Jungle Adventures Through Creative Movement
•Nursery
•Dance
•Test volume and sound quality before lesson
Alternative: Phone/tablet with speaker, CD player
Cue up 'I Want to Be Like You' and warm-up track
Alternative: Any jungle-themed music with clear beat
Ensure battery charged and sufficient storage space
Alternative: Phone, tablet, or camera
Distribute safely, collect after rhythm activity
Alternative: Pencils, rulers, or clapping hands
Pre-write performance checklist or space for student ideas
Alternative: Large paper and markers
Dancing for an audience with confidence and skill
Moving your body in time with the music beat
How high or low your body is - high, middle, or low
Showing feelings and character through your face and body
Helpful comments about what someone did well and what they could improve
Dance movements that follow each other in order
Understanding where pupils are coming from and where they're going
Speaking and listening skills during feedback, vocabulary development, storytelling through movement
Counting beats, sequencing movements, spatial awareness and positioning
Understanding how exercise affects heart rate, body awareness during movement
Creative expression through movement, understanding of performance as art form
Rhythm and beat recognition, listening skills, musical expression and interpretation
Self-confidence, giving and receiving feedback kindly, celebrating achievements, teamwork
Move between audience and performers during peer evaluation, near whiteboard during checklist creation
Performance confidence, use of dance vocabulary in feedback, improvement between attempts
Support children giving feedback, encourage shy performers, ensure inclusive participation
Model enthusiastic performance, demonstrate clear feedback language, show appreciation for all efforts
Minimum 6m x 6m clear space for group performance, additional space for audience seating
Non-slip surface, free from obstacles, adequate lighting for filming
Standard first aid procedures, clear access routes maintained, teacher whistle available for immediate attention
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