Ontario Arts Curriculum Grade 6 - Dance

Dance Unit - Grade 6 – Ontario Arts Curriculum. This 158-page resource was created to cover all overall and specific expectations in the Ontario Dance Curriculum.

There are 38 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: Lava Zone Challenge!
• The Role of Props in Dance
• Activity: Dancing with Props!
• Telling Stories Through Dance
• Activity: Story Scenes in Motion
• Activity: Weather in Motion
• Props as Dance Partners
• Activity: Choreography with Chairs
• Exploring Reversed Choreography
• Activity: Reversed Dance Challenge
• Activity: Movement Telephone
• Activity: Dance Opposites Duet
• Moving As One: Group Movement in Dance
• Activity: Flocking Dance Performance
• Visual Effects in Dance
• Activity: Dancing Illusions
• Activity: Dance Charades – Movement Showdown!
• The Rise of Social Media Dance Trends
• Activity: Dance Goes Viral!
• Dance as Activism
• Activity: Message Through Movement
• Lighting in Dance
• Activity: Dancing with Shadows
• Weight-Sharing in Dance
• Activity: Balanced Partners
• Rhythm and Percussion in Dance
• Activity: Body Beats Mirror Challenge
• Activity: Recreate a Viral Dance
• Stillness and Transitions in Dance
• Activity: Story in Stillness
• Symbolism and Change in Dance
• Activity: Transformation in Motion
• The Tango: A Dance of Passion and Connection
• Activity: Discovering the Tango
• The Hopak: A Dance of Strength and Celebration
• Activity: Exploring the Hopak
• The Cumbia: A Dance of Culture and Rhythm
• Activity: Discovering the Cumbia

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!