What would it be like to be superheroes and have superpowers? Together with your superhero pals, find and defeat the bad guys and free their captors in this action-packed dance…
Your ‘Superheroes’ Teaching Pack for Key Stage 1 Dance
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- 6-week lesson plan
- integrated music tracks
- pupil assessment charts
- curriculum objectives
- learning outcomes
- comprehensive teaching notes
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Outline
What would it be like to be superheroes and have superpowers? Together with your superhero pals, find and defeat the bad guys and free their captors in this action-packed dance…
Curriculum Objectives:
- Develop fundamental movement skills (agility, balance & coordination)
- Become increasingly competent and confident in moving the body
- Work individually and with others
- Engage in co-operative physical activities
- Explore a range of increasingly challenging situations
Learning Outcomes:
- Master a variety of basic movement patterns
- Develope balance, agility and co-ordination
- Perform dances using simple movement patterns
Unit Contents:
Week 1: Superhero Solo
Starter
Discuss superhero characters e.g.
- Superman
- Spiderman
- Elastigirl
- Batman
- The Green Lantern
- Etc.
What do they look like and how do they move? For example:
- Superman: protects Earth from danger, has x-ray vision, ice-breath, can fly.
- Elastigirl: wife of Mr Incredible, extremely flexible, can stretch her body.
How would they travel?
- Swing
- Climb
- Slide
- Dart
- Crawl
- Leap
- Dodge
- Spin
Choose your favourite superhero.
Warm up
Is There a Doctor in the House?
When the music stops, run to a new space and choose a pose for your favourite superhero.
Try to include changes of direction and use the whole space.
When familiar with this, encourage pupils to extend to using low, medium and high levels. Pick out some good poses to share with the rest of the class
Main
The Chase
- Listen to the music and discuss the sounds and instruments used.
Pick out a point in the music and ask the children what movement they could use to interpret it. Encourage the children to listen and comment on the changes, also expressing which parts they like and why.
- Find a space and hold a favourite pose from the warm up. This will be your starting position. Also think of an ending position, which should be a different pose.
Encourage the children to explore level, direction and speed through space.
- Create one jump, one turn, one roll and one pose to represent your chosen hero.
Ensure the children explore different jumps and turns before making a choice.
- In pairs, each display your moves to your partner.
- Extension: try movements in a different order, to see which order of moves links best together.
Cool Down
Is There a Doctor in the House?
Like the warm up. This time, when the music stops, the teacher will shout out a number between 1 and 5. Divided yourselves into groups of the size called out, then create a pose together in contact with one another.
Key Vocabulary:
low level, appreciation, jump, roll, turn, pose, contact, links
Week 2: Superhero Duet
To continue using this plan…