Elementary PE Brainbooster

PE/Playworks Brain Booster Lesson 31: 3rd-5th

Theme

Dance

Games and Activities

Lord of the Dance and Chinese Jump Rope

I can… 3rd: Work cooperatively with others and perform dance moves. 4th: Use patterns and dance steps to create a routine. 5th: Use correct rhythm and patterns to a routine. HomeBase Large circle (cones or painted lines) Music (appropriate songs) Speaker Chinese Jump Rope (1 per group) Vocabulary Cooperate: To work with others. We had to cooperate with our group members to complete the jump rope routine. Materials/ Space Needed

Routine: An activity that has a set of movements. Our group created a routine to follow with our jump rope.

Introduction

Begin class with a warm up procedure: ● Prepare students with daily expectations before entering the gym OR on Home Base. ● Warm up procedure may include several laps around the gym, stretching routine, or another quick, movement based activity. ● Back at Home Base, review rules/expectations of the school and

PE/Playworks with explicit examples when appropriate. ● Review any other specific reminders needed for the day.

Before releasing students for the first game, use a Sequence Touch to get them to the location you need them to be for the first activity.

Lord of the Dance

Show How How to Play:

● Everyone will stand in a large circle with enough space between them to dance safely. ● Begin the game by playing a song and being the first “Lord of the dance”. Whatever move you do, everyone else must match it. ● When you change the song, the next person will go, becoming the “Lord of the dance” for 10-15 seconds. ● Keep changing the song until everyone gets a chance to lead the

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