SIOP Model Template #2: The Cha Cha Slide

Reflection Paper, Lesson Plan, and Assessment

SubmittedBy: KeithLowe 8/29/2013 Course#:095844

SIOP Lesson Plan Template: The Cha Cha Slide

Standards: 1.1 Understand and follow one- and two-step oral directions.
2.1.1 Listen attentively. 2.1.2 Ask questions for clarification and understanding. 2.1.3 Give, restate, and follow simple two-step directions. 3.1.4 Give and follow three- and four-step oral directions.

Theme: Rhythmical Movements and Activities Lesson Topic: Line Dancing Objectives:
Language:Students will be able to comprehend the simple verbal commands that are being given to them. Content: The students will be able to successfully perform the dance, The Chacha Slide, the song while in rhythm with the song.

Learning Strategies: -Direct instruction -demonsration -scaffolding -repetition -kinestetic Key Vocabulary: -hop -right -left -foot -stomp -slide -cha cha -backwrds -knees -freeze Materials: Stereo and iPod with the correct songs on it. Motivation: -Student involvement -Increased interaction Presentation: 1. Review simple locomotor movements like hopping
2. Introduce nonlocomotor movements like stomping your feet 3. Go over advanced moves like the cha cha and charlie brown. 4. Play a game similar to simon says calling out the dance move and the class repeats it

Practice/Application: .Day 1: Try performing the moves to the music X2-3

Day 2: Review and have students partner up and take turns assessing their dance moves Day 3: I will test the class on performing the dance moves correctly without music then with music

Review/Assessment:Each day we will perform the song together as a big group at least twice before
breaking up into partners.

Thoughts on my Future Lesson

IwrotemylessonforagradeschoollevelPhysicalEducationclass.Thelessonisgeared towardtheprimaryagegroup,soKindergartentothirdgrade.Theprimaryobjectiveforstudentswho arelearningtheEnglishlanguageistostartrecognizingwordsthatareprominentinPEandtheir meaning.Ifeellikethisisaverygoodlessonthatgetsthekidsmoving,tacklessomestandardsforPE, andhelpswithwordassociation.TheprimaryformofassessmentIwilluseissimplyteacher observation.WhenIwasteachingmyELLs,Imadesuretowatchthemandseeiftheywereatleast doingtheactivitycorrectly.BestcasescenarioisthattheyheardwhatIaskedthemtodo,understood whatIhadasked,andperformedthetaskgiventothem.Usually,whatendsuphappeningistheyare mimickingtheirclassmatesandnotreallyunderstandingwhatisbeingaskedofthem.So,anotherform ofassessmentIwoulduseistohaveapeerwatchtheirperformanceofthedance.Onepartner performsthedancetothecuesinthedance,thentheotherplaysthemusicandwatchesandcritiques thedancer.Theythenswitchplaces.Myfinalassessmentwouldbeuseatestandhavemeaskthemto performthemoveswithoutthehelpofthemusicortheirclassmates.ThiswayIcanseeiftheyhave graspedtheconceptofthewordandattachedittothewordbyhavingthemshowmetheycanusethe knowledgetheyhavegainedindifferentsituations.Iwouldnotmakethetestasecret.Iwouldgivemy testtotheirpartners,sothatthepartnerscanusethesameassessmenttoolthatIwilluse.Ilikedthe interactionpartoftheSIOPmodel,soIincorporatedthatbyusingthepeerpartners.Scaffoldingisalso amustwhenteachingdances.First,youintroducethesimplestepsandthenaddonmoredancemoves asthesongprogresses.

Assessment: Cha Cha Slide

Put a check mark if your partner performed the dance move correctly and an X if incorrect. Be sure to ask your partner to do all of the dance moves. Be sure to mix up the order to try and trick them!

Dance Move
Hop (X2 or X3) Slide to the left Slide to the right Cha cha Charlie Brown Criss Cross Go to work Clap your hands

Partner 1

Partner 2

*I would normally put two assessments on each sheet in reality in order to save paper. :)