In this session the movements explore hibernating hedgehogs and migrating birds.
3. Let's stay, or fly away
During this session the children will be asked to think of a winter wonderland where hedgehogs survive the cold weather curled up in small spaces and birds fly with grace and beauty to warmer places.
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)
Lesson summary:
Warm-up: Clapping in front and up high.
Woodland walk: Moving with the words of the poem.
Hedgehog: Scurrying like a hedgehog; rolling into a ball.
Migrating geese: In pairs and groups of four, sweeping arm gestures and slow steps to fly as geese.
Putting it all together: Hedgehogs and geese as above.
Cool down.
