Big Question:

How can we move together in time with music and count to 8?

Key Objectives:

• • Discover how to move and keep time to beats of 8
• • Work with others to move to beats of 8 in a circle formation

Big Question:

How can we move together with a partner and follow different roles in a circle dance?

Key Objectives:

• • Work collaboratively with a partner and perform movements to counts of 8
• • Use correct handhold technique for the promenade position

Big Question:

How can we work together as partners to create beautiful dance movements?

Key Objectives:

• • To perform as part of a group in a Circassian circle dance
• • To work confidently with a partner in dance sequences

Big Question:

How can we move like African animals and keep in time with the music?

Key Objectives:

• • To clap and move to beats of 8 consistently
• • To copy and repeat 4 different African animal movements

Big Question:

How can we use our bodies to tell stories about different animals through dance?

Key Objectives:

• • Remember and recall four dance actions from the previous week
• • Explore and create two new animal-inspired dance movements

Big Question:

How can we use our bodies to tell a story about life in Africa through dance?

Key Objectives:

• • Perform six animal actions as a group with coordination and rhythm
• • Incorporate changes of direction and pathway through sowing and harvesting motifs