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TAP GAMES, WORKSHEETS & MORE!
Need to change up your routine? Want your dancers to review & remember skills? TAP GAMES TO THE RESCUE!  Shop our full collection of tap games for preschool, elementary age, tweens, and teens - just click below!
TAP LESSON PLANS (cue the magic!)
Scroll down to view the collection of tap lesson plans, made FOR tap teachers BY a tap teacher!  A little theme goes a long way in class engagement, and that goes for tap class too!  See below for all the options!
Do you believe in magic?   The amazed and joyful looks on your students' faces, the first time they hear the sounds that their shoes can make -- that's magic!

I created the A Little Bit Of Tap Dance Magic lesson plans to make it easier for teachers to sprinkle a little MAGIC into every class, by taking out the guesswork of what to teach when - and how to break it down.

These lesson plans use engaging themes to tap into imagination while working on tap skills, motor tools, rhythm patterns, musicality and more.  They are designed to step-up with your dancers, as the school-year dance season progresses.  Each month, a new lesson will drop!

The lesson plans are separated by age group, with many options for different skill levels within each group.  Each lesson plan includes:
  • complete Teacher's Guide with written exercise instructions
  • short video demonstrations of skills and exercises
  • suggested songs for each theme
  • visual aids to help engage your dancers
  • prop suggestions
  • and a suggested calendar, to help you utilize each plan for 4 weeks of class!

These lesson plans are the tried-and-true exercises I have used and developed over the past 25 years of teaching tap to students of all ages!

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 Save more than 50% on your tap lesson plan purchases by becoming a MEMBER!  Get access to the full school-year SYSTEM of tap lesson plans, for ages 3-5 and 5-7!  

​Each lesson plan can be used on its own, as well as be used cumulatively to create a system of learning for your students.  It's tap class reimagined, with the use of imagination & fun to keep the dancers engaged during review, repetition, and fresh learning.

​Click below!  Get 2 lessons per month (one each for age 3-5 & 5-7) for just $29/month!

Make the mix that works for you!

The A Little Bit Of Tap Dance Magic tap lesson plans fit together as a system, but they can also fit seamlessly into your current curriculum as a way to refresh or reset your routine! 

They are created to follow the school-year-cycle in a cumulative way, and are available individually as well as a part of the membership.  Check them out below! Click each picture to purchase.

Where to Begin, for First Time Tap Students

MY FIRST TAP CLASS LESSON PLAN for ages 3-5
​Start here!  This lesson plan is perfect for the first few weeks of tap class, whether you have a group of brand new tap dancers, or a group of preschool tappers coming back for their second year.  This lesson uses the concept of Magic Tap Shoes to teach the dancers about the different parts of their shoe, about the sounds we can make, as well as how to play with volume and speed!
On SALE now through September for $30.

Back-To-Dance Lesson Plans (August, September)

RHYMES & RHYTHMS Lesson for ages 3-5
​Lesson 1 in the system
 RHYMES & RHYTHMS Lesson for ages 5-7
​Lesson 1 in the system 
This fun lesson plan plays with nursery rhymes, hand-clapping patterns, and well-loved songs to help the tap dancers work on the building block tap steps and skills. Each lesson plan is geared towards the specific age group (3-5 or 5-7) but they are compatible; tap teachers who work with both ages groups will see the intersection of skills and how the lesson for ages 3-5 translates to the skills needed for the plans for the older set of students.

$40 each
TAP DANCE PLAYGROUND Lesson for 3-5
​Lesson 2 in the system
TAP DANCE PLAYGROUND Lesson for 5-7
Lesson 2 in the system
Explore tap concepts, skills, clarity & rhythm through the lens of imagination! Pretend to swing, hula hoop, jump rope, rollerskate & more.  Each lesson plan is geared towards the specific age group (3-5 or 5-7) but they are compatible; tap teachers who work with both ages groups will see the intersection of skills and how the lesson for ages 3-5 translates to the skills needed for the plans for the older set of students.

​$40 each

Fall Theme Lessons (October, November)

FALLING LEAVES & APPLE TREES (age 3-5)
​Lesson 3 in the system
FALLING LEAVES & APPLE TREES (age 5-7)
​Lesson 3 in the system
​Apples, pumpkins, and leaves -- this magical fall theme will teach tap skills & rhythms in a memorable and immersive way! Each lesson plan is geared towards the specific age group (3-5 or 5-7) but they are compatible; tap teachers who work with both ages groups will see the intersection of skills and how the lesson for ages 3-5 translates to the skills needed for the plans for the older set of students.

$40 each
SHAKE, RATTLE, & ROLL (for ages 3-5)
Halloween Theme Mini Lesson
SHAKE, RATTLE, & ROLL (for ages 5-7)
​Halloween Theme Mini Lesson
This lesson is a Halloween-themed tap MINI lesson, meant for 1-2 weeks of class!  Shake, rattle, and roll like a skeleton as you wiggle and wobble with tap skills and foundational concepts. 

​$25 each
SILLY TAP DANCE TURKEYS (for ages 3-5)
​Lesson 4 in the system
SILLY TAP DANCE TURKEYS (for ages 5-7)
​Lesson 4 in the system
Tap dance your way into imagination & technique! This lesson theme is focused around the idea of a special occasion dinner or Thanksgiving, with building block skills in tap vocabulary, timing,&  musicality

​ON SALE NOW for $30 each

Themed Classes, for any time of year!

The plans below can fit in anywhere in your dance season -- whenever you're interested in mixing things up!
TEDDY BEAR'S PICNIC TAP LESSON for ages 3-5

Learn tap concepts & skills, while dancing with your teddy bear!  Make "rhythm sandwiches" and take a hike to the perfect tap picnic spot! This lesson plan is for ages 3-5 and is a perfect complement to your curriculum, any time of year.

$40
UNDER THE SEA lesson for ages 3-5
UNDER THE SEA lesson for ages 5-7
Take your dancers on an ocean adventure, with their tap shoes! Rock like a boat, do the stingray shuffle & go fishing too! Make footprints on the beach, “swim” across the floor, & sail off to sea, with your taps! These lessons includes tap skill exercises for isolating sounds,  and using directional movement & rhythmic patterns, as well as foundational tap vocabulary.

​$40 each

WHAT"S COOKING lesson for ages 3-5
WHAT'S COOKING lesson for ages 5-7
What kind of rhythms can we cook up?  Engage in imaginative restaurant play, while working on tap skill exercises for quiet vs. loud, rhythmic patterning, proper technique, musicality, and building block tap step vocabulary.

​$40 each
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