Description of your warm-up: Body Shakeouts

This is for a grade 1 dance unit, focusing on different body parts

  1. This lesson specifically would begin with a couple warm-up shakeouts
  2. Next, music freeze dance where each time a song plays the teacher calls out a body part they have to largely dance with, freezing in place when the music stops
  3. Then, disco, ballet, hip hop (ie. Modified rock paper scissors) elimination, where each winning competitor ends up being cheered on by the person they defeated until the class is left with two final dancers for the ultimate dance-off, complete with cheering fans
  4. End the lesson with a lyrical wind-down, playing a soothing song while we stretch out our different body parts and de-escalate for a return to class.
Grade: 1

Topic: Body dance

Lesson 1 of 6

 

 Lesson focus: Rhythmic movement using different body parts, in time with musical cues

Equipment:  None
Learning outcomes:  The students will be able to…

Kicking off our rhythmic movement/dance unit, we are spending this first lesson focusing on all the different body parts we are able to move when dancing and understanding that the whole body is involved in dance.

The two main objectives are to have students see the relationship between their movements to the components of a song (1), and accurately name the different parts of the body as they use them (2). Both of these learning outcomes can be seen in the content section of the BC grade 1 PHE curriculum.
Introductory warm-up:

Funky shakeout– lead the following shakeout, making sure you work all the way up the body, ~3 minutes

“(While stomping your feet to keep the rhythm)

“Get down, get funky, get loose And move to the beat Put your whole body in it It starts with your feet!”

(Jump and stomp with both feet when you yell feet)

“Your feet, 2, 3, 4… “Repeat and add each body part every time!

“Your knees, 2, 3, 4

Your hips , 2, 3, 4

Your booty , 2, 3, 4

Your belly, 2,3,4

Your arms, 2, 3, 4

Your head, 2, 3, 4″

Repeat one final time ending with your feet!!!

My aunt Uva– Encourage students to move around entire gym being led by each introduced chicken part. The goofier the better! , ~3 minutes

“My aunt Uva, has many chickens, many chickens my aunt Uva has (Uva has!) 

They don’t eat, no no no no, they don’t sleep, no no no no, They just do this all day long.

Right wing!” (Then repeat lyrics and add a new chicken part each time!) End with tail feathers so they move around the room with their bums.

Outcomes of the day- name your body parts as you use them using proper names!

 Organization

Funky shakeout- students stand in a circle, I find it best if you are part of the circle so they can all see your front.

My aunt uva– class spreads out and can use the whole gym, within the outer perimeter line (typically demarks basketball court) No partners/groups required.

 Teaching Points

1.     Set perimeter early for second shakeout

2.     Go over lyrics once before adding in movements (builds clarity)

3.     The sillier you are the better it goes!

Identify any safety concerns and preventative measures you are taking.

  1. No equipment means it is less cumbersome having them move around the space as they get more used to the demands of full-body movements.
  2. Building up physical literacy by trying body-moves first in place and then graduating to using these body parts to move around room.
  3. Have first aid nearby in case of bonking heads during dancing around the gym. Shoes on!