Dance activities for Year 5 (DDMIX)
Have a look at our free dance activities, resources and PE lesson plans for your Year 5 class!
We've partnered with DDMIX and you can now find all of their resources on our website!
What's on this page:
What is DDMIX?
DDMIX for Schools is a non-profit organisation run by Dame Darcey Bussell DBE. The DDMIX programme is a dance programme that encourages children and young people to get moving in every lesson.
The lessons give children the chance to move their body in an inclusive environment, bringing many benefits including boosting their physical and mental wellbeing.
We've partnered with DDMIX and you'll be able to find all DDMIX resources on our website.
Assessment guide
Download and view the Dance Assessment Guide for Year 5 units for you to use in your classes.
DDMIX Dance Fitness Assessment Guide Year 5Warm up
Warming up before doing exercise is super important.
Watch the video to follow along with the warm up, or use the audio to do your own warm up exercises!
Unit 1 Lesson plans and resources
Download six lesson plans all aligned with the learning objective for Unit 1.
Year 5 Unit 1 Lesson Plan
[File needs to be compressed] Download resource cards and pictures that match up with Unit 1 lesson plans.
Year 5 Unit 1 Resource Pictures
Download the Line Dance music audio file that accompanies the Unit 1 lesson plans.
DDMIX Line Dance (With Intro) 2Unit 1 resources
Download the Hand Jive music audio file that accompanies the Unit 1 lesson plans.
mp3 File Size (2.89 MB)
Unit 2 Lesson plans and resources
Download six lesson plans all aligned with the learning objective for Unit 2.
Year 5 Unit 2 Lesson Plan
Download resource cards and pictures that match up with Unit 2 lesson plans.
Year 5 Unit 2 Resource Pictures
Download the Arabic music audio file that accompanies the Unit 2 lesson plans.
DDMIX ArabicUnit 2 resources
Download the Follow the Leader activity that goes with Unit 2.
pdf File Size (0.06 MB)
Cool down
After your class, be sure to complete this cool down and gradually slow down before continuing on with the day.