Ontario Arts Curriculum Grade 4 - Dance

Dance Unit - Grade 4 – Ontario Arts Curriculum. This 146-page resource was created to cover all overall and specific expectations in the Ontario Dance Curriculum.

There are 20 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: Dance the Emotions!
• Energy and Time In Dance
• Activity: Weather in Motion!
• The Language of Dance
• Activity: Poetry in Motion!
• Activity: Story Dance Creation!
• Exploring Narrative Dance
• Activity: Storytelling Through Dance
• Activity: Storytelling Through Dance
• Activity: Exploring Contrasts in Movement
• Dancing Together: Mirroring and Shadowing
• Activity: Dance of Shadows
• Exploring Energy in Dance
• Activity: Steps of Expression
• Understanding Stillness and Movement in Dance
• Activity: Freeze and Flow Dance
• Activity: Dance Telephone Activity
• Express Yourself Through Dance!
• Activity: Giggle Gestures: The Silly Dance Game
• Understanding Dance Qualities
• Activity: Dance Through the Seasons
• Call-and-Response in Dance
• Activity: Friendly Dance Battle
• Props in Dance: Movement and Space
• Activity: Dynamic Dance with Props
• Express Yourself: Dance and Silent Films
• Activity: Silent Movie Dance Story
• Activity: Musical Dance Adaptations
• Bharatanatyam: A Dance of Stories
• Activity: Discovering Bharatanatyam
• Discovering Capoeira: Dance with a Story
• Activity: Exploring Capoeira: Movement and Music
• Hula: The Dance of Hawaiian Stories
• Activity: Hula Dance Exploration Activity

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!