Justin Fletcher has the first of two sessions about the movement of fireworks.
1. Shooting stars
The session adopts a simple narrative approach: the children imagine themselves on a dark evening, about to make their way through a crowded field towards the bonfire. They step carefully through the crowd, before beginning work on a dance called 鈥楽hooting stars鈥, based on careful hand movements and controlled spins.
Resources
Download the audio for this dance session as an mp3 file.
Guidance on using the dance sessions in this unit with your group (pdf)
Lesson summary:
Warm up: working with a partner, rubbing arms, running on the spot; then stretches and bends; then both sequences put together.
Approaching the bonfire: running with quick, light steps; then taking one large, exaggerated step together.
Shooting stars 鈥 hands: detailed hand movements, clenching fists and spreading fingers.
Shooting stars 鈥 spins: adding spins to the hand movements, working at a different level.
Shooting stars 鈥 jumps: adding jumps to the developing shooting stars dance.
Cool down: controlled stretches.
Related units of KS1 Dance: Let's Move
Autumn. collection
Justin Fletcher has three dance sessions exploring the theme of Autumn.
Autumn is here. collection
Katy Ashworth has a unit of four dance sessions about the Autumn.
Snow world. collection
Three dance sessions exploring winter and a snowy landscape.
