Ontario Arts Curriculum Grade 2 - Dance

Dance Unit - Grade 2 – Ontario Arts Curriculum. This 98-page resource was created to cover all overall and specific expectations in the Ontario Dance Curriculum.

There are 24 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:

• What are Pathways in Dance?
• Game: Pathway Parade Challenge
• Activity: Windy Day Whirl!
• Game: Dance Four Corners
• Activity: Flutter into Movement!
• Building a Dance from Start to Finish
• Game: Energy Explosion!
• Activity: Storybook Stars!
• Game: Floss Freeze Dance Challenge!
• Activity: Musical Statues!
• Activity: Freeze Frame Fun!
• Activity: Wiggly Worms!
• Activity: Thunderstorm Shake!
• Activity: Animal Tag Dance!
• Activity: Animal Parade!
• Activity: Zoo Adventure!
• Activity: Conga Line Creation
• Dancing in Shadow Pairs
• Activity: Follow the Leader!
• Let’s Dance in Place!
• Activity: Ocean Waves
• Dancing Together in Rhythm
• Activity: Harvest Hop!
• Activity: Waka Waka Wave

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!