Teaching Resources
For educators teaching 6 to 12 years old
US$149.00
/year
Duration
36 hours
Lessons
48
Primary school can be a time of exciting challenges and self-discovery. Our Move Monkeys program is tailored for this age group, where students are discovering their creativity, exploring movement, and integrating dance into their daily lives.
With Move Monkeys Teaching Resources, you have the opportunity to bring the magic of dance and self-expression to your primary school students. Our specialized course is designed to empower teachers who may be new to teaching dance. We provide the tools and guidance to help both teachers and students embark on a journey of self-discovery step by step.
Move Monkeys is all about nurturing the creative spirit within each student. We believe in the power of combining movement with expression, allowing children to explore their unique voices through dance and its various components. Our 6-8 week courses are designed to make teaching dance easy and fun, even for educators who have never taught dance before.
By the end of the course, not only will students have achieved uplifting and epic dance milestones, but they'll also carry with them valuable life skills that extend far beyond the dance floor. Join us in making dance an integral part of primary school education, where students learn not only to move but also to express themselves, embrace creativity, and achieve remarkable milestones. Transform your primary school classroom into a place of movement, expression, and growth with Move Monkeys Teaching Resources.
Course Curriculum
Unit Overview & Downloads
- Unit Overview
- Y1 Dance Assessment
- Y1 Dance Diary
- Bulk Download – All files
- Tips and Tricks Video
- Tips and Tricks Sheet
- Curriculum Map
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Lesson 1: ABC Dance
- Lesson Plan
- Introduction
- Introduction: What is Dance
- Introduction: Can Dancing Help?
- Introduction: Why?
- Warm Up Video
- Warm Up: Ready Set Go
- Agility Dance Video
- Dance: What is agility?
- Dance: Agility is…..
- Balance Dance Video
- Dance: What is balance?
- Dance: Balance is….
- Coordination Dance Video
- Dance: What is coordination?
- Dance: Coordination is…
- ABC Dance Video
- Cool Down: Summer Stroll
- Cool Down: Stretches
- Cool Down: Why is balance important in dance?
- Reflection
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Lesson 2: Runaway Baby
- Lesson Plan
- Introduction
- Introduction: Why do we need ABC?
- Introduction: What are different movements?
- Introduction: Do you know?
- Warm Up: Stretches
- Warm up: Ready Set Go
- Runaway Baby Video
- Dance: What did you notice?
- Dance: Did you see big movements?
- Dance: Did you see heavy movements?
- Runaway Baby Part 1 – Practice
- Cool Down: Summer Stroll
- Cool Down: Stretches
- Reflection
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Lesson 3: Runaway Baby
- Lesson Plan
- Introduction
- Introduction: What is a formation?
- Introduction: Formation is …
- Introduction: Do you know?
- Introduction: How Can We?
- Warm Up Video
- Warm Up: Ready Set Go
- Runaway Baby
- Dance: What did you notice?
- Dance: How Could you change the formation?
- Dance: What shapes can we use?
- Runaway Baby Part 2 – Practice
- Cool Down: Buddy up
- Cool Down : Stretches
- Reflection
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Lesson 4: I Like To Move It Move It
- Lesson Plan
- Introduction:
- Introduction: What is a beat?
- Introduction: What’s mirroring?
- Introduction: Actions not words?
- Warm up
- Warm Up: Ready Set Go
- I Like to Move It Move It.
- Dance: What actions followed words?
- Dance: What actions did you see?
- I like to move it – Part 1 Practice
- Cool Down: Buddy up
- Cool Down: Stretches
- Reflection
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Lesson 5: I Like To Move It Move It
- Lesson Plan
- I Like to Move it Move it
- Introduction: What is Spacing?
- Introduction: How to Dance in Groups?
- Introduction: What Can Cross?
- Let’s Do Warm Up Stretches
- Warm Up: Ready Set Go
- Dance: Let’s Watch I Like to Move It
- Dance: Were You Moving in Time with Your Group?
- I like to Move it Move it Part 2 Practice
- Dance: Performance & Feedback
- Dance: What Do You Think?
- Cool Down : Group Chat
- Cool Down Stretches
- Cool Down: Why is Balance Important in Dance?
- Reflection
Unit Overview
- Unit Overview
- Y2 Dance Diary
- Y2 Dance Assessment
- Bulk Download – All Files
- Tips and Tricks Video
- Tips and Tricks Sheet
- Curriculum Map
Lesson 1: ABC Dance
- Lesson Plan
- Introduction
- Introduction: What is dance?
- Introduction: Can dancing help?
- Introduction: Why?
- Warm Up Video
- Warm Up: Ready Set Go
- Agility Dance Video
- Dance: What is agility?
- Dance: Agility is…..
- Balance Dance Video
- Dance: What is balance?
- Dance: Balance is….
- Coordination Dance Video
- Dance: What is coordination?
- Dance: Coordination is…
- ABC Dance Video
- Cool Down: Summer Stroll
- Cool Down: Stretches
- Cool Down: Why is balance important in dance?
- Reflection
Lesson 2: Runaway Baby
- Lesson Plan
- Introduction
- Introduction: Why do we need ABC?
- Introduction: What are different movements?
- Introduction: Do you know?
- Warm up: Stretches
- Warm up: Ready Set Go
- Runaway baby video
- Dance: What did you notice?
- Dance: Did you see big movements?
- Dance: Did you see heavy movements?
- Runaway Baby Part 1 – Practice
- Cool down: Summer Stroll
- Cool down: Stretches
- Reflection
Lesson 3: Runaway Baby
- Lesson Plan
- Introduction:
- Introduction: What is a formation?
- Introduction : Formation is…..
- Introduction: Do you know?
- Introduction: How can we?
- Warm up
- Warm up: Ready set go
- Runaway Baby Dance Video
- Dance: What did you notice?
- Dance: How could you change the formation?
- Runaway baby Part 2 – Practice
- Dance: What other formations?
- Dance: What shapes can we use?
- Runaway Baby
- Cool Down: Buddy up
- Cool down: Stretches
- Reflection
Lesson 4: I Like To Move It Move It
- Lesson Plan
- Introduction:
- Introduction: What is a beat?
- Introduction: What’s mirroring?
- Introduction: Actions not words?
- Warm up
- Warm up: Ready set go
- Let’s watch the “I Like to Move It Move It” dance
- Dance: What actions did you see?
- Dance: What actions followed words?
- I like to move it Part 1 – Practice
- Cool Down: Stretches
- Cool Down : Buddy up
- Reflection
Lesson 5: I Like To Move It Move It
- Lesson Plan
- Introduction:
- Introduction: What is Spacing
- Introduction: How to dance in groups?
- Introduction: What can cross?
- Let’s do Warm up Stretches
- Warm up: Ready set go (Mirror, mirror)
- Let’s watch : I Like to Move It Move It Dance
- Dance: Were you moving in time with your group
- I like to Move it move it Part 2 Practice
- Dance: Performance & feedback
- Dance: What do you think?
- Cool Down : Group Chat
- Cool Down: Cool Down Stretches
- Cool Down: Why is balance important?
- Reflection
Unit Overview
- Unit Overview
- Y3 Dance Assessment
- Y3 Dance Diary
- Bulk Download – All files
- Tips and Tricks Video
- Tips and Tricks Sheet
- Curriculum Map
Lesson 1: Dance is all around us!
- Lesson Plan
- Introduction
- Introduction : What is Dance?
- Introduction : What are the benefits?
- Introduction : Dance in other places
- Warm Up Video
- Warm up : Ready set go
- Lets watch the “Dance is all around us” dance
- Dance : What movement patterns did you see?
- Dance : Can you think of other movement patterns?
- Dance : what kind of movement patterns use the most energy?
- Let’s try the Dance is all around us dance
- Cool down : Controlled breathing
- Cool Down Music
- Cool down : Why is it important?
- Cool Down : stretches
- Refelection : Dance Diary
Lesson 2: Light it up
- Lesson Plan
- Introduction
- Introduction: What is a skill?
- Introduction: What are different movements?
- Introduction: Do you know?
- Introduction : Canon & Unison
- Warm up
- Warm up: Ready set go
- Let’s watch the “Light it up” Dance
- Dance: See any dancers moving in unison?
- Dance: Did you notice any skills?
- Dance: What tempo is light it up?
- Light it up video Part 1 – Practice
- Cool down: Group chat
- Cool down: Stretches
- Reflection
Lesson 3: Light it up
- Lesson Plan
- Introduction
- Introduction: What is level?
- Introduction: What do you know about bodies?
- Introduction: What level is…?
- Warm up: Stretches
- Warm up: Ready set go
- Let’s watch or join in the the “Light it up” dance
- Dance: Did you see movement patterns?
- Light up Part 2 – Practice
- Dance: Did you make movements?
- One more go! Light up dance video
- Dance: What do you think?
- Dance: Performance & Feedback
- Cool down: Summer Stroll
- Cool down: Did you make movements?
- Cool down: Stretches
- Reflection
Lesson 4: We don’t talk about Bruno
- Lesson Plan
- Introduction
- Introduction: What is a beat?
- Introduction: What’s mirroring?
- Warm up
- Warm up: Ready set go
- Let’s watch the “We don’t talk about Bruno” dance
- Dance: What movement patterns?
- We don’t talk about Bruno Part 1 – Practice
- Dance: Were you able to copy movement patterns?
- Cool Down: Body shakes
- Cool Down: Stretches
- Reflection
Lesson 5: We don’t talk about Bruno
- Lesson Plan
- We Don’t Talk About Bruno
- What is Mood?
- How to Show Mood?
- Warm Up: Let’s Do Warm Up Stretches
- Warm Up: Ready Set Go
- Dance: Let’s Watch the We Don’t Talk About Bruno Dance
- Dance: Did the Dancers Use Different Facial Expressions?
- Practice Dance: We Don’t Talk About Bruno Part 2
- Dance: Did You Use Different Facial Expressions?
- Dance: Performance & Feedback
- Dance: What Do You Think?
- Cool Down: Let’s take a Summer Stroll
- Cool Down Stretches
- Reflection
Unit Overview
- Unit Overview
- Y4 Dance Assessment
- Y4 Dance Diary
- Bulk Download – All Files
- Tips and Tricks Video
- Tips and Tricks Sheet
- Curriculum Map
Lesson 1: Dance is all around us
- Lesson Plan
- Introduction
- Introduction: Movements in dance
- Introduction: What are the benefits?
- Introduction: Dance in other places
- Warm Up Video
- Warm Up: Ready Set Go
- Let’s Watch the : Dance is all around us Dance
- Dance: Did you see the dancers move?
- Let’s Try the Dance is all around us Dance!
- Cool Down: Let’s relax
- Cool Down: Stretches
- Reflection
Lesson 2: Light it up
- Lesson Plan
- Introduction
- Introduction: What are these terms?
- Introduction: Why use them?
- Introduction: How to use energy?
- Warm up: Stretches
- Warm up: Ready set go
- Let’s Watch the Light It Up Dance
- Dance: What effect do big movements have?
- Dance: Could canon be used?
- Light it up Part 1 Practice
- Cool Down: Let’s Relax
- Cool down: Stretches
- Reflection
Lesson 3: Light it up
- Lesson Plan
- Introduction:
- Introduction: What is level?
- Introduction: Do you know?
- Introduction: What level is…?
- Warm up
- Warm up: Ready set go
- Let’s Watch the Light It Up Dance
- Dance: What movements are you able to perform?
- Let’s Try the Light It Up Dance- Part 2
- Let’s Do the “whole” Light It Up Dance
- Dance: What do you think?
- Performance & Feedback
- Cool Down: Body Shakes
- Cool Down: Body Shakes
- Cool Down Stretches
- Reflection : Dance Diary
Lesson 4: We don’t talk about Bruno
- Lesson Plan
- Introduction
- Introduction: What is a beat?
- Introduction: What’s mirroring?
- Introduction: Do you know?
- Warm up
- Warm up: Ready set go
- Let’s Watch the We Don’t Talk About Bruno Dance
- Dance: Do the dancers move on different levels?
- Let’s Try We Don’t Talk About Bruno Part 1
- Dance: Copying movement patterns
- Cool Down: Body shakes
- Cool Down: Stretches
- Reflection
Lesson 5: We don’t talk about Bruno
- Lesson Plan
- We Don’t Talk About Bruno
- Introduction: What is Expression?
- Introduction: What is Dynamic?
- Introduction: Repetition?
- Warm Up: Let’s Do Warm Up Stretches
- Warm Up: Ready Set Go
- Dance: Let’s Watch We Don’t Talk About Bruno
- Dance: Did the Dancers Use Repetition?
- Dance: Let’s Try We Don’t Talk About Bruno Part 2
- Dance: Did the Performers Use Facial Expressions?
- Performance & Feedback
- Dance: What Do You Think?
- Dance: Follow Dance is All Around Us
- Cool Down : Let’s Take a Summer Stroll
- Cool Down Stretches
- Reflection
Unit Overview
- Unit Overview
- Y5 Dance Assessment
- Y5 Dance Diary
- Bulk Download – All Files
- Tips and Tricks Video
- Tips and Tricks Sheet
- Curriculum Map
Lesson 1: Introduction to Dance
- Lesson Plan
- Introduction
- Introduction: What Does It Mean?
- Introduction: What Does It Mean?
- Introduction: Movements?
- Warm Up Video
- Warm Up: Ready Set Go
- Let’s watch the Dance Medley
- Dance: Did You Notice Any Movement Sequences?
- Dance: Did You Notice Any Different Types of Dance Movements?
- Let’s Try the Dance Medley
- Dance: Were You Able to Keep Up With All of the Movements?
- Let’s Try the Dance Medley
- Cool Down: 4 Corner Stroll
- Cool Down: Cool Down Stretches
- Reflection
Lesson 2: Marryuna
- Lesson Plan
- Marryuna
- Introduction: What are Transitions?
- Introduction : Transitions are …..
- Introduction: What is Difficult?
- Warm Up: Let’s Do Warm Up Stretches
- Warm Up: Ready Set Go
- Dance: Let’s Watch the Marryuna Dance
- Dance: Did You See the Dancers Transition?
- Dance: What Movement Phrases Looked the Most Difficult?
- Practice Dance: Let’s Try Marryuna Part 1
- Dance: What was Performing Marryuna Like?
- Practice Dance: Let’s Try Marryuna
- Dance: Did You Make Improvements in Your Performance?
- Cool Down: Group Chat
- Reflection
- Cool Down: Cool Down Stretches
Lesson 3: Marryuna
- Lesson Plan
- Marryuna
- Introduction: What are Levels?
- Introduction : Levels are….
- Introduction: What is Tempo?
- Introduction: How Can We Express?
- Warm Up: Let’s Do Warm Up Stretches
- Warm Up: Ready Set Go
- Dance: Let’s Watch the Marryuna Dance
- Dance: Did the Dancers Use Facial Expressions?
- Marryuna Dance Part 2
- Dance: Did You Change the Tempo of Your Dance?
- Dance: What was the Most Difficult Tempo to Dance With?
- Let’s do the “whole” Marryuna Dance
- Dance: What was the Most Difficult Part of the Dance?
- Cool Down: Let’s Take a Summer Stroll
- Cool Down: Cool Down Stretches
- Reflection
Lesson 4: Marryuna
- Lesson Plan
- Marryuna
- Introduction: What is a Beat?
- Introduction: What’s Mirroring?
- Warm Up: Let’s Do Warm Up Stretches
- Introduction: How to Keep in Time?
- Warm Up: Ready Set Go
- Dance: Let’s Watch the Marryuna Dance
- Dance: Did the Dancers Work Well in a Group?
- Dance: Let’s Try the Marryuna Dance Part 3
- Dance: What Do You Think?
- Practice Dance: Let’s Try the Marryuna Dance
- Dance: What Do You Think?
- Dance: Performance & Feedback
- Dance: What Do You Think?
- Cool Down: 4 Corner Stroll
- Cool Down: Cool Down Stretches
- Reflection
Lesson 5: Love Me Right
- Lesson Plan
- Love Me Right
- Introduction: How Does Speed Change Things?
- Introduction: What to Remember?
- Introduction: Changes in Speed?
- Warm Up: Let’s Do Warm Up Stretches
- Warm Up: Ready Set Go
- Dance: Let’s Watch Love Me Right
- Dance: Was the Dance Performed at Different Speeds?
- Dance: Let’s Try Love Me Right Part 1
- Dance: Were You Able to Keep Pace with the Dance?
- Practice Dance: Let’s Try Love Me Right Part 1
- Dance: Did you Improve on Your First Attempt?
- Cool Down: Let’s Do Dance The Dance Medley
- Cool Down: Skip to the Corner
- Cool Down Stretches
- Reflection
Unit Overview
- Unit Overview
- Y6 Dance Diary
- Y6 Dance Assessment
- Bulk Download – All Files
- Tips and Tricks Video
- Tips and Tricks Sheet
- Curriculum Map
Lesson 1: Introduction to Dance
- Lesson Plan
- Introduction to Dance
- Introduction: Levels in Dance
- Introduction: Levels are…
- Introduction: What are these Things?
- Introduction: What is Technique?
- Warm Up: Let’s Do Warm Up Stretches
- Warm Up: Ready Set Go
- Dance: Let’s Watch the Dance Medley
- Dance: What Dance Techniques Do You See?
- Dance: What Tempo was the Dance?
- Practice Dance: Let’s Try the Dance Medley
- Dance: Were You Able to Keep Up With All of the Movement Sequences?
- Dance: How Could I Improve My Dance?
- Dance: Performance & Feedback
- Dance: What Do You Think?
- Cool Down: 4 Corner Stroll
- Cool Down: What Tempo Do I Prefer to Dance at?
- Cool Down: Cool Down Stretches
- Reflection
Lesson 2: Marryuna
- Lesson Plan
- Marryuna
- Introduction: What is..?
- Introduction: Answers…..
- Introduction: Weight in Dance?
- Warm Up: Let’s Do Warm Up Stretches
- Warm Up: Ready Set Go
- Dance: Let’s Watch the Marryuna Dance
- Dance: Did the Dancers Improvise?
- Dance: Did the Dancers Use Light Movements?
- Practice Dance: Let’s Try Marryuna Part 1
- Dance: Were You Able to Improvise?
- Practice Dance: Let’s Try Marryuna
- Dance: How was Your Performance?
- Cool Down: Group Chat
- Cool Down: Cool Down Stretches
- Reflection
Lesson 3: Marryuna
- Lesson Plan
- Maryyuna
- Introduction: How to Work in a Group?
- Introduction: How Can We Express?
- Warm Up: Let’s Do Warm Up Stretches
- Warm Up: Ready Set Go
- Dance: Let’s Watch the Marryuna Dance
- Dance: Did the Dancers Work Well as a Group?
- Dance: Let’s Try the Marryuna Dance Part 2
- Dance: Did You Work Well as a Group?
- Dance Practice: Let’s Try the Marryuna Dance
- Cool Down: Let’s Take a Summer Stroll
- Cool Down: Cool Down Stretches
- Reflection
Lesson 4: Marryuna
- Lesson Plan
- Introduction: Marryuna
- Introduction: What is Technique?
- Introduction: Dance technique is…..
- Introduction: Self Direction & Control
- Warm Up: Let’s Do Warm Up Stretches
- Warm Up: Ready Set Go
- Dance: Let’s Watch the Marryuna Dance
- Dance: Did the Dancers Use Various Dance Techniques?
- Dance Practice: Let’s Try the Marryuna Dance Part 3
- Dance Practice: Let’s Try the Marryuna Dance
- Dance: What Do You Think?
- Dance: Performance & Feedback
- Cool Down: Cool Down Stretches
- Cool Down: 4 Corner Stroll
- Reflection
Lesson 5: Love Me Right
- Lesson Plan
- Introduction : Love Me Right Dance
- Introduction : what is a dance sequence?
- Introduction : what to remember?
- Introduction : Communicating ideas
- Warm up : let’s do warm up stretches
- Warm up : Ready set go!
- Let’s Watch : Love Me Right Dance
- Dance : What dance moves did you see?
- Let’s Practice : Love Me Right Part 1 – Practice
- Dance : Were you able to use a variety of dance movements?
- Cool Down : 4 Corner Stroll
- Cool Down : cool down stretches
- Reflection
Key Takeaways from Move Monkeys
These takeaways encompass the diverse advantages of the Move Monkeys course, fostering growth and enriching students' lives both within and beyond the classroom. As they delve into the world of dance, students discover not only the joy of movement but also the art of expression, teamwork, and self-confidence. With each step, they embark on a journey of personal growth, building skills that will serve them well in all aspects of life.
- Creative Expression: Students will discover their creative potential and learn how to express themselves through movement and dance.
- Confidence Building: The course aims to boost students' self-confidence by encouraging them to explore and embrace their unique abilities.
- Dance Skills: Students will acquire fundamental dance skills and techniques, helping them become more proficient dancers.
- Teamwork and Collaboration: Through group activities and choreography, students will learn the importance of teamwork and cooperation.
- Physical Fitness: Dance is an enjoyable way to improve physical fitness, and students will enhance their strength, coordination, and flexibility.
- Everyday Application: Students will understand how dance and its components can be integrated into their daily lives, making it a natural part of their routines.
- Achievement: The course provides opportunities for students to achieve milestones and accomplishments, fostering a sense of pride and fulfillment.
- Fun and Joy: Most importantly, students will experience the joy and fun that dance brings, creating lasting memories and a lifelong love for movement and expression.
This Course Includes​
- Unit Overview
- Achievement Standards
- Achievement Aims
- Lesson Objectives
- Teaching Points/Tips
- Assessment Opportunities
- Unit Description
- Dance Diary
- Dance Assessment
- Bulk Files Download
- Tips and Tricks
- Curriculum Map
- Lesson Sequence
- Lesson Plan
- Introduction
- Warm Up
- Theme related dances
- Dance Informational Videos
- Cool Down videos
