This unit guides Year 2 students on a creative journey from expressing emotions through movement to creating sophisticated group performances. Beginning with personal emotional expression inspired by weather themes, students develop technical skills using the clock face method before progressing to freestyle creativity and collaborative choreography. The unit beautifully balances individual artistic expression with structured dance techniques, culminating in ensemble performances that showcase both creativity and coordination.
This unit develops Year 2 students' ability to use their whole body as a tool for storytelling, progressing from animal movements to complex character narratives. The penguin theme provides a familiar and engaging context that naturally supports creative expression while building fundamental dance skills. Through this progression, students discover how movement quality, spatial relationships, and collaborative choreography can communicate stories and emotions effectively.
This unit develops Year 2 students' ability to translate stimuli - from mini beasts to poetry to pictures - into expressive dance movements. Through a carefully scaffolded journey from individual exploration to partner choreography, students build both technical skills (levels, pathways, body shapes) and creative confidence. The unit uniquely combines imaginative themes that resonate with young learners whilst developing fundamental choreographic thinking and collaborative performance skills.
This unit develops Year 2 students' expressive movement and creative choreography through an engaging pirate narrative theme. By combining imaginative storytelling with fundamental dance concepts like levels, pathways, and motifs, students build confidence in using their bodies as tools for expression. The progression from individual exploration to partner choreography and performance cultivates both physical creativity and collaborative skills in a supportive, playful context.
This unit develops Year 2 students' creative expression and choreographic skills through the engaging narrative of explorers discovering jungle animals. The thematic approach provides meaningful context for learning dance vocabulary, building motifs, and working collaboratively. Through character-based movement, students develop confidence in performing whilst exploring how dance communicates stories and emotions.
This unit takes Year 2 students on an expressive journey through dance, using vivid themes to develop movement vocabulary and creative confidence. Beginning with fundamental spatial awareness, students explore how their bodies can tell stories through the exciting worlds of circus and rainforest environments. The unit brilliantly combines individual expression with collaborative movement, culminating in sophisticated partner synchronisation that demonstrates remarkable progression from solo exploration to shared creativity.
This unit uses the Great Fire of London as a rich stimulus for developing creative expression and fundamental dance skills in Year 2 students. By connecting movement to a familiar historical topic, students build confidence in using their bodies expressively while developing understanding of dance vocabulary, levels, pathways, and partner work. The cross-curricular approach makes dance meaningful and engaging, transforming historical learning into physical storytelling.
This unit empowers Year 2 students to discover their creative voice through dance, moving from individual exploration to collaborative storytelling. The focus is on building confidence in expressive movement whilst developing vocabulary for describing and creating dance. Through poetry, pictures and imagination, students learn that dance is a powerful language for communicating ideas and emotions.
This unit develops students' ability to translate ideas, images and words into expressive dance movements. Through a progressive journey from animal exploration to partner choreography, students learn that dance is a powerful language for storytelling and self-expression. The emphasis on creativity, interpretation and collaboration makes this an engaging introduction to choreographic thinking for Year 2.
This unit uses the natural world of water as a creative stimulus for developing expressive dance skills in Year 2 students. Through exploring different water forms - from gentle streams to stormy seas - students build movement vocabulary, spatial awareness, and confidence in creative expression. The thematic approach makes abstract dance concepts tangible while encouraging imaginative interpretation and collaborative choreography.