Lesson Plan Template

Date
Teacher Name Sydney Peters 05/04/17
(DD/MM/YYYY)
Subject Area Dance Grade 10/11
Topic Hip Hop Time 80 minutes
General Learner Develop an understanding and appreciation of dance as an art form
Outcome(s) Demonstrate concentration, focus & coordination
Taken from Alberta Program of
Studies Develop an awareness and understand of how the body moves
Specific Learner Participate positively in class activities
Outcome(s) Explore through movement, combine, and contrast the dance elements of body awareness,
Taken from Alberta Program of
Studies
space, time, energy and relationships
Students will be able to:
Learning Objectives 1) Learn basic hip hop steps
What do you want your
2) Dance in synchronization with the music
students to learn?
3) Learn a sequence of steps for their performance
Assessment 1. Students effort in class during the hip hop unit
How will you know your 2. Students growth from first hip hop lesson to last hip hop lesson
students have learned? 3. Students ability to set meaningful goals
Materials Music for:
What resources will you need? Warm up, center, choreography, tap dance
Introduction Change out (5 minutes)
(attention grabber) Attendance (5 minutes)
Warm up (10 minutes)
o Running on spot, jumping jacks, burpees (3 minutes)
o Shoulder rolls, head rolls, upper body rolls, rib cage (3 minutes)
o Side stretches. Bounce and stretch with feet parallel, lunge right, lunge left, abs (3 minutes)
Center Steps and across floor- (20 minutes)
o Side dig
Body
o Slide dig
(Activity #1) o Up rocks
o Step backs
o Back side front
o Kick cross b/c
o Kicky step
o Stall
Body
Cleaning tap and H/H dances (30 minutes)
(Activity #2)
Cool down- (5 minutes)
Neck
Closure Shoulders
(consolidation of
Arm swings
learning)
Upper body rolls
Knee and foot holds