Pirate Freeze Dance: Dynamics, Movement and Math Activites

Ahoy Me Hearties! This here PIRATE FREEZE DANCE will have ye Scallywags workin’ out them there wiggles lest they scuttle the ship and cause a mutiny! Arghhh! This resource is packed with gold treasure ye can use to teach the Freeze Dance activity, Music Dynamics, and Action Verbs. Not only will yer matey’s (students) pillage the video activity, but they’ll also plunder the HIGH-LOW, FAST-SLOW, LOUD-SOFT activities, coloring sheets, and games. Savvy?

Let’s help them there pirates connect movement with music concepts. Materials include, video, power point, flash cards, worksheets, games, activities, lesson plans and teaching steps.

ELEMENTARY TEACHERS, P.E. ALL CLASSROOMS Can use the video and directional word worksheet as well as the activities.

Freeze dance can be an anytime movement activity and brain break for your students. And this resource has a variety of diverse teaching materials to reach all of your students and meet learning goals.

This resource includes Music Concept activities to teach:

HIGH/LOW

FAST/SLOW

LOUD/SOFT

EXPRESSION

The teacher guide includes worksheets, flashcards as well as the materials you need to teach these music concepts.

Help student learn ACTION VERBS by tracing the words and coloring the worksheets for each action in the video.

Music Class LESSON PLAN, 11 ACTIVITIES & COLORING SHEETS!

USE the activity for transitions, rewards, to keep students busy while you set up or clean up, rainy day, snow day, recess, assess or work with individual students and in your virtual classrooms.

RESOURCE INCLUDES:

Activity Video

Teaching Power Point Presentation, ppt. & pdf.

16 Movement Posters

Flash Cards- Each action and HIGH/LOW, FAST/SLOW, LOUD/SOFT, EXPRESSION.

Coloring Pages for each action.

4 Worksheets for: HIGH/LOW, FAST/SLOW, LOUD/SOFT, EXPRESSION.

Eleven (11) Activity Directions

Lesson Plans for Creative Movement, HIGH/LOW, FAST/SLOW, LOUD/SOFT, EXPRESSION.

Station/Center Activities- All on 1 page and each activity on a flash card to use at the station.

Movement Rules & Bubble space posters

How to Create a Slide Show

FREEZE DANCE ACTIONS (ACTION VERBS)

Here are the freeze dance actions that you’ll find in this video. The coloring sheets have the word and pictures that represent the action.

HOP

CLAP

SPIN

ROLL ARMS

JOG

WIGGLE

WAVE

JUMP

TAP TOES

STOMP

GLIDE

MARCH

DANCE

REST

FREE CHOICE

HOW TO USE:

STATIONS OR CENTERS- Students love to create things and play games. In this resource you’ll find 6 activities you can use in Stations and Centers that provide these opportunities for student engagement.

BUILD CLASSROOM COMMUNITY- As students play together, they will develop relationships. Freeze dance is an “individual” activity where everyone can do their own interpretation of the movements and there’s no right or wrong way to do them. This kind of activity creates a fair playing ground for everyone. You can compliment and point out how each student is doing the actions. You can play copy cat or have some students showcase their groovy moves. Use this activity as part of your class meetings and then talk about how everyone moves differently, but we’re all having fun and doing it together.

TEACH THE ACTIONS- Scroll through the video and teach the actions. When I scroll I mute the music so that it doesn’t bother students ears or make them giggle. That way you can use the video to teach the actions. You may want to demonstrate how you want students to move and help them define their personal space.

TIMING- Use the video for a minute of for the full length.

TRANSITION- Have students finished their work? Use 1 minute of the video as a transition activity.

Or, use the activity to help students move from desks to going to the library. Have them stand up 2 minutes early and play freeze dance- then line up to go to lunch or other activities.

BRAIN BREAK- Have students been sitting and need a brain break? You can use this freeze dance activity to help students stay focused. Students need brain breaks especially if they’ve been sitting for a while or testing. You can start the video at any time and let it run for the length of time you want the kids to have a brain break.

REWARD ACTIVITY- I use games and freeze dance activities right before a holiday. You can use them during the weeks you know students are more distracted and need help channeling their energy.

Overall, you’ll find that FREEZE DANCE ACTIVITIES can be a great addition to your teacher tool box.

WHY MOVEMENT IS IMPORTANT:

Use the video to keep students busy while you set up or clean up,, rainy day, snow day, recess, assess or work with individual students and in your virtual classrooms.

Brain Breaks

PE Activities

Music Class activities

Reward Days

Develop Gross and Fine Motor Skills

Develop skills to control and learn about the body

Explore how the body moves.

Experience movement with music.

Experience showing how music feels.

Cross-Body Brain Connections

Team Building

HOMESCHOOL APPLICATIONS:

Connect holidays and cultural events with this FREEZE DANCE activity.

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