Danielle Gabriel

Learning Experience Plan

Subject: Physical Education
Unit: Dance
minutes

Grade level: 8th

Length of LEP (days/periods/minutes): 45

Topic: Line-dancing
Content Standards:

(include only standards addressed in this LEP)

Standard 1 - Students will have the necessary knowledge and skills to establish and maintain
physical

fitness, participate in physical activity, and maintain personal health

Literacy Standards: (include only standards addressed in this LEP)

Communication & Comprehension - Integrate and evaluate information
presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively,
and orally.
Learning Experience Outcomes
(knowledge/skills)

Students will:
Perform dance moves in a sequence
with the help of physical and oral
cues

Learning Experience Assessments

Walk around to assess students

dance
based on:
- Execution of step itself
- Ability to stay with the beat

Differentiation (What will you do to meet the needs of students at these different levels?)
ELLS
Student with experience in line
If ELLs are having difficulty learning the dance
dancing
as they dont understand the given cues,
To challenge students with prior experience,
exaggerate physical cues more with the whole
have them come up to the front and act as
group and individually when walking around.
student leaders for the dance.
Curriculum Integration (Does this lesson correlate with any other content area? Describe.)
The arts/music by playing different country themed songs we bring music and culture into the
lesson
Materials
Procedures/Strategies
Music
CD Player
Poly Spots

Day 1

(add additional days as needed)

Sponge Activity 5 minutes (activity that will be done as students enter the room to get them
into the mindset of the concept to be learned )
Have music playing as students walk in and encourage them to dance along
to get their heart rate up. While students are dancing, perform active role call
(taking attendance during activity) to keep flow and get optimal performance
out of class time.
Activating Prior Knowledge 4 minutes (what information will be shared with/among students
to connect to prior knowledge/experience)
Have students finish their warm up and bring them into the middle. Ask
students what they know about dancing and see how many different styles of
dance they can come up with.
Anticipatory Set 5 minutes (focus question/s that will be used to get students thinking about the
days lesson)
Ask students if they have ever line danced and if anyone would like to
demonstrate. Then without instruction do a small minute long demo to get
students excited for what theyre about to learn.
Direct Instruction 16 minutes (input, modeling, check for understanding)
Have students line up in rows of 5 all over the gym floor, set out poly spots for
ease in creating formation
Teach students the 4 basic steps, allowing 4 minutes for each one.
First 8 Counts (Grapevine)

Grapevine to the Right (step with Right foot to the right side, Left foot
steps behind the Right, step Right foot to the side and Left foot closes

beside the Right) (1-4)

- Point to the right, Step, behind, step, together
Grapevine to the Left (step with Left foot to the left side, Right foot
steps behind the Left, step Left foot to the side and Right foot closes
beside Left) (5-8)
- Point to the left, Step, behind, step, together

Next 8 Counts (Cross Step)

Step with Right foot diagonally to the front. Close with Left foot. Clap on
2

close.
- Step right, touch
Step with Left foot diagonally to the front. Close with Right foot. Clap on

close.
- Step left, touch
Repeat diagonally with the Right foot.
Repeat diagonally with the Left foot.
- Step right, touch. Step left, touch.

Next 8 Counts (Around Town)

Standing in place,
Move Right hand to Right thigh.
- Front
Move Left hand to Left thigh.
- Front
Move Right hand to Right hip.
- Side
Move Left hand to Left hip.
- Side
Clap 2 times.
- Clap, Clap
Point to head with both hands.
- Up
Bend Right knee and point to Right foot with both hands.
- Down

Last 8 Counts: (Back & Jump)

Take 4 steps backward-Right, Left, Right, Left. (1-4)

- Back, 2, 3, 4
Jump in place 4 times. (tell students to be creative and have fun with
this step, 5-8)
- 5, 6, 7, 8

Guided Practice 10 minutes (how students will demonstrate their grasp of new learning)
Go through the four steps while using cues without music once, then have
students go through the steps with music, repeating until the end of the song
and then try it again.
While students are dancing for the dance without music and the dance with
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music, stand in front of the class and continue to model for further guidance.
On the second dance with music, begin to walk around and assess students
ability to complete dance moves along with the beat of the music.
Closure 5 minutes(action/statement by teacher designed to bring lesson presentation to an
appropriate close)
Have students circle up for a cool down stretch and review the days lesson by
having students say what their favorite dance move was.
Independent Practice (what students will do to reinforce learning of the lesson)
Have students think of their own dance move that they will teach the class the
next day, encourage them to be as creative as possible.