KIN 447 D.

Martin
Names: Elvia Mendoza, Marquita Noel-Price, Dalia Viveros
DANCE EDUCATION LESSON PLAN
GRADE LEVEL & NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 3rd grade, 35 students
TIME: 25 mins
EQUIPMENT: Clothespins, boom box, phone with music. MUSIC: Survivor Eye of the Tiger
(Learn the steps here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e36W9ahvKRU ) & Stretch It Out
Simon from Have Fun Teaching: havefunteaching.com/songs/fitness-songs/
OBJECTIVES:
Psychomotor
1. The student will follow the rhythm movements during the lesson focus as demonstrated by the
instructor.
Cognitive
1. The student will be able to identify what body parts are being stretched during the cool down that is
demonstrated by the instructor.
Affective
1. The student will be able to coordinate movements with a partner during the lesson focus as
demonstrated by the instructor.

CALIFORNIA DANCE/PE STANDARDS:

Introductory/Warm-up Activity:
CA P.E. STANDARD 1: Students demonstrate the motor skills and movement patterns needed
to perform a variety of physical activities.
1.1 Chase, flee, and move away from others in a constantly changing environment.
CA P.E. STANDARD 3: Students assess and maintain a level of physical fitness to improve
health and performance.
3.1 Demonstrate warm-up and cool-down exercises.
CA P.E. STANDARD 4: Students demonstrate knowledge of physical fitness concepts,
principles, and strategies to improve health and performance.
4.3 Explain the purpose of warming up before physical activity and cooling down after physical
activity.
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CA P.E. STANDARD 5: Students demonstrate and utilize knowledge of psychological and
sociological concepts, principles, and strategies that apply to the learning and performance of
physical activity.
5.3 List the benefits of following and the risks of not following safety procedures and rules associated
with physical activity.
5.4 Use appropriate cues for movement and positive words of encouragement while coaching others
in
physical activities.
Lesson Focus:
VAPA Standard 1.0 Artistic Perception
1.1 Combine and perform basic locomotor skills, moving on a specific pathway (e.g., skip in circles,
slide in zigzags, run in a variety of linear paths). Combine and perform locomotor and axial
movements (e.g., walk and turn, stretch and slide).
1.2 Demonstrate the ability to start, change, and stop movement.
1.3 Perform short movement problems, emphasizing the element of force/energy (e.g., swing, melt,
explode, quiver).
1.4 Expand the ability to incorporate spatial and time concepts in movement problems (e.g., select and
combine three locomotor movements traveling in three different pathways and using three different
tempos).
VAPA Standard 2.0 Creative Expression
2.7 Demonstrate a variety of partner skills (e.g., imitation, leading/following, mirroring).
CA P.E. STANDARD 1: Students demonstrate the motor skills and movement patterns needed
to perform a variety of physical activities.
1.5 Jump continuously a forward-turning rope and a backward-turning rope.
CA P.E. STANDARD 3: Students assess and maintain a level of physical fitness to improve
health and performance.
3.5 Sustain continuous movement for increasing periods of time while participating in moderate to
vigorous physical activity.
CA P.E. STANDARD 5: Students demonstrate and utilize knowledge of psychological and
sociological concepts, principles, and strategies that apply to the learning and performance of
physical activity.
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5.3 List the benefits of following and the risks of not following safety procedures and rules associated
with physical activity.
5.4 Use appropriate cues for movement and positive words of encouragement while coaching others
in
physical activities.
Closing/Cool Down Activity:
VAPA Standard 1.0 Artistic Perception
1.2 Demonstrate the ability to start, change, and stop movement.
CA P.E. STANDARD 3: Students assess and maintain a level of physical fitness to improve
health and performance.
3.1 Demonstrate warm-up and cool-down exercises.
3.6 Hold for an increasing period of time basic stretches for hips, shoulders, hamstrings, quadriceps,
triceps, biceps, back, and neck.
CA P.E. STANDARD 4: Students demonstrate knowledge of physical fitness concepts,
principles, and strategies to improve health and performance.
4.14 Identify flexibility exercises that are not safe for the joints and should be avoided.
4.15 Explain why a particular stretch is appropriate preparation for a particular physical activity.
CA P.E. STANDARD 5: Students demonstrate and utilize knowledge of psychological and
sociological concepts, principles, and strategies that apply to the learning and performance of
physical activity.
5.3 List the benefits of following and the risks of not following safety procedures and rules associated
with physical activity.
5.4 Use appropriate cues for movement and positive words of encouragement while coaching others
in
physical activities.
PART 1: INTRODUCTORY/WARM-UP ACTIVITY (2-5 mins):
Activity
Teaching Hints
Tag with clothespins
- Tell students to pin clothespins on the
- Each student has three clothespins on back
middle of their back where their hair is not
- Once game starts, students are only
in the way or too close to their bottom.
allowed to take one clothespin off another
- Make sure the kids who are out pair up
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at a time
The pins gathered are to be attached to
their own clothes
Once students has no more pins, they can
partner up with someone that still has pins.
They can protect their partner and help
tag/take clothespins from others.

PART 3: LESSON FOCUS (15-20 mins):

Activity
Survive (Eye of the Tiger) steps demonstrated
by instructors ( main steps):
Partner punches
-Partner 1 punches to the beat
-Partner 2 ducks, missing partner 1 punch
Hook punch
- Alternate hook punch with each arm
-Left hook, right hook, L hook, R hook,
etc
Upper cut punch
-Turn body to one side, uppercut with
opposite arm x4
-switch side and arm
Rest for a couple of seconds, loosen up
Overhead stretch
-alternate each side
-left arm overhead x2, right arm overhead
x2
-do this twice
Jump rope
-pretend you are jumping rope (at a
moderate pace)
-hop on one foot at a time, alternating
Eye of the Tiger punch in sky
-4 second stance, then bring arm down
slowly
-x3
Run in place
-8 sec run in place
-end with Champion pose
Flex poses

with someone who is still in the game

Teaching Hints
Take it step by step
Slow and in sections
Doesnt matter who is first partner or
second partner
Doesnt matter what arm they use to punch
Doesnt matter what side they turn to
Have fun with the FLEX POSES; they are
random, whatever the kids want to do
Tell them they can copy yours if theyd
like
These steps repeat, not exactly the same
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-8 random flex poses
PART 4: CLOSING/COOL DOWN ACTIVITY (2-5 mins):
Activity
Teaching Hints
Stretches:
Partner up with person closest to you, RANDOM
Stretch song: song says what stretches What are they stretching:
to do. Follow along
Neck, shoulder (deltoids), calves
(gastrocnemius), Quadriceps