths and weaknesses
• Rubrics for assessment

Within these activities, students will learn the overall expectations:

• A1: Creating and Presenting – using the creative process to create and present dances.
• A2: Reflecting, Responding, and Analysing – thinking critically about their own performances as well as other’s performances.
• A3: Exploring Forms and Cultural Contexts – using different styles and forms of dance.

Assignments included:

• Activity: Hello Wave Dance Circle!
• Game: Follow the Funky Leader
• Game: Animal Boogie Parade
• Activity: Morning Routine Dance!
• Game: Wiggle and Freeze Story
• Telling Stories with Shapes
• Activity: Shape the Brave Knight!
• Activity: Skip, Spin, and Circle!
• Activity: Baby Shark Swim Dance!
• Activity: Macarena Arm Wave Party!
• Activity: Sunny Day Arm Wave Dance!
• Activity: Hokey Pokey Shake and Dance!
• Activity: Slide, Freeze, and Dance!
• Dancing with Directions!
• Activity: Hop, Fall, Slide!
• Game: Shape Pop!
• Activity: Mirror Me Slowly!
• Dancing with Ribbons!
• Activity: Ribbon Shapes in the Air!
• Game: Emotion Freeze Dance
• Activity: Emotion Statues Parade!
• Game: Dance Dice Surprise!

This is a comprehensive unit that will save you hours of planning! It has everything you need to feel confident that you are covering the Ontario Drama curriculum.

BOTH GOOGLE SLIDES AND PDF VERSIONS INCLUDED!

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