Term 4 Dance

Big Idea: We can express ourselves creatively through dance

Deep Understandings:

The children will understand:

That dance has evolved through the decades.

That to learn a dance you need to follow a series of instructions.

Dance is a form of social interaction.

Dance is good for your health and well being.

Skill Focus:

1 - Learn the specific steps to a dance

2 - Keep in time to the music

3 - Follow instructions

Value Focus (Excellence)

1 - Trying our best

2 - Persevering

3 - Acknowledging the efforts of others

Term 4 Music

WALT
- keep a beat
- keep a beat using different instruments

Term 4 Discovery & Key Competencies

September 20, 2013

Key Competency: Thinking

How are you using your thinking?

"I have to think about how to draw them."

Term 4 CARE Values

You're right Harley, when you pick up after yourself, you are being your best self and showing your Excellence!

Term 3 PE

What's your favourite thing that we do in gymnastics?

What do you think is the trickiest? Why?

Term 3 Maths

Term 3 Reading

What does a good reader do?

"Look at the words while they're reading."

Term 3 Te Reo

Term 2 Maths

WALT

• sort objects into categories for display
• make a display of the data collected (pictograph)
• make statements about data displays

Student Comment

Tell me about the graph.
"Those have the least (black). Those have the longest (blonde)."

Term 2 Visual Arts

WALT

• create an art work using printmaking including leaf prints and sponging. 

Success Criteria

• Identify which is the textured side of the leaf so we can use it successfully in our art
• Include at least 4 leaf prints
• Use autumn colours (Leaves should be white)


Use sponging technique (dab, dab, dab as opposed to wiping the paint on with the sponge)




Try not to sponge on top of leaves

Term 2 Writing

We are learning to:

•  draw a picture to help us think about the story we will write.
•   say our story in a sentence.

Success Criteria

• My picture will be detailed.
•   I can tell my teacher my story.