Thanksgiving (11/20/14)
This was probably the most challenging
lesson for me to plan. When Mrs. Rigby asked me to do a dance lesson
plan based around Thanksgiving I was unsure of where to begin or how
to incorporate dance into the subject.
Warm Up:
After looking around online, I found
an idea for a warm up that worked well. Instead of using the words
for If You Are Happy And You Know It,
I used the same song but then replaced the word “happy” with
“thankful.” This fun little shift in words let me use that same
phrase but then add in dancing phrases such as, “If you are happy
and you know it dance down low.”
Activity #1:
For most of the
lesson, after the warm up, I used a book I had found about
Thanksgiving. Before I taught the lesson, I read through it and found
some of the dancing words within it—words like “strong,”
“gather,” “waves.” As I read through the book I pointed out
these words and asked the students how they could implement those
words in their bodies. They came up with some great ideas!
Conclusion:
I had no idea how
to make a dance lesson about Thanksgiving but it worked and was
beneficial and fun for the students!
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