KIN 447 D.

Martin
Names: Leilani Zaragoza, Angel Mendoza, & Domonique Payan
DANCE EDUCATION LESSON PLAN
GRADE LEVEL & NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 2nd Grade 17 students
TIME: 25 min.
EQUIPMENT: Bean Bags, and Music
OBJECTIVES:
Psychomotor
1. The student will 1.4 expand the ability to incorporate spatial concepts with movement problems.
Cognitive
1. The student will 2.1 create and improvise movement patterns and sequences.
2. The student will 2.2 demonstrate multiple solutions in response to a given movement problem (e.g.,
in how many ways can you travel from point A to point B?).
Affective
1. The student will be able to 5.4 describe how dancing requires good health-related habits (e.g.,
adequate nutrition, water, and rest; proper preparation for physical activity).
CALIFORNIA DANCE/PE STANDARDS:
Introductory/Warm-up Activity:
Simon Says: 5.4 the student will be able to describe how dancing requires good health-related habits
(e.g., adequate nutrition, water, and rest; proper preparation for physical activity), such as stretching
before and after an activity.
Lesson Focus:
Bean Bag Challenge: Students will be using a variety of body parts as well as
movements and (2.1) create /improvise movement patterns and sequences. This can be done by
allowing the students to come up with a pattern of their own during the lesson.
Closing/Cool Down Activity:
Stretches: Students will 4.8 compare and contrast changes in heart rate before, during, and after
physical activity.
PART 1: INTRODUCTORY/WARM-UP ACTIVITY (2-5 mins):
Activity
Teaching Hints
Simon Says
Do not call on students is out
Instruct students to perform stretching
Just keep going
moves when commanded
S.S: Touch your toes
S.S: To reach high
S.S: To jump up and down
S.S: To skip around
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S.S: To hop on one foot

S.S: To rotate your head in circles
S.S: To do arm circles
S.S: To sit down and get back up
S.S: To do a triceps stretches
S.S: To swing your arms
S.S: To do windmills
S.S: To do your own stretch

PART 2: LESSON FOCUS (15-20 mins):

Activity
Bean Bag Challenge
15 seconds per command
Balance the beanbag on their head, nose,
forehead, nose, shoulder, hand, elbow,
tummy, back, knee and foot
Balance beanbag on their head and move
up and down
Sit down with the beanbag on their head
and stand back up
Balance beanbag on their head and walk in
a zigzag pattern, curved path, straight path,
have students come up with their own
pattern
Balance beanbag on their foot and swing
back and forth
Hold the beanbag in an outstretched arm
and touch the bag with their opposite foot
while having arm straight out
Move like your favorite animal

Teaching Hints
Encourage students to try every move
Move around and help any students that
need help
Remember nobody is perfect

PART 3: CLOSING/COOL DOWN ACTIVITY (2-5 mins):

Activity
Stretching
Explain the importance of stretching
Inhale and exhale while putting your
hands on your head
Leg stretches

Teaching Hints