Dance
•Year 3
•8 Lessons
This unit uses dance as a powerful vehicle for exploring Year 3 curriculum topics, from mechanical movements to seasonal changes, Roman history, and scientific forces. Students develop choreographic techniques whilst deepening understanding of cross-curricular concepts through embodied learning. The thematic variety maintains engagement whilst building transferable dance skills including synchronization, canon, formation work, and expressive dynamics.
8 lessons in this unit
Lesson 1
Big Question:
How can we use our bodies to represent different machine parts and work together like parts of one machine?
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Lesson 2
Big Question:
How can we work together like the parts of a machine to create synchronized dance movements?
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Lesson 3
Big Question:
How can we use movement dynamics to tell the story of a machine breaking down?
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Lesson 4
Big Question:
How can we use our bodies to tell the story of changing seasons through movement and dynamics?
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Lesson 5
Big Question:
How can we use our bodies to tell the story of different seasons through movement?
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Lesson 6
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How can we use formations and poses to tell the story of powerful Roman soldiers?
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Lesson 7
Big Question:
How can we use our bodies to tell the story of Roman architecture being built?
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Lesson 8
Big Question:
How can we use our bodies to show the invisible forces of magnetism through dance?
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