January Preschool Dance Lesson Plan

_______________________________________________________________________________________ JANUARY LESSON PLAN | \"I NEED A HERO!\" | MANNERS & SAFETY PROPS TEACHING AIDS PASS OFF SKILLS Bean bags Have dancers take turns picking a piece and then Echappe do what it says! OR, follow the lesson plan and go in Step touch w/ jumps Stop sign order of the skills listed. *Skills included on the Hips- side to side Steering wheel (Sept bin) teaching aids have a star by them in the lesson plan* Follow Directions Angry face Book: 1. Mittens, clothesline, clothespins, scotch tape “Can’t Don’t Won’t” (Hang on clothesline, numbers on back. Concept: Speed Alternate each week: use 1-6, then 7-12) Fast/Slow Rewards: Stickers and stamps # TITLE SKILLS INSTRUCTIONS/IDEAS 1 Stretching Song 2 Shaky Shaky “Get moving!” Stand and stretch, Make up your own moves clapping, bouncing, jumping, and follow the words. Fast 3 Posture Exercise spinning, etc. Have fun! and slow! Get wiggles out! Hips- side to side 4 Peanut Butter “Follow Me!” Shake! Isolations- 5 Clapping heads, shoulders, hands, hips, feet, 6 Safest Dog knees. WARM UP Standing up- do “good backs,” Follow the words, really get “bad backs.” their creative juices flowing! Shoulder isolations. Be a tree, in the wind! Be a On knees- do “camel backs” rocket, fly around on toes! Camel backs on knees. Sit down into butterfy stretch. See Example #1 Incorporate good backs/bad backs, Make peanut butter and and stretching over legs. jelly sandwiches! Stretch legs out in front Follow the words while you Touch toes/knees are stretching. Work on Flex and point feet, ankle rolls rhythm! Tuck and pike while sitting Straddle Stretch Always emphasize correct On tummy- frogs, criss cross, technique: pointed toes, doughnuts, mermaids. straight legs. Get hands on

BALLET CENTER FLOOR:BALLET Teach Port de bras Use Example #2 7 Greeting- Ballet Follow the words. 8 Port de bras Teach Port de bras “Soft fingers! Hands like snowflakes!” 9 Doodle Bug Foot positions, plié, tendu taps, tendu passé, releve, echappes, Focus on echappes, bouree around room, sauté jumps, Make up your own creative arabesque (balance on one foot). routine using ballet skills. START USING A TEACHING AID! PICK YOUR BEST LISTENER TO CHOOSE THE FIRST ONE 10 Thing about Tiggers Hops around the room! Toe touches. Move! Get them breathing! Chorus do toe 11 Come on Let’s Jump More jumping songs touches. 12 See… I’m Jumping JAZZ 13 Jumping Bean Story Listening song Start on floor, follow the words 14 Follow My Directions Follow directions! Add in heel digs, boogie, Follow the words and add your own in the step touch w/ jumps free space. 15 Do As I’m Doing Movement song Choose a helper to be the leader! Stranger Song Kick your bum runs, Discuss the safety kid rule to not talk to 16 “Don’t talk to hands on hips strangers. Ask them, “Should you talk to #1 Mitten strangers?” and have them answer with a strangers!” loud “NO!” Skips USE STOP SIGN. Discuss being safe when #2 Mitten crossing the street. Practice looking both ways before they go Look Both Ways across the floor, or stand in the middle of the 17 Before You Cross the room and make them look both ways before they get to the stop sign. Street ACROSS FLOOR Bouree walks Talk about how policemen keep us safe and #11 Mitten help us! 18 Say Please and Marches Play “Teacher May I.” Thanks #12 Mitten Students say, “Teacher may I march?” Teachers say, “Yes you may!” 19 Always Tell the Truth Marches Students say, “Thank you!” #3 Mitten Grand Battement Talk about how our teachers help us learn (Kicks) and grow! #4 Mitten Discuss the importance of telling the truth 20 Two is Safer than One Chasses- with a buddy and not lying. #5 Mitten Always go with a buddy! Discuss questions like these: “Do you go to the park by yourself?” “Is it very safe to leave your mom and walk around the store all alone?”

21 Work Together Freeze dance with a Discuss working together and helping each friend! other at home and with friends. #6 Mitten 22 Say I’m Sorry Practice saying sorry Talk about how “I’m sorry” is more than just a #7 Mitten word, you have to mean it! Give them examples. “Does this sound like I am really sorry?” Practice saying it angry and nice. Leaps over the bean USE BEAN BAGS 23 Watch Your Manners bags Discuss good manners. Picking your nose, burping, saying “excuse me,” elbows on the #8 Mitten table, etc. 24 Drive the Firetruck Chasses Talk about how a firetruck helps us. #9 Mitten USE STEERING WHEEL 25 The Ambulance “Simon Says” Talk about how an ambulance helps up practice body parts when we are hurt. Play “Simon Says” #10 Mitten 26 Bean Bag Bop FUN SONGS 27 Bean Bag Game Follow Me Song! USE BEAN BAGS! 28 Bean Bag Stretch Sit in front of the mirror until it says 29 Fun with Feelings Follow the words “happy!” then get up and dance. Make your faces really big! Have fun w/ them! 30 Clean Up Ending song and pass off skills 31 It’s Time to Clean Up ALWAYS END CLASS WITH A CURTSEY AND A REWARD! LAST WEEK OF MONTH: COLORING PASS OFF PAGE Please carefully put away all props and supplies at the end of each class!

JANUARY PRESCHOOL EXAMPLES Example #1 Stretching—Legs and Hips (PB&J) Have everyone sit in straddle in a circle. • Crunch peanuts by clapping hands • Squish hands together for grapes • Spread onto the bottom of your feet for the “bread” • Squish your feet together to make the “sandwich” • Lean over and eat it! Example #2 I Have a Basket (ballet, arms) • “I have a basket full of good luck and charm.” o Start in first position with arms in 1st position • “I have a picture frame in there, it goes around my beautiful hair.” o Arms go to high 5th • “I have a special letter ‘T,’ that makes my arms as strong as can be.” o Arms in 2nd • “I also have a letter ‘O,’ that rests my arms way down low.” o Arms in low 5th Example #3 I’m a Dancer (ballet, posture) tune: “I’m a little teapot” • “I’m a ballerina, tall and strong.” o Stand with feet in first and point to self • “My tummy is in, and my neck is long.” o Pat tummy, draw arms up neck to make a high V • “Whenever I do plies my back is straight.” o Straighten and lengthen back • “Opening my legs like a garden gate.” o Do demi plies in 1st position