Introductory Activity – Review 'The Wheat' with children (groups of 3, formation is like spokes of a wheel)
Body – Teach Troika (Russia) groups of 3 – wheel formation
16 runs forward in circular pathway
under arches (8 then 8 more) - outside person leads first, then the inside person
circle in groups of 3 - left 12 steps – 3 stamps – then repeat to the right
practice without music, then with music, cueing often
Culminating Activity – Children attempt to do the dance on their own with fewer cues.
Assessment Strategies
Assessment Strategies
Design a rubric with the children general enough for any dance. Have ½ the class dance while others fill out a peer assessment using the rubric. Switch around.
Criteria for the rubric could include:
perform sequence of steps (always, often, sometimes)
worked well with others
effort put into the dance
focused throughout the dance
Equipment:
Music for “The Wheat” and “Troika” Recorder
Resources:
Adaptations:
Extra child can go to the centre then “cut in” or bump a person. That person then must do the same to someone in another group. Continue.
