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movement education lesson plan hello dance

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  Hello Dance 2
  
  Movement Education Lesson Plan for the "Hello Dance"
                                                    
  
  General Overview:
  To follow is a lesson plan created for children in grades three to five. It touches on a variety of movement themes throughout the lesson for maximum participation and learning. The movement themes that are involved in this lesson include body awareness, space awareness, imagery/visualization, effort awareness, relaxation and relationship awareness. The entire lesson will be approximately twenty minutes including warm up and cool down activities.
  
  Grade/Age Level: grades 3-5
  
  Hint: This dance could be modified to suit higher grade levels (gr. 6-8).
  
  Length of Lesson: 20 minutes
  
  Equipment:
  -ghetto blaster
  -extension cord
  -CD titled Dancing All Over the Place, volume #3, track #8
  -flags of Canada, Denmark, Japan and France
  
  General Safety Concerns:
  Please make sure there is no debris or equipment lying on the floor and that everyone is wearing proper shoes with all laces tied. Also, make sure the extension cord for the ghetto blaster is not hanging an area where the children will be moving.
  
  Hint: Before the class, set up and test all stereo equipment to avoid any wasted time.
  
  Stop/Start Signal: Maple Leaf
  
  Movement Themes For Lesson: variety of themes
  
  Warm up activity: Maple leaf
  Length: 3-5 minutes
  Equipment: none required
  Movement Concept/Theme: visualization, effort and space awareness
  
  Description: Students are challenged to visualize themselves as a maple leaf attached to a branch of a tree...