TEACHING PLAN GRADE FIVE

LIFE SKILLS: Performing Arts - Dance and Drama TERM 3

WEEK TOPIC SKILLS LEARNER ACTIVITY ASSESSMENT RESOURCES
1 Topic 1 Discuss the importance of warm up • Open space
Warm up and Physical warm up for co-ordination and control (including spinal exercise • Found or made
play rolls, swings, floor work, body part isolations, knee bends and musical
rises)
Activity 2: Play a trust game (p.146)
instruments,
Trust games, in pairs and small groups (e.g. sharing body weight,
and other)
including
drum/tambourine
Activity 2: Do balancing movements • Audio
Topic 2 Balancing in different ways on one leg, alone and with a partner (p.149) equipment and
Improvise
audiovisuals with
and create
a range of suitable
music
3 Topic 1 • Charts and
Cool downs (including stretches and flowing movements)
Warm up and Activity 3: Cool down (p.147) posters (including
play musical notation
on a stave of a
Partner skills such as copying, leading, following and mirroring Activity 3: Play follow-my-leader single line)
Movement phrases in pairs using ‘question and answer’ and (p.150) • Pictures of and
Topic 2 ‘meeting and parting’ recorded/live
Improvise Pair role-plays, using appropriate language, movement, facial music using
and create expression and gesture Western or
Character ‘hot seats’ in pairs to develop roles, using appropriate African string and
language, body language and gesture
woodwind
instruments
• Textbook
5
Topic 2 Pair role-plays, using appropriate language, movement, facial Activity 4:Act a role play (p.151)
Improvise expression and gesture
Character ‘hot seats’ in pairs to develop roles, using appropriate
and create
language, body language and gesture

Topic 3 Activity 1: Act a play (p.153)

Group role-play using characters created in Topic 2 (considering
Read,
characterisation, interaction, conflict and resolution)
interpret and
perform
7 Topic 4 Learners choose any two
 Two contrasting dance performances (live or on DVD), Activity 1: Complete a mind map dance styles from the list
Appreciate considering the context, the purpose and the style of the (p.156) they are given to complete
selected dance a short research task.
9 and reflect Activity 2: Watch two different types
on They use the following
Key terms : role play, character, hot seat, repetition, call and of dance (p.157)
questions to assist them
response, echo, balance, leading and following, mirroring Activity 3:Complete a table (p.157) with their research task.
 Name of dance
 Where did it originate
from ?
 Where could it be
performed ?
 People who can take
part in the dance
 Information in the
style of dance
 Special clothing
 Sort of music
 Pictures
 Bibliography
2 sources (book &
internet.