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The document outlines a Grade 3 Physical Education curriculum focused on dance, rhythm, and emotional expression through movement. It includes objectives, learning strategies, activities, and assessment methods designed to enhance teamwork and creativity while exploring cultural significance in dance. Students will engage in various activities to create and perform dance sequences, express emotions, and collaborate with peers, culminating in a project-based learning task for a school event.

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The document outlines a Grade 3 Physical Education curriculum focused on dance, rhythm, and emotional expression through movement. It includes objectives, learning strategies, activities, and assessment methods designed to enhance teamwork and creativity while exploring cultural significance in dance. Students will engage in various activities to create and perform dance sequences, express emotions, and collaborate with peers, culminating in a project-based learning task for a school event.

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Subject: Physical Education

Grade Level: Grade 3

Objective:
1. Respond to a beat using body movements.
2. Create and perform a simple dance sequence.
3. Express emotions through movement and enjoy group work.

Learning within the curriculum:


1. Dance styles from different cultures, exploring how rhythm and movement are
used to express emotions.
2. The importance of teamwork in physical activities, focusing on how cooperation
enhances performance in dance.

Learning across the curriculum:


1. Music education, where students learn about rhythm and beats that can be
translated into movement.
2. Social studies, discussing the cultural significance of dance in various societies
and how it reflects their values and emotions.

Review Motivation:
Teaching Strategy: Interactive Learning
Instructional Materials: Music player, various music tracks
Energizer 1: "Dance Freeze"
Play music and have students dance freely. When the music stops, they must freeze
in a pose that represents an emotion. Discuss the emotions represented.
Energizer 2: "Emotion Charades"
In pairs, students take turns acting out an emotion through movement while the other
guesses the emotion. This requires no materials and can be done in any space.

Activities
Activity 1: "Beat Matching Dance"
Teaching Strategy: Cooperative Learning
Materials: Music player, different genres of music
Significance: This activity helps students learn to respond to various beats and
rhythms, enhancing their coordination and understanding of musical timing.

Instructions:
1. Divide students into small groups and assign each group a different genre of
music.
2. Each group will listen to their music and create a short dance sequence that
matches the beat.
3. Groups will perform their dance for the class, ensuring they respond to the rhythm
throughout.

Rubrics:
- Creativity in movement: 5 pts.
- Synchronization with the beat: 5 pts.
- Teamwork and cooperation: 5 pts.

Assessment Questions:
1. How did your group decide on the movements to match the beat?
2. What challenges did you face when creating your dance sequence?
3. How did you support each other in your group during the performance?
Activity 2: "Emotion Dance Circle"
Teaching Strategy: Interactive Learning
Materials: none
Significance: This activity encourages students to express their emotions through
movement and enhances their ability to collaborate with peers.

Instructions:
1. Students form a circle and take turns stepping into the center to express an
emotion through movement.
2. The rest of the class will try to guess the emotion being portrayed.
3. After each performance, discuss how movement can convey different feelings.

Rubrics:
- Clarity of emotion expressed: 5 pts.
- Engagement with peers: 5 pts.
- Creativity in movement: 5 pts.

Assessment Questions:
1. What emotion did you choose to express, and why?
2. How did your classmates respond to your movements?
3. What did you learn about expressing emotions through dance?

Analysis:
Activity 1 - Students demonstrated their ability to respond to music through dance,
highlighting their understanding of rhythm and teamwork. The collaborative aspect
fostered communication and creativity.
Activity 2 - This activity allowed students to explore emotions through movement,
reinforcing the idea that dance can be a powerful form of expression. The feedback
from peers enhanced their understanding of emotional conveyance in physical
activity.

Abstraction:
The objective emphasizes the connection between music, movement, and emotional
expression. Understanding how to respond to a beat fosters coordination and rhythm
awareness, while creating dance sequences enhances creativity and teamwork.
Concepts related to cultural dance forms and emotional expression can deepen
students' appreciation for physical activity.

Application:
Teaching Strategy: Project-Based Learning
1. Task: Students will work in groups to create a dance routine for a school event,
incorporating various emotions and beats.
2. Task: Each group will present their routine and explain how they chose
movements to express specific emotions.
Discussion: Discuss how dance can be used as a form of storytelling and
communication in different cultures.

Assessment:
Teaching Strategy: Socratic Method

Questions:
1. Why is it important to express emotions through movement?
2. How does responding to a beat enhance your ability to dance?
3. What role does teamwork play in creating a dance routine?

For Higher Order Thinking Skills:

Questions:
1. How can dance be used to convey messages in different cultures?
2. What are some challenges you might face when trying to express complex
emotions through movement?
3. In what ways can you adapt your dance to fit different music genres?

Answers:
1. Dance can reflect cultural values and traditions, serving as a form of
communication beyond words.
2. Complex emotions may require nuanced movements, making it challenging to
convey those feelings clearly without practice.
3. Adapting dance involves understanding the rhythm and style of the music,
allowing for more fluid expression and connection to the beat.

Assignment:
1. Students will choose a song and create a short dance routine at home that
expresses a specific emotion. They will record themselves performing the routine
and share it with the class during the next session.

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