Dance Teacher's Tool Kit
Chapter navigation:
- Introduction
- Ways to use the Dance Vocabulary Cards
- Responding, Analysing and Talking about Dance - Years 2-10
- Using Action Words
- Thinking about Choreography - Years 1-10
- Practical Differentiation
Writer: Julie Cadzow
Teaching tools for use in school Dance lessons for Years 1-13. All resources can be used as they are, or modified to suit.
dance_vocabulary_cards (RTF 2 MB)
Single dance words are written on A4 pages. Photocopy and laminate
using_dance_vocabulary_cards (RTF 52 KB)
Ideas for using Dance Vocabulary in the classroom
action_words (RTF 7 KB)
Six words are written on each page. Photocopy, cut and laminate
using_action_words (RTF 48 KB)
Ideas for using Action Words in dance compositions
dance_definitions_activity (RTF 73 KB)
RTF 74KB) A literacy task for Years 7-10
oral_responses_cards (RTF 55 KB)
Photocopy, cut, laminate and use when students are discussing dance presentations
thinking_about_choreography (RTF 73 KB)
Questions and statements teachers can use to further develop students' composition work
dance_review (RTF 30 KB)
Five templates for students to record dance presentations
practical_differentiation (RTF 64 KB)
Improve Practical Knowledge: Leaping - 3 graded cards, Turning - 3 graded cards.
geometric_shapes (RTF 22 KB)
Nine templates to photocopy and laminate and use in both individual and group work in Dance
prepositions (RTF 1 MB)
Eight templates to photocopy and laminate and use when exploring Dance elements - Space (Direction) and Relationships