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Copy the Move

Kindergartners learn to copy a dance and do moves in order — clap, spin, jump, stomp, bow — building memory, focus, and the first idea of a dance sequence.

KindergartenSequence25 minutes1 class periodArtistic ProcessExplicit teaching4 StandardsNCAS
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Copy a move.
  • ✓Do moves in order.
  • ✓Follow a dance.
  • ✓Dance together.
Essential Question

In dance, we copy the leader and do moves in order! Can you do the moves in the right order?

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Interactive Task
Put in Order · Interactive

Order the Dance Moves

Project this and have children put the dance moves in order — clap, spin, jump, stomp, bow!

💃 Put the dance moves in order!Try it
Tap the first move!
The Lesson · Artistic Process (Warm-Up · Explore · Create · Perform · Reflect)

25 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

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Warm-Up — Copy Me

3 min

In dance we copy the leader and do moves in order — how?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Do a move to copy.
  • Ask them to copy.
  • Warm up.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Copy.
  • Try it.
  • Warm up.
2

Explore — Copy the Move

7 min

Children explore.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send children to Order the Dance Moves.
  • Order them.
  • Do the moves.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Order it.
  • Do them.
  • Name.
3

Create — Create

7 min

Children create.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Clap.
  • Spin.
  • Do the dance in order.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Clap!
  • Spin!
  • Dance!
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Perform — Perform

5 min

Children perform.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Do the whole dance.
  • Copy a leader.
  • Be kind.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Do it.
  • Copy.
  • Be kind.
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Reflect — Reflect

3 min

Children respond.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name the first move.
  • Do the dance.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name it.
  • Do it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the National Core Arts Standards (Dance).

NCAS
DA:Pr5.1.K

Copy and repeat movements.

NCAS
DA:Cr1.1.K

Do a movement sequence.

NCAS
DA:Pr6.1.K

Perform with others.

NCAS
DA:Re7.1.K

Watch and copy.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Move picture cards.
  • Sentence frame: “First ___, then ___.”
  • Do it together.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with clap and spin.
  • Order two at a time.
  • Copy the leader.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Make a longer dance.
  • Add a new move.
  • Lead the dance.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🎵Music
  • 💻Order the Dance Moves
  • 👟Space to move
  • 🖍️Crayons
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

copyto do the samemovea dance actionorderthe right positionsequencemoves in orderclapa hand movespinto turn aroundbowto bend forwardfollowto copy the leader
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
What is the FIRST move in the dance?
Clap!
QUESTION 2
What does copy mean?
To do the same move as the leader.
QUESTION 3
Name a dance move.
Clap, spin, jump, stomp, or bow.

Reflect: copy the dance.

Have children teach a family member the clap-spin-jump-stomp-bow dance. A printable copy sheet is in the Arts library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

🖨️ Copy the MovePrint
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: bow, clap, copy, follow, move, order, sequence, spin
  1. to do the same
  2. moves in order
  3. a dance action
  4. a hand move
  5. to turn around
  6. to bend forward
  7. to copy the leader
  8. the right position

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What is the FIRST move in the dance?
  2. What does copy mean?
  3. Name a dance move.
Answer key — Part A: 1) copy · 2) sequence · 3) move · 4) clap · 5) spin · 6) bow · 7) follow · 8) order
Part B: 1) Clap! 2) To do the same move as the leader. 3) Clap, spin, jump, stomp, or bow.