Ontario Arts Curriculum Grade 5 - Dance

Dance Unit - Grade 5 – Ontario Arts Curriculum. This 145-page resource was created to cover all overall and specific expectations in the Ontario Dance Curriculum.

There are 21 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: Guess My Move!
• The Influence of Visual Art on Dance
• Activity: Dance the Art
• Exploring Balance and Connection in Dance
• Activity: Mirror Dance Challenge
• Athleticism in Dance
• Activity: Popular Dances with Athleticism
• Activity: Dance Storytelling
• Exploring Narrative Dance in Theatre
• Activity: Narrative Dance Creation
• Activity: Shapes and Tempos
• Dance Maps: Choreography Explained
• Activity: Learning the Cupid Shuffle
• Activity: Exploring Movement and Space
• Dance and Music: A Perfect Pair
• Activity: Dance to the Sounds
• Dance in Daily Life
• Activity: Dancing Everyday Movements
• Discovering Dance: The Creative Process
• Activity: Choreographing with Principles
• Activity: Formation Fun
• Activity: Freeze & Connect
• Dance Together: The Power of Partnership
• Activity: Connecting Movements
• Activity: Partner Power Moves
• How Dance Inspires Fashion
• Activity: Dance in Style
• Activity: Learn the Two-Step
• The Power of the Haka
• Activity: Exploring the Haka
• Feel the Fire: Flamenco Dance
• Activity: Flamenco in Focus
• The Beauty of the Chinese Ribbon Dance
• Activity: Ribbons in Motion

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!