PE Course 1 · Week 13 · Rhythms and Dance
Finding the Beat Together
In a mirror dance, partners take turns leading and following an eight count pattern and journal what it took to stay in sync.
- Students will
- Students combine a simple eight count movement pattern with a partner by taking turns leading and following, and describe how they tuned in to someone without words (C1.1.1).
- SEL skill
- Notice a partner's pace and cues and adjust to match
- What it looks like
- Students practice social awareness by noticing a partner's timing, pace, and comfort and adjusting to match.
- Content focus
- Mirror dance and tuning in to a partner
- Format
- Partner exchange
Social awareness
Social awareness means understanding other people's feelings and perspectives, including noticing what they need. More social awareness activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- C1.1.1: High School Course 1, Standard 1 (Movement Skills), item 1.1
- Student page: PE journal page
- SHAPE America (national): 1.12.4 Demonstrates and creates movement sequences based on one or more forms of dance.
More social awareness activities for PE Course 1
- Strengths in Every Partner Social awarenessTeams plan a relay by assigning legs based on each teammate's strengths, then journal about a strength they noticed in someone else.
- Heat Smart in the Valley Social awarenessDuring a shaded, low intensity circuit, students learn the warning signs of heat illness in the Coachella Valley and practice checking in on a partner and following the class heat plan.
- Dances From Our Cultures Social awarenessStudents learn basic steps from cumbia and other cultural dances and journal about a family or community tradition that involves movement.
- Choosing Partners Fairly Social awarenessStudents try several fair partner selection methods in badminton and journal about how it feels to be chosen first, last, or at random.
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RoseThread Connect activities are drafted with the help of AI and shaped by educators. Students never have to share anything personal. Our five SEL skills are informed by CASEL's SEL Framework; RoseThread Learning is not affiliated with or endorsed by CASEL.