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Teaching Locomotor Skills and Directions With a Circle Line Dance

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Teach this circle line dance to focus on locomotor skills and directions. Which way is clockwise and which way is counter clockwise? The steps in this dance are very basic: grapevine, sliding, hopping, jumping. Put these steps together with directions: left, right, toward the center, backwards, clockwise, and counter clockwise. Now play Michael Jackson's song "Bad", and before you know it, the children are dancing!

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Resource Details
Grade
K - 5th
Subjects
Physical Education
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Duration
30 mins
Instructional Strategy
Modeling
Technology
Audio
Year
2011
Usage Permissions
Fine Print