Diane Louise Jordan has three dance sessions inspired by changes in the garden during Spring.
1. Worms on the move. audio
Diane Louise Jordan has the first of three dance sessions inspired by changes in the garden during Spring.
2. Plants on the move. audio
Diane Louise Jordan has the second of three dance sessions inspired by changes in the garden during Spring.
3. Birds on the move. audio
Diane Louise Jordan has the final of three dance sessions inspired by changes in the garden during Spring.
Spring in the garden
A chance to dance the garden into life this Spring. We begin underground - where the frosty earth is beginning to be warmed up by the sun - and we wiggle the soil into life, moving as tunnelling earthworms which chomp and chew and wiggle!
Above ground, the children dig the soil and pull winter weeds to make way for the new plant shoots which burst through the soil. They dance in the sunlight, making circles and spirals for the plant-stems rising and the flowers opening鈥ntil they have to shelter from the spinning wind and a shower of rain.
Meanwhile, a hedgehog begins to stir out of hibernation, and pupils move like birds searching for twigs and building a nest. The final programme features a 鈥楽pring in the garden鈥 performance sequence and the specially-created music has an acoustic jazz feel, featuring violin, guitar, percussion and drums.
Resources
Guidance on using the dance sessions in this unit with your group (pdf)
Related units of KS1 Dance: Time to Move
Spring plants. collection
Two dance sessions with Pete Hillier exploring plant germination and seed dispersal.
The Pond in Spring. collection
Diane Louise Jordan has three dance sessions exploring changes to pond life during the Spring.
Fruit and veg. collection
Exploring food through movement and dance.
See also from KS1 Dance: Let's Move...
Opposites (Spring) collection
Justin Fletcher has two sessions exploring 'opposites' through the context of the arrival of Spring.
Egg stravaganza! collection
Justin Fletcher has three dances about eggs - hatching eggs...eating eggs...Easter eggs.
