Grade 1 Overall Expectations:
Creating and Presenting: apply the creative process to the composition of simple dance phrases, using the elements of dance to communicate feelings and ideas.
- Dance! (dvd)
- Dancer (Hoopla)
- Choreographer (Hoopla)
- Dance (Hoopla)
- Flora and the Flamingo (Hoopla)
- Pop See Ko (YouTube)
- Play with Me, Sing Along (YouTube)
- The Big Comfy Couch: Clock Stretch (YouTube)
- Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes (YouTube)
- Freeze Dance (YouTube)
- Energy in Dance (YouTube)
- Dance Grade 1 (Website)
- Snowflake Dance Lesson (Website)
Reflecting, Responding, and Analysing: apply the critical analysis process to communicate their feelings and ideas and understandings in response to a variety of dance pieces and experiences.
- Elephants Cannot Dance! (book)
- Let’s Dance (book)
- Dance, Dance, Dance! (book)
- Dance (Hoopla)
- Dance with Wibbly Pig (Kanopy)
- Daily Routine Freeze Song (YouTube)
- Kids Heart Challenge: Basic Rope Skills (YouTube)
- Stretching Song (YouTube)
Exploring Forms and Cultural Contexts: demonstrate an understanding of a variety of dance forms and styles from the past or the present, and their social and/or community contexts.
- Dance (book)
- Can You Dance the Boogaloo? (book)
- Lion Dancer (book)
- I Can Dance… (book series)
- Giraffes Can’t Dance (Kanopy)
- My Friend Maya Loves to Dance (Hoopla)
- Mia and the Dance for Two (Hoopla)
- How Do You Dance? (Hoopla)
- Frank Was A Monster Who Wanted To Dance (Hoopla)
- The Jellybeans Love To Dance (Hoopla)
- Dancing Through Field of Color (Hoopla)
- Chinese Ribbon Dance (YouTube)
- Highland Fling (YouTube)
- Cottonball Meets Dreyden (YouTube)