In the second part of the story the turnip begins to grow…and grow…and grow!
2. A surprise in the garden
In the second session the children work in the garden to show Jim and Elsie, before joining together to show the turnip growing bigger and bigger.
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)
Story video: 'Boris and the Giant Turnip'
Lesson summary:
Warm up: skipping and whole body fruit shapes.
Jim rakes the garden: recalling Jim from the first episode.
Elsie picks fruit and veg: recalling Elsie from the first episode.
Daisy waters the garden: recalling Daisy from the first episode.
The turnip grows! Controlled movement as the growing turnip.
The turnip grows bigger! Working with a partner to extend the turnip.
The family admire the turnip: contrasting movement and stasis.
Twinkle investigates: prowling movement as Twinkle the cat.
Buttons investigates: contrasting movement as Buttons the dog.
The mouse scurries: contrasting movement as the mouse.
The turnip grows even bigger: collaboration to show the enormous turnip.
Cool down: lying down in a space.
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