Knees Up Mother Brown

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Content

Where does the dance come from?

Mention of France in the song- discuss

Use the globe to discover other countries

The Dance Components

Some of the different dance components include:

·      Circle dance

·      High knees

·      Behind kicking (if you want to make it a little harder)

·      Balancing

·      Hoping on one foot and changing over

·      Spinning

Skill Components

·      Spatial awareness

·      Jumping

·      Following instructions

·      Ability to stand on one leg

·      Ability to hop on one leg

·      Jumping (fundamental motor skills pg 49)

·      Find a partner

·      Different ways of holding partner(hand, elbow, two hands)

How We Teach

One method to teach the different components of the dance is to introduce and deconstruct the moves during a warm up activity.

Deconstruct: Warm up

·      Spinning around in a circle

·      High Knees

·      Hoping

·      Jumping

·      Watch a clip on the interactive white board or computer of the dance.

Strategies

Being organized is the key to success when teaching a dance; make sure you have your resources ready, and the time and space you need to teach. Also be flexible, the outcomes do not always go the way you have planned them, having a flexible program helps if things take longer or quicker to teach than expected.

·      Clear space to dance

·      Resources needed (music, cd player, Interactive White Bored, computer, Internet available)

·      Outline to students behavioural expectations during lesson

·      Clear explanation of the activity (learning a new dance)

Curriculum Perspectives

ELA: 7.EC.1, 3, 11, 13 (Dance)

ELA: 13.EC.2, 4, 7, 8, 9 (Physical activity)

Cross Curriculum Ideas and Perspectives

To follow on from this dance in your class room teachers can discuss with students- Things that are up, and things that are down i.e. the sky, clouds, birds, planets and the ocean, ground and so on. This subjects links to the dance because when trying to get their (Knees up) students need to really lift their legs high of the ground.

Every Chance to Learn:

Science ELA:

19.EC.10, 12, 15

 Hopping on one foot (show pictures  of birds hopping whilst courting/mating, Ostridge mating dance (link to youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hd-ueLAgIQU

Source:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hd-ueLAgIQU

Resources

·      Music

·      Lyrics

·      Instructions

·      Link to youtube video- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6ZbZJK7qrs

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·  Source:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6ZbZJK7qrs

References:

Source: Knees up Mother Brown

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6ZbZJK7qrs

ACT Department of Education and Training (2007) Every Chance To Learn: Curriculum framework for ACT schools Preschool to year 10, Canberra: Department of Education and Training.