Lesson Plan Format

Class:

Date:

Time: Start:
Finish:

Key Learning Area: Creative Arts/ Dance

Lesson Topic: Wiradjuri Welcome dance, calling of the ancestors and sweeping away of bad
spirits

Recent Prior Experience:

Students have no prior experience.
Syllabus Outcome(s):
One or two only. Please note the syllabus
reference number AND write out in full.

- DAS3.1
Performs and interprets dance from a
particular context, using a wide range of
movement skills and appropriate
expressive qualities.

Indicators of Learning for this lesson:

Behaviors that contribute toward achievement of outcome(s).
Quote syllabus numbers. Must be clear, specific, observable.
Curriculum Content Strands may be used as headings.
By the end of this lesson, the students will:
-have an understanding of the steps involved in the Dance

Assessment:
Strategies which will be used to assess
learners attainment of learning outcomes.
Should be linked to each learning indicator.

-the teacher will observe the dance steps

performed by each student as they
participate in the dance lesson

- learn the steps to the Welcome dance, calling of the

ancestors and sweeping away of the bad spirits
-

- DAS3.2
Explores, selects, organizes and refines
movement, using the element of dance to
communicate intent

- perform the dance.

-

Any safety issues to be considered:

Resources:

Wiradjuri echoes CD and CD player.

-check the hall for any potential hazards

-check the condition of all the equipment to be

used making sure there is no sharp objects on
the part of the branches the Ss hold

LESSON SEQUENCE
Lesson Content / Indicators of Learning
(What is Taught):
Note key skills, concepts and values
addressed in each section. Link to your
Indicators of Learning.
INTRODUCTION

-dance practice Rules:

No yelling out
Hands up when answering questions
Hands to yourself

Timing
(mins)

Teaching Strategies / Learning Experiences:

(How it is taught)
Write detailed steps showing what the teacher (T) will do and
what students (Ss) will do.

Resources and Organisation:

20 mins

Students are taken to the hall.

-once inside and seated T explains to Ss that they will be
learning the Welcome Dance of the Wiradjuri nation.

Wiradjuri echoes CD and CD

player

-T explains the class rules for dance practice.

-t explains that the lesson will be 20 min, and they will get
through what steps which time will allow.

DEVELOPMENT
-T explains that the Ss will be learning the dance in 3 sections,
beginning, middle and end,
-T gets Ss to form 2 straight lines, Making sure that they are

-Ss are standing in 2 straight lines

Steps for beginning:

Girls:
Standing hunched forward slightly with the
branches in right hand shaking slightly
Boys:
Standing upright with clap sticks crossed,
same spacing as the girls
After the sound of the clap sticks there is a
sharp sound from the Didgeridoo. Students
take one step on their right foot.
Girls swing their hand to their left,
Boys clap once.
Then students start to walk forward in a
large circle around the room.
Girls walk forward leading the way, starting
off on their right foot and swinging hand to
their left, then stepping on their left foot
swing hand to the right.
Boys follow the girls around the room with
the same stepping as the girls; boys clap
their hands in time with each step.
Steps for middle:
After a long deep resonating sound from the
didgeridoo, at the 1 min 42 second point of
the CD,
The Didgeridoo will make a
repeating call which is deep and short for a
count of 1 and 2 and 3 and 4.
All Ss stand up straight and continue

arms length from the person in front and arms length from the
person to their side
-T demonstrates the steps for each group, boys and girls part
of the performance.
-T then plays the song and Ss practice to get the timing for the
first step on the call.
-T stands next to the Ss doing the steps with the Ss.
-Ss then continue on with the rest of the beginning part of the
dance.
-Ss start again if the timing is off. Keep repeating until the
timing is perfect.
-when perfected Ss are asked to stop where they are.

to the side of the dance area, girls in

front smallest to largest then boys
smallest to largest. arms length from
the person to the front and to their
side

-T now demonstrates the middle part of the dance, making

sure that the Ss understand the importance of reaching up
high and pulling down into their heart or centre of their chest to
show that they are pulling their ancestors into them for
strength.
-Ss now practice the beginning and middle part of the dance
with T alongside, stopping if timing is off and repeating until the
timing and steps are perfect.

Students are still in their 2 lines

during this part of the dance.

-Ss are asked to stop again.

-T demonstrates the end part of the dance, emphasizing that
the arms are straight out to their side and shaker leg is to the
beat and not too fast.
-Ss practice all three parts of the dance until it is perfected

-Students are now spread out.

walking while reaching straight up and a

little to their left on the first and second call
and then pull down into their chest on the
gap in the didgeridoo call twice, then
reaching up and to their right on the third
and fourth call and pulling down into their
chest again.
Steps for end:
The beat will fasten, the students now
spread out filling up all areas of the dance
area and moving around like a bird soaring.
As they spread out the Ss should walk to
the faster beat,
Girls walk upright know,
Boys clap their hands and walk to the faster
beat.
They will continue to walk around spreading
out and not following one another until they
hear the long call of the singer and the
didgeridoo will make a long deep sound with
the singers call. This is when the students
should be spread out, and facing towards
the front of the performing area.
Student now perform the shaker leg
Shaker leg:
Stand upright with bum over heels and
knees bent slightly, the motion is spread
your knees wide apart and then bring back
together.
Students will continue to shaker leg until
they hear two sharp calls from the
didgeridoo.

On these two calls, Ss stomp their right foot

down on the first call and then quickly raise
their left knee and hand into the air
CLOSURE

Questions:
When do we start to walk in the dance?
When do we reach up into the air?
Why do we reach up into the air?
When do we spread out?
When do we face the front?

-at the completion of the dance, Ss are instructed to return to

the front of the stage and sit on the floor
-T congratulates the Ss on an excellent practice and
performance.
- T asks Ss questions, reminding Ss of the class rules.

-T asks students to return to the

floor in front of stage.

Lesson Plan Format

Class:

Date:

Time: Start:
Finish:

Key Learning Area: Creative arts/Dance

Lesson Topic: Boomerang Dance

Recent Prior Experience:

none
Syllabus Outcome(s):
One or two only. Please note the syllabus
reference number AND write out in full.

- DAS3.1
Performs and interprets dance from a
particular context, using a wide range of
movement skills and appropriate
expressive qualities.

Indicators of Learning for this lesson:

By the end of this lesson, the students will:
- learn the steps to the Welcome dance, calling of the
ancestors and sweeping away of the bad spirits

- perform the dance.

- DAS3.2
Explores, selects, organizes and refines
movement, using the element of dance to
communicate intent

Any safety issues to be considered:

-check the hall for any potential hazards

Resources:

Assessment:

-the teacher will observe the dance steps

performed by each student as they
participate in the dance lesson

Wiradjuri echoes CD and CD player.

LESSON SEQUENCE
Lesson Content / Indicators of Learning
(What is Taught):
Note key skills, concepts and values
addressed in each section. Link to your
Indicators of Learning.
INTRODUCTION

Timing
(mins)

Teaching Strategies / Learning Experiences:

(How it is taught)
Write detailed steps showing what the teacher (T) will do and
what students (Ss) will do.

Resources and Organisation:

3 mins

-T asks Ss to line up in 2 straight lines at the door, one group

of tables at a time.
-T instructs Ss to walk to the Hall.
-once at the hall T instructs Ss to sit in front of the stage on the
floor.
-T explains that the Ss will be Learning the Boomerang Dance
from the Wiradjuri nation.

-CD and CD player set on the

stage prior to students entering the
hall

-Class Rules:
No yelling out
Hands up when answering questions
Hands to yourself
1 min

DEVELOPMENT
-T waits for Ss full attention.
The dance moves are the same for both
Boys and Girls.

4 mins
1 min

-T gets Ss to form two groups, boys on one side of the hall 10

Meters back from the stage and girls on the opposite side of
the hall in line with the boys.

Steps:
-Ss start clapping as with the beat of the
clap sticks when the didgeridoo begins to
play.
-when students hear a rolling of the tongue
noise, the girls stop clapping but boys
continue, when this noise is being done the
girls run forward 10 meters to the centre of
the dance area as if they are going to throw
a boomerang.

-split Ss into groups, boys and girls

-T is in between both group

-T presses play on the CD and demonstrates the dance moves

for each group.
2 mins
-T gets girls to do the dance moves first.
-T does the dance with the girls.
3 mins
-T then gets the boys to do the same.
-T also does the dance moves with the boys.
3 mins

1 min

-T explains on the third time all students perform the dance

together.
-T does the dance with all the Ss.

The fingers on their right hand should be

tight together and with a flat palm.
Ss do a throwing motion with their right
hand; the left hand should catch the elbow
of the right arm at the end of the throw. At
the same time stopping their right foot into
the ground.
The Ss then pivot on their left foot and turn
around anti clockwise stepping to the beat.
The right hand should move in and out
away from the face with every step.
-on the second time when the singer makes
the rolling of the tongue sound, the Ss stop
pivoting and when the didgeridoo makes a
sharp and short grunt, the Ss clap their
hands out in front of them as if they are
catching a boomerang, Ss keep their hands
together out in front of them and with every
second beat flip their hands over while
doing the shaker leg at the same time.

Shaker leg:
Stand upright with bum over heels and
knees bent slightly, the motion is spread
your knees wide apart and then bring back
together with the beat.
-On the third time when the singer makes
the rolling of the tongue sound Ss get ready
to make another single clapping motion
when the didgeridoo makes a sharp and
short grunt. When they make the clap the
Ss raise their left foot up to meet their right
knee at the same time as the clap and

-T now stands on the stage or in front of the Ss at the point to

where they run to.

15 mins

-T tells Ss to get ready and then presses play on the CD.

-Ss perform the dance until the timing and dance moves are all
in time with each other and with the Music. Repeating when
necessary.

freeze for a second in that position.

-when the singer makes the call of Burrung,
the girls run back to the start p[position and
the boys run forward to where the girls
were, and do the exact same steps as the
girls.
-then on the third time the boys run back
quickly but carefully, and then both boys and
girls run out together and perform the dance
moves together.

CLOSURE
Questions:

1 min

Who here enjoyed that dance lesson?

When do we the girls first run out to perform
their part of the dance?
When do the boys run out?

6 mins

-at the completion of the dance, Ss are instructed to return to

the front of the stage and sit on the floor
-T congratulates the Ss on an excellent practice and
performance.
- T asks Ss questions, reminding Ss of the class rules.
-Ss are instructed to collect their bags and wait for the end of
school bell.

-T asks students to return to the

floor in front of stage.