There are two dance sessions in this unit for Spring term exploring growth and change.
1. Roots and shoots. audio
Pete Hillier has a dance session about the germination and growth of plants in Spring.
2. Bees and seeds. audio
Pete Hillier has a dance session for Spring exploring bees, pollen and seed dispersal.
Spring plants
The first session starts with preparing the ground and planting seeds. This is followed with the need for water and the warmth from the sun to promote growth. This is developed into the shoots growing upwards creating leaves and buds, as the roots spread down into the soil where they draw in the water and nutrients. Then the children find different ways to represent the rain falling and the sun shining. This is developed into a paired activity where one child is the seed growing and the other represents the weather.
The second session covers the importance of bees and their role in pollination as they fly from flower to flower. This is followed by the different shapes and sizes of seeds and how they are dispersed - eg dandelion seeds dispersed by the wind.
Resources
Guidance on using the dance sessions in this unit with your group (pdf)
Related units of KS1 Dance: Time to Move
The Pond in Spring. collection
Diane Louise Jordan has three dance sessions exploring changes to pond life during the Spring.
Spring in the garden. collection
Three dance sessions exploring the changes that happen in gardens and open spaces during 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.
