Complemntary Video 8: Motivating Children with Intense Special Needs to Move.

Natural Somatic Healing for Children with Special Needs & Disabilities

    Question

About this video; what would you say is the main objective of Adapted Spiral Praxis? Explain

How does it relate to dance education?

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Students' Work

Sydney Wisnosky

Lesson Plan

Sydney Wisnosky

Elementary: ​ Second Grade

COMPETENCY:

●The student can, in a repeatable sequence, execute, at least three-floor patterns

emphasizing various body parts (head, arms, legs, and back) ○ (DA.A.1.1.3)

●The student can respond to rhythmic patterns through appropriate movements ○ (DA.A.1.1.4)

OBJECTIVES:

●Demonstrates repetition or making patterns of movement

●Demonstrates locomotor movements (walk, run, hop, jump, and leap) and compound locomotor movements (gallop, slide, leap)

MATERIALS

Paper and writing utensil Kidz Bop Kids music playlist

WARMUP

I.                    Bring out the creativity in each student

1.Give them one word and have them draw a picture of what comes to their mind for one minute

i.Spring

ii.Night

iii.Anima

liv.boat

v.Meal

2.Pass your paper to the next person and add onto their drawing with a new word

3.Do this for 5 minutes, one minute per word

II.                  Stretch and get the body moving

1.Start at the head and move down the body

ACTIVITY

II.  The Macarena

1. At first, give background as to what the dance is

i. Spanish Dance song created by the band Los del Rio in 1993

ii.Got the band ranked #1 Greatest One-Hit Wonder of All Time

2.Teaching the dance

i.Show the dance first

ii.Break it into 4 segments

iii. Teach each segment one at a time in slow motion

iv.Then put all segments together

v. Then put on normal speed  

ASSESSMENT

Now that we have finished the activity, remember back to our warm-up at the beginning:

●Stretch again for our muscles

●Have students reflect about what part of the dance they thought was most challenging

●Have a weekly challenge: teach a family member a section of the Macarena