The document summarizes a 7th grade movement lesson taught by Michele Martyn. The 62-minute lesson had the learning goals of students moving their bodies in response to music and in a variety of ways. It began with warm up exercises like stretching and moving individual body parts. Students then moved freely around the room to different prompts. The main part of the lesson had students moving across the room or on stage according to different songs played, either individually or in groups. The lesson ended with a calming song and discussion about using relaxation techniques.

1. Teacher: Michele Martyn
Grade: 7B
Time: 62 minutes
Lesson: Moving to Music
Subject: Movement
Date: April 2, 2014
GLOs: students will
Extend the ability to think imaginatively and creatively
Develop the body and voice as tools of communication
Become familiar with disciplines that enhance dramatic process
SLOs: students will
2. Demonstrate awareness of personal and shared space
3. Use physical relaxation techniques effectively
5. Move individual body parts
7. Demonstrate awareness of his or her own body and its movement potential
8. Display increased freedom of movement
9. Travel through space in a variety of ways
11. Use directions and pathways
18. Create movement in response to music
Learning Outcomes: students will
move in response to various musical cues
move their body in a variety of ways
Materials:
playlist
Assessments:
Classroom Observations
Procedure:
Introduction (10 min)
Attendance/Question of the Day
Warm Up (10 min)
Stretch bodies (mountain-forward fold-downward dog-warrior-downward dog-warrior-
downward dog-forward fold-mountain)
Move individual body parts (finger, hand, arm, head, other arm, foot, leg, whole
body)
Move whole body around the room – don’t follow anyone, completely on your
own (all your movements should be fluid and curved, nice and leisurely; moving
quicker; sharp angles & straight lines; you weigh 400 lbs, carrying all that weight,
your joints can barely hold up under the pressure; you’re an Olympic track star,
light on your feet and quick to move; you’ve been wandering the desert for 4 and
a half days, you haven’t had anything to eat or drink, you haven’t seen anyone)
Moving to Music (35 min)
Have the students sit down, spread out around the room. Have all students close
their eyes, play the first song. Have students just listen to the first 15 seconds of
the first song. Pause song, have students stand up. Students will need to move
across the room as inspired by the song – Start song, when all students have
moved across the room, change songs. Give five seconds to listen, then have
students move. (10 min)

2. Have students standing off stage left and right. Play song, have students move
onstage one at a time as inspired by song (lined up, once the person ahead of
them reaches CS, they can begin to move onstage)
Repeat with different song (different vibe) (10 min)
Students in groups of 3-4. All students will be using the same music as
inspiration. One student to enter onstage at a time, remaining on stage until each
performer is onstage. All your movements should relate to each other (not
repetitive, just related). Each student to exit stage one at a time. Constant
movement onstage, only noise is the music. Should only be approx. 45 seconds
(tops)
Show performances, stars & wishes.
Repeat with different song, different vibe (15 min)
Closure (7 min)
Play calming song
Have students find own spot in the room & lie down
Breathe in & out
Why are we doing this? (relaxation techniques, calming ourselves down,
preparing to move to next class)
What kinds of things did we do in class?
Why were we doing those exercises? What were we learning?