In the final session of the unit the children have fun making figures out of snow.
3. Let's make a snowman!
In this final session of the unit the children have fun in the snow! They go out walking in it, throw it into the air, make snowballs and build a snowman. We鈥檒l finish off by putting some of our moves together to make a snowman-decorating dance!
Resources
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Guidance on using the dance sessions in this unit with your group (pdf)
Lesson summary:
Warm up: move around the space as the swirling snow.
Look out of the window: step to the window and open the curtains and look out.
Get ready to go out in the snow: put on your hat and gloves and boots.
Throw snow in the air: skip around the space and throw up handfuls of snow.
Jump in a patch of snow: jump forward, feet together.
Make footprints in the snow: take big heavy steps in time.
The snow is deeper: lift your feet even higher to step in the snow.
Make a snowball: roll a snowball, making your own pathway.
The snowball gets bigger: join up with a partner to help you push it.
Be a snowman: grow as though you are the snowman getting bigger.
Decorate the snowman: skip around the space, then stop to decorate the snowman.
A snow dance: work with your partner again and put the snow moves you have learned together.
A snowman decorating dance: working with your partner, one of you is the snowman and the other, the decorator.
Cool down: lie down in a space. Imagine you can feel the winter sun on your face.
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