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Lesson Plan
Date: Feb 20, 2017 Grade: 4

Title of the Lesson: Drum Dancing & Square Dancing

Main Curriculum Area: Ancestral Art

Other Curriculum Areas:

Dene Kede Math Social Studies
English Language Arts
Inuvialuktun Science
Art
Physical Education
Set-up: What will you do to ensure everything is ready and
waiting for the lesson?
Have music (or fiddle, guitar, and base players), drums, song books ready for the drum
dance/square dance and PowerPoint showing instructions of the different movements and
songs.

Pre-Assessment: Where does this lesson fit into your unit plan -
introductory, middle, culminating? What do the students already know
about this topic?

This lesson fits in introductory, so students can learn the songs and dance moves.
Students understand the messages in the drum dances and examples of square
dances.

Objective (s): What knowledge, skills and/or attitudes will the

students accomplish by the end of the lesson? Take directly from the
Planning the Lesson organizer.
Students will

What knowledge, skills and/or attitudes will the students accomplish by

the end of the lesson?
Develop listening, dance, instrument, and singing skills, by doing.
Knowledge of traditional songs and dances.
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Materials: What supplies will you need, so that you can prepare in advance?
Consider: teacher resources/ human resources/student materials/equipment
Power point
Drums
Music player (or instrument players)
Written songs
Displayed dance movements

Lesson Procedures:
Motivation/Anticipatory Set: Think of a new and exciting way to capture your
students attention and hold it until the end of the lesson.

Bring in a group of drummers and dancers I know of, and demonstrate dances,
and songs.

Sequence of Lesson: This is a well thought out process of how you will
teach the objective, which includes student participation at all levels. What
key questions will you ask the students?

Use prepared PowerPoint instructions; Drum Dance or Square

Dance
Introduce the song (lesson) of the day, prior to schedule
As a class, practice singing the song
Drummer practice drumming
Dancers practice dancing
Ask questions: e.g. Who are Inuvialuit?
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Closure/Summary: Give a brief summary or overview of the

concept taught.
Use questioning to ensure that all students understand the task
at hand, what types of things can be included and the
expectations for the presentation.

Name/sing/drum/play a traditional song, particularly a song they enjoyed.

Which song involved a traditional teaching?
Perform a song or traditional dance.
Assessment: How will you assess the learning? Take directly from
the Planning the Lesson organizer.

Journal reflections, as well as, observing their performance in dancing and

singing.

Follow-up: What is the next step? Bulletin board, homework, presentations,

future lessonsetc.

Traditional singers/dancers visit

Performance
Journal reflection

Clean-up: What will you do to ensure the area is cleaned up and ready
for the next lesson to begin?

Each table is responsible for cleaning up and putting away all material after the
lesson is completed.
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Method of Teaching: How will you teach the lesson?

_ Differentiated Instruction
Teacher Directed
Inquiry Discovery
Cooperative/Group Learning
Conceptual Teaching
Individualization
Independent Study
Resource Based
Other: ____________________

Self-Evaluation: Reflect on how the lesson went in three-four sentences.