Teaching Resources |
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Units |
Teaching activity |
Resources & NC Guidance |
Year 1
Dance activities |
QCA Unit 1
Explore basic body actions eg jumping and turning. Make short
dances based on themes. Eg clowns or animals. |
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"Snowmen and Penguins" Unit of Work (C.S. Mellish) |
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Year 2
Dance activities |
QCA Unit 2
Create and perform short performances that communicate different
moods and feelings.
Ideas based on different times and cultures. |
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"Storytelling through Indian Dance" Unit of Work (C.S.Mellish)
A Selection of different dance ideas and activities |
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Year 3
Dance activities |
QCA Unit 3
Children perform dances; focus on creating, adapting and linking
a range of dance actions. Work with a partner or small groups. |
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"Numeracy and Dance" Dance idea (C.S.Mellish)
A selection of dance activities that could be used progressively
over a series of weeks. |
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Year 4
Dance activities |
QCA Unit 4
Children create characters and narrative through movement and
gesture. Work in pairs or small groups. |
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"Silent Movies" Unit of Work (C.S.Mellish)
A selection of dance activities that could be used progressively
over a series of weeks |
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Year 5
Dance activities |
QCA Unit 5
Create, watch, learn and perform dance in a range of styles
in pairs or small groups |
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"African Dance Drama" Unit of Work (C.S.Mellish) |
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Year 6
Dance activities |
QCA Unit 6
Focus on using visual images as a starting point for composing,
performing and watching dance. |
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"Visual images: professional dance stimulus'" dance
idea (C.S.Mellish) |
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Year 6/7
Dance activities |
QCA Link Unit
Children focus on popular dance from different eras. Use step
and gesture patterns, body shape, contact work and contrasts
in dynamic and rhythmic patterning. |
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"Rock'n'Roll" Unit of Work (C.S.Mellish) |
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