What’s included in this resource

Unit Title: Set Phrases – Fear – Improving Performance Skills

Duration: 6 – 8 weeks

Designed for: KS3, Year 8 or 9 (originally created for Y9).

Suitable for: KS3, Year 8, Age 12+, KS3 and KS4.

Transform your KS3 dance curriculum with our expertly crafted ‘Set Phrases – Fear’ unit. This innovative resource pack is designed to challenge and inspire your students, developing their physical, expressive, technical, and mental skills in contemporary dance performance.

Key Features:

• 5 structured lessons + 1 bonus lesson
• Focus on the theme of fear, encouraging emotional expression
• Progressive skill development throughout the unit
• Emphasis on both teacher-led instruction and student creativity

What You’ll Receive:

1. Detailed Scheme of Work: Clear lesson plans with objectives, activities, and assessment strategies
2. PowerPoint Presentations: Engaging visuals for each lesson
3. Demonstration Videos: Professional-quality recordings of warm-ups and set phrases
4. Music Playlist: Carefully selected tracks to enhance learning and performance
5. Knowledge Organiser: Essential concepts and terminology at a glance
6. Student Workbook: Follows lesson progression, encouraging reflection and self-assessment
7. Self-Marking Homework Quizzes: Reinforce learning outside the classroom
8. Printable Assessment Criteria: Align your marking with clear performance standards

Benefits:

• Save planning time with ready-to-use, comprehensive materials
• Ensure consistent, high-quality instruction across your department
• Engage students with varied learning styles through diverse resources
• Build confidence in teaching contemporary dance techniques
• Easily adapt lessons to suit different ability levels

Whether you’re an experienced dance educator or new to teaching KS3, this resource pack provides everything you need to deliver impactful, memorable lessons. Watch as your students grow in confidence, skill, and artistic expression throughout this carefully structured unit.

Elevate your dance teaching today with ‘Set Phrases – Fear’ – the ultimate resource for KS3 contemporary dance education.

Download formats

Our files come in 2 different sets of formats.

You will receive a zip file for Microsoft Office files (MS Word and MS Powerpoint). Please note that the Google Form quizzes are incompatible with Microsoft related products.

You will also receive a link to a shared google drive folder which will allow you to copy files to your own google drive folder allowing you to assign these using the Google Classroom. Full instructions on these are included within the download links.