Lesson Plan: Disussing Practice

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The students create their lesson plans in class. They are asked to follow the templeates suggested by the Miami-Dade County Public School website on dance. They all do an amazing job.

Jasmyne Yeldell
2/12/18

Dance

Lesson Plan

Age Group: 10 - 12

Unit: Cultural Dances from Around the World

Section: West African

Objective: At the end of this section, students will understand the cultural significance and meaning behind several popular West-African dance in order to create a small dance piece together.

Warm-Up: Students will stretch to West African music to the tone of the class.

Activities: Interactive learning about West African culture and dances,

Breakdown of moves
Across the floor
16 count + dance

Closure: Students will write a sentence expressing how they felt learning West African steps.

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