Ballet Lesson Plan for 1st Grade Students

Topic: Ballet

Objectives & Outcomes

• Students will be able to practice basic ballet poses and positions.

Materials

• Sticky notes or small pieces of paper
• Markers or pens

Warm-up

• Review the different parts of the body and have the students name them.
• Ask the students to demonstrate the different ballet positions, such as plies, tendu, port de bras, etc.

Direct Instruction

• Introduce the concept of center barre.
• Show the students how to stand at center barre with their feet in first position and their hands on their hips.
• Demonstrate how to do the basic positions of ballet, such as plies, tendu, and port de bras.
• Show the students how to move from one position to the next using the center barre as a guide.

Guided Practice

• Have the students practice the basic positions of ballet at center barre, with the teacher providing guidance and assistance as needed.

Independent Practice

• Have the students practice the basic positions of ballet at center barre independently, with the teacher checking in periodically to provide assistance as needed.

Closure

• End the lesson by having the students share their favorite parts of the lesson and what they are looking forward to working on next.

Assessment

• Observe the students during the sorting activity to ensure that they are able to correctly identify the types of ballet shoes.
• Observe the students during the independent practice activity to ensure that they are able to correctly put on and take off their ballet shoes.
• Observe the students during the ballet theater activity to ensure that they are able to correctly use their body and their ballet shoes to create a dance.