Justin Fletcher has the second of two dance sessions exploring the jobs on an imaginary building site.
2. Building together
In this session the children revisit the warm-up and main sequences from last time. They then work in pairs, exploring a range of partner skills based on building walls, painting and decorating, carrying ladders and climbing scaffolding, before having their tea-break. These new sequences can be added to the short dance from last time to create a longer ‘We can build it!’ class dance.
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: Dig this! Mechanical, rhythmic actions based on the movements of a digger to raise the pulse and mobilise joints.
Off to work! Daily routine of getting dressed before walking to work using individual pathways and changes of direction.
Dig, drill and pound. Large, rhythmic actions.
Wheelbarrow wobble. Travelling with wheelbarrows to meet a partner.
Building together. Working in pairs to mix cement and build a wall. Pairs create the shape of a wall, porch or window.
Finishing touches. Working in pairs to paint the walls. Then carrying ladders, following the leader before climbing the scaffolding to sit and have a cup of tea.
We can build it! Class dance opportunity.
Cool down. Reversing the wake up routine, to go to bed.
More units from KS1 Dance: Let's Move
Nursery rhymes. collection
Justin Fletcher with two sessions using movement to explore popular nursery rhymes.
Here come the clowns! collection
Two sessions presented by Katy Ashworth based on familiar clown movements and circus skils.
People who help us. collection
Justin Fletcher has two sessions celebrating some of the people who help us everyday.
