Mexican Hat Dance: Lesson Plan

LESSON PLAN:  Mexican Hat Dance

ELA: 7.EC.3, 4, 13- Dance            Class: Preschool 4 years                                      Date:                                 Time: 1 hr
OUTCOMES/ESSENTIAL LEARNINGS Spatial awareness Legs crossing (complex motor planning) Galloping and skipping Change of directions Following instructions Socializing (team work)		INDICATORS Students are able to follow  a sequence of movements in dance and work co-operatively in partners. ASSESSMENT Students can work cooperatively in groups. Students can follow instructions set out. Students have basic knowledge of body parts. Students can be a successful audience. Students can use self-assessment techniques.  Students understand about different cultural concepts.
TEACHING AND LEARNING ACTIONS
TIMING 5min 10mins 20mins 10mins 10mins	ORIENTATION/INTRODUCTION; Discussion: learning a dance Outline behavioural expectations. Warm up- Deconstruct movements in the dance BODY Teach components of the dance, add sequence with music. CONCLUSION Warm down- breathing exercises and stretching Students critically reflect on how well they learnt. Discussion- The dances symbolic meaning, where it is from and the cultural and social aspects of the dance	TEACHING/ LEARNING STRATEGIES Outline to students behavioural expectations during lesson Clear explanation of the activity (learning a new dance)	RESOURCES Cd player Clear space Music Props	INCLUSIVE PRACTICES