Justin Fletcher has three dance sessions exploring the ancient story from the Bible.
1. Noah builds the Ark. audio
In the first session children build the Ark in readiness for the flood.
2. The animals arrive two by two. audio
In the second session the animals arrive to join Noah and his Ark.
3. The big flood. audio
In the third episode the rain comes and the Ark floats away on the flood.
Noah and the Ark
This unit is based on the Bible story about Noah and the Ark. In this first session we are introduced to Noah. He lives happily with his family, but all around him, people are behaving badly. God speaks to Noah and tells him to build an Ark. Noah builds the Ark and gets it ready for the flood. In this session children learn a happy dance, then a contrasting angry, stamping dance. They work with a partner, doing different building actions, as they get the Ark ready.
The second session includes searching and travelling, as we help Noah look for animals to go into the Ark. The animals enter the Ark and the rain begins. Children remember their happy dance from last time. Then, with a partner, they show the different animals entering the Ark.
In the final session the rain comes, but Noah and his family and the animals are safe in the Ark. They go on a long journey across the sea. The rain finally stops and when Noah sends out a dove, it returns with a twig in its beak. Noah and his family have reached dry land. Then God sends a rainbow, which fills the sky. The children work in pairs to make the Ark and they travel through the space, as though they are being tossed up and down on the rough sea. Finally, there is a big procession of animals and with their partner, children make a rainbow, which fills the sky.
Resources
Guidance on using the dance sessions in this unit with your group (pdf)
Song video: 'The animals went in two by two'
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