Lesson Plan

Art Discipline: Dance 
Grade Level: Second Grade 
Teacher's Name: Natalie Gonzalez  
Volume: III 
 
2. Date: 11/11/2024 
 
3. COMPONENT: Movement Skills and Underlying Principles 

OBJECTIVE: Demonstrates repetition or making patterns of movement. 
 
4. Standard (Competency): Students can respond to rhythmic patterns through appropriate movements.  
 
5. Plan (Activity):  

Introduction: Today’s class is holiday themed, so each student will say their name and favorite holiday to begin the class on a fun note and create a sense of community. 

Warm Up: (5 minutes) Students will follow the teacher for a guided stretch. Stretching must be done properly and effectively to ensure students do not get injured while dancing in class. 

Teach dance: (10-15 minutes) Student’s will learn a dance to Jingle Bell Rock that utilized repetition of basics in dance such as grapevines and three step turns to create patterns. The high, medium, and low levels of space will also be emphasized during this activity.  
 
6. Assessment: Students will be split into two groups and be observed by the teacher to assess movement quality and memory retention.  

Cool Down: (2-5 minutes) Since it is a Monday, students will join in a circle and share something they are looking forward to this week with their peers. This creates a sense of community, starts the week on a positive note, and ends the class session. 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Holistic Curriculum

 1. Brain Break: Giving them time to dance on their own and sit if they want to sit. Time for no instuction and they get overwhelmed easily so its a time to relax and chill.  2. Teaching children how to learn about their brain and how to use it. a) Focus - meditation: helps you learn about your brain and ur body and relaxes you enough to understand how to use it.  b) Happiness - talking about what your struggling with so you know your not alone. and everyone around you will have simpathy and they can go around and say something they like about each other.  c) Kindness - group work because it teaches them how to be kind and patient with others.  d) Gratitude journaling - after class write about what you talked about, draw how they are feeling to express themselves and write down who they ar egreatful for.  3. Teach children brain fitness: a) Resilience - To put themselves out there and make them build thick skin so that they gain confidence and love who they...
Read more

Teaching philosophy statement

  As a teacher I am dedicated to forming an inclusive and creative educational safe space for students to make close relationships. This will allow them to feel comfortable and reach their full potential by experimenting in the arts without fear of failure or judgement. In doing so, I share my enthusiasm for dance and pass this on to them, encouraging them to participate in lifelong learning beyond the walls of the classroom. By emphasizing creativity, students are taught to think from different perspectives. Strategies such as group work allow students to build a community, cooperate, and engage with each other
Read more