Medium Term Plan - Dance - Year 4

The Year 4 Dance Medium Term Plan, spanning six lessons, is part of the Physical Education curriculum and aims to develop students' ability to replicate and create dance movements. The intent is for students to learn how to vary direction, level, speed, body shape, and tension in response to music, expressing feelings and moods through abstract sequences. They will work individually, with partners, and in small groups, learning to evaluate and improve their dance movements. The knowledge acquired will include understanding the replication of movements in time with music, the importance of timing for performance, and the coordination and expression of emotion in dance.

Students will develop skills such as rhythm, timing, gestures, expression, and jumps, starting with basic movements and building towards more complex sequences. The plan includes learning to accurately replicate dance patterns and styles, developing physical and mental capacity for dance, and refining performance skills. Decision-making and problem-solving will be encouraged through group work and the creation of dance sequences using a stimulus. Personal development will be fostered by promoting resilience, sportsmanship, and teamwork. The plan also includes evaluating and improving performances, with video recording as a tool for self-assessment. Cross-curricular links to literacy and numeracy are made through the use of key vocabulary and counting beats. The scheme of work will feature themes such as robots and space, with resources and video examples provided to enhance learning. The impact of the programme is assessed at three levels: beginning, developing, and exceeding, with criteria for each stage detailed in the plan.