Lesson Plan

Musical Storytelling with Dance

Creativity and Narrative Understanding through Dance

In this lesson, students will create a story and use dance movements to represent different characters and events. This encourages creativity and helps students understand narrative structures. It also enriches students' artistic and kinesthetic skills while promoting collaboration. Separate sections are provided for different grade bands to tailor the activities to the appropriate age and developmental stages.

Audience

Time

Approach

Materials

Step 1

Warm-Up (K-2)

5 mins

Step 2

Warm-Up (3-5)

5 mins

Step 3

Warm-Up (6-8)

5 mins

Step 4

Warm-Up (9-12)

5 mins

Step 5

Introduction

5 mins

Step 6

Story Creation (K-2)

10 mins

Step 7

Story Creation (3-5)

10 mins

Step 8

Story Creation (6-8)

10 mins

Step 9

Story Creation (9-12)

10 mins

Step 10

Dance Representation (K-2)

10 mins

Step 11

Dance Representation (3-5)

10 mins

Step 12

Dance Representation (6-8)

10 mins

Step 13

Dance Representation (9-12)

10 mins

Step 14

Presentation and Reflection (K-2)

5 mins

Step 15

Presentation and Reflection (3-5)

5 mins

Step 16

Presentation and Reflection (6-8)

5 mins

Step 17

Presentation and Reflection (9-12)

5 mins

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Worksheet

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Musical Storytelling with Dance

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