In the second session the children move as flying dragons, searching for ants.
2. Flying dragon searches for ants
In this session we continue to find out about some creatures that live in the rainforest. We learn about the flying dragon - a sort of lizard - which can glide through the trees as though flying. The flying dragon likes to search for ants to eat.
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Lesson summary
Warm up
Skip around the space, then when the music stops, stretch out your arms, as though they are a rainforest flower.
The flying dragon wriggles and catches insects
Wriggle up and down and turn your head to catch insects.
The flying dragon opens its wings
Working with a partner, lift up your arms and make your chest big and strong.
The flying dragon glides forward
Run forward with your partner, bend your knees and touch the ground.
The flying dragon opens its wings and glides forward
Working with a partner, put together the wing-opening and flying moves.
The ants scurry along the forest floor
Run (not too fast!) in four lines, following a leader.
The leopards prowl around sloth
Working with a partner again, remember the leopard and sloth moves from last time. The sloths wake up and stretch and the leopards prowl around them.
Cool down
Breathe in and out and lift your arms up and down as your wings, as though you are the flying dragon.
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