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Primary KS1 & KS2 Dance Lesson Plans and Schemes of Work Compared

Whilst some of the PE schemes on our PE schemes page contain dance units, these dance lesson plans and resources below are separate, dedicated dance units of work. Click-through to each link to learn more about which best suits your school and budget.

DDMIX for Schools

DDMIX Trust

Years EYFS - 6

Annual Subscription


Movement to music makes children come alive and changes the way they feel. With the DDMIX programme, kids get an exciting and diverse learning experience that is physical, aerobic and high time on task.

 

Dance Core Curriculum

Val Sabin Publications & Training

Years EYFS - 6

One-off Purchase


Complete Dance scheme including 24 lesson plans in four units of work for each year group and a total of 40 dances across the age group. 


Dance Notes

Madmusik

Years 1 - 6

Monthly/Annual Subscription


To help you deliver your lessons, Dance Notes offers a library of instantly-available, themed schemes for KS 1 & 2 Dance. With these, you can  be confident you’ll have your dance sessions organised, all the music you need, plus teaching notes at the ready.


Dance to School

Dance to School

Years 1 - 6

One-off Purchase


A simple yet innovative digital dance platform providing lesson plans, resources and training for schools.


Hidden Talents

Hidden Talents

Years EYFS - 2

Annual Subscription


Hidden Talents is a unique, online dance programme for young children to explore and experience a broad range of opportunities, allowing them to be creative, play and have fun.


iMoves Dance

iMoves

Years 1 - 6

Monthly/Annual Subscription


imoves is an award-winning digital platform designed for busy teachers who want to keep their pupils active - our expertise lies in PE, Dance, Gymnastics and more all wrapped within an holistic PE programme that teachers can confidently deliver themselves. imoves is also the leading resource to support Active 30 and Mental Wellbeing to ensure children remain happy and healthy learners.


Let's Move

BBC Teach

Years 1 - 2

Free


Let's Move is presented by Justin Fletcher and Cat Sandion (and guest presenters) and provides off-the-shelf dance resources for KS1 suitable for Autumn, Spring and Summer terms. The units have been arranged thematically.


Primary Steps on Demand

The Royal Ballet School

Years 3 - 6

Annual Subscription


Teach dance with confidence with this easy-to-use programme – no dance teaching experience needed. Low-cost with no equipment needed, it’s delivered via Video on Demand, so it’s completely flexible to use. Split into two levels, for 7-9 and 9-11, Exploring Ballet classes develop dance knowledge and skill while Exploring the Curriculum classes provide experiential learning in specific curriculum areas.



StarSteppers

StarSteppers

Years 1 - 6

One-off Purchase


We have a large variety of dance schemes of work covering a majority of classroom topics. Subjects include history, geography, science, literacy, maths and art as well as plans fulfilling dance skills. Each scheme of work consists of 6 lesson plans with music suggestions to support movement tasks.


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