K 224: Teaching of Dance Lesson Plan

TEACHER NAME: Parker Hull DATE:

4/11/18
TARGET
AUDIENCE/GRADE: 5th grade

NAME OF DANCE: Geronimo Fitness

NATIONAL PE STANDARDS
1. S1.E3 Locomotor (Jumping and landing horizontal plane)
a. Combines jumping and landing patterns with locomotor and manipulative skills in
dance educational gymnastics and smallsided practice tasket and games
environments S1.E3.5
2. S1.E5 Locomotor (Dance)
a. Combines locomotor skills in cultural as well as creative dances (self and group)
with correct rhythm and pattern S1.E5.5
3. S1.E8 Nonlocomotor stability (Weight transfer)
a. Transfer weight in gymnastics and dance environments S1.E8.5

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES:
FUNDAMENTAL and/or DANCE MOVMENTS- Marching, jumping, bending, extending
arms, twisting

SOCAL OR ACADEMIC FOCUS- Students will be able to feel free with their body and move
around to the music being played. Students will understand they do not need to be self
conscious when dancing around other people

EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Phone, Speaker

MUSIC Geronimo by Sheppard

SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS:
Space between students so they do not hit each other during the dance

ORGANIZATION OF STUDENTS:
Students will be in 2 even lines

DIRECTIONS:

Warm-up- What Makes You Beautiful

Walk Right Clap on 4 count, Turn Walk Left Clap on 4 count Repeat x 8
Walk forward 4 count
Wave arms for 4 count
Walk back for 4 count
Point forward while running in place for 4 count
(Wave arms high 4 count
Wave arms medium 4 count
Wave arms low 4 count
Raise arms and point 4 count) x2
Raise arms and point 4 count
Repeat entire dance

Dance- Geronimo
Introduction: March in place for 16 counts
Twist feet in place w/ arms held shoulder height. Bend arm at elbow alternating on each twist for
16 counts
Step out w/ right foot and extend both arms out to side / come back to middle / REPEAT with left
for 16 counts
Part 2/ Second Verse: Twist feet in place w/ arms held shoulder height. Bend arm at elbow
alternating on each twist – 16 counts
Extend right foot backwards with arms extending backwards / repeat with left foot / Alternate –
16 counts
Part 3/Chorus: Mini jumps in place / on the “SAY”, punch right arm in air and bring down in 8
counts
Repeat with left arm on the next “SAY”. Alternate back and forth for 32 counts
Part 4/Instrumental/”FEEL”: Walk forward with arms going from down to up in front of body for 8
counts
March in place with arms going from up to down for 8 counts
Part 5/”Bombs Away”: Perform a squat on “Bombs” and jump in air on “Away”. Repeat 4 times –
16 counts
Repeat Part 1 for 32 counts / Repeat Part 3/Chorus for 32 counts / Repeat Part 3 / Repeat Part 4 /
Repeat Part 5
Repeat Part 1 for 32 counts / Repeat Part 2 / FREEZE IN POSITION / Repeat Part 3 / Repeat Part
4 / Repeat Part 5

Cool Down- Shut Up and Dance

March x32
Bop/Bounce x16
Jumping Jacks x16
Arm circles forward x16
March and punch x32
Bop/Bounce x8
Windmills x32
Arm Circles Backwards x16

CUES:

Raise hands to the ceiling

Point at your BFF
Sit and jump
See how much wind you can make when doing the windmill

EXTENSIONS/ADAPTATIONS/MODIFICATIONS:
Run in place rather then marching
Slide rather then walking
High five with student next to you rather then clapping alone

REFERENCE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1pj5SRjIF8
http://www.pecentral.org/lessonideas/ViewLesson.asp?ID=132739#.Ws5BHRiZPEY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2hBMkZuvP8