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This unit immerses Year 1 students in creative movement through the captivating underwater world, developing their ability to express stories through dance. The oceanic theme provides rich stimulus for exploring different body actions, levels, and pathways whilst building confidence in creative expression. Through progressive partner work, students learn that dance is both personal expression and collaborative art form.

Lessons in This Unit

6 lessons in this unit

Lesson 1

Under The Sea Movement and Actions
45 min

Big Question:

How can we use our bodies to tell stories about life under the sea?

Key Objectives:

  • • To move safely and creatively in space
  • • To use theme-related words to create different movements showing good timing and levels

Lesson 2

Under The Sea Movement Development
45 min

Big Question:

How can we use our bodies to tell the story of creatures living under the sea?

Key Objectives:

  • • To develop creative movement ideas using under the sea vocabulary as stimulus
  • • To combine movements into sequences with focus on timing and unison

Lesson 3

Travelling with Levels and Pathways
45 min

Big Question:

How can we show the magical underwater world through our travelling movements at different levels?

Key Objectives:

  • • To creatively turn motif actions into travelling movements
  • • To demonstrate use of different levels (high, medium, low) in travelling movements

Lesson 4

Creating Pair Dance Actions from Poetry
45 min

Big Question:

How can we work with a partner to turn words and pictures into exciting dance movements?

Key Objectives:

  • • To work effectively in pairs showing good cooperation skills and giving useful peer feedback
  • • To use poetry as stimulus for creative and imaginative dance actions

Lesson 5

Pair Choreography Development
45 min

Big Question:

How can we work together to create flowing dance movements that tell the story of life under the sea?

Key Objectives:

  • • To work effectively in pairs showing good cooperation skills and give useful peer feedback
  • • To use pictures as a stimulus for creative and imaginative dance actions

Lesson 6

Performance Review and Evaluation
45 min

Big Question:

How can we work together to create, perform and improve our underwater dance performance?

Key Objectives:

  • • To understand what makes a good dance performance
  • • To give useful feedback to our partner using dance vocabulary