Diane Louise Jordan has the first of three dance sessions inspired by changes in the garden during Spring.
1. Worms on the move
The children imagine they are underground in cold, frosty weather, jabbing with their elbows and knees to break up the soil, then 鈥榝reezing鈥 in spiky shapes. They chomp and chew the soil like underground earthworms, and 鈥榯unnel down鈥 in snaky worm-patterns, with the class forming four 鈥榳orm-lines鈥 across the room. Eventually they snooze as a sleepy hibernating hedgehog, dreaming of dancing worms.
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)
Movement focus
Action: Sharp, jabbing actions with elbows, knees and fingers. Stretching, squeezing and wiggling movements.
Dynamics: Exploring down and up, and side-to-side. Also still, sleepy movements.
Space: Using confined areas effectively, as well as moving across the whole room.
Relationships: Working individually and in pairs, then moving in lines, with changing leaders.
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.
