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Lesson Plan Title:
Watermelon Crawl |
Grade:
7-9 |
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| Basic Skills: |
| Locomotor |
| Application of Basic Skills in: |
| Dance |
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Functional Fitness |
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Body Image |
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Well-Being |
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Communication |
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Fair Play |
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Leadership |
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Team Work |
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Effort |
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Safety |
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Goal Setting/Personal Challenge |
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Active Living In The Community |
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Grade Specific Outcomes |
| Activity/Teaching Strategies |
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Introductory Activity - Review "Slap Leather", children in scatter formation in the gym.
Body - Teach "Watermelon Crawl"
a) right foot-toe, heel, step ball change; reverse (left)
b) grapevine right; reverse (left)
c) right slide forward, left slide forward; reverse (backwards)
d) R, L, R, L (hip thursts)
e) right forward - 1/2 pivot to the left (3x)
f) step R forward, left close with a stomp.
Repeat
- go over each part slowly, adding more until comfortable that students know it
- Culminating Activity - Students attempt to do it on their own |
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| Assessment Strategies |
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Class can develop a rubric for dance. This can be used either as peer or self assessment. What does it look like when someone is doing a dance well?
Criteria could include:
- steps done in time to music
- work as a total group
- timing of move changes
- overall presentation (smile, attitude, body language) |
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Equipment:
Cadillac Ranch - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Watermelon Crawl - Tracy Byrd
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Adaptations:
Have children help each other out one on one.
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