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This unit transforms beloved nursery rhymes into a vehicle for developing fundamental movement skills and creative expression in Nursery students. Through familiar stories and characters, children build confidence in using their whole body to communicate ideas while developing spatial awareness and collaboration skills. The progression from individual exploration to partner work creates a supportive foundation for early dance and performance skills.

Lessons in This Unit

6 lessons in this unit

Lesson 1

Nursery Rhyme Movements and Actions
45 min

Big Question:

How can we use our bodies to tell the stories from our favourite nursery rhymes?

Key Objectives:

  • • To move safely in space taking care of ourselves and others with heads up, eyes forward, and controlled speed
  • • To use a mind map to help us move like different nursery rhymes we know, showing good timing and use of levels

Lesson 2

Creating Nursery Rhyme Movement Sequences
45 min

Big Question:

How can we use nursery rhymes to tell stories with our bodies?

Key Objectives:

  • • To listen carefully to nursery rhymes and create movements to match the words
  • • To build on last week's motif by adding new movements safely

Lesson 3

Creative Travelling with Levels
45 min

Big Question:

How can we use our whole body to tell stories through movement at different levels?

Key Objectives:

  • • To be creative in our use of travelling movements
  • • To show use of different levels in our travelling movements

Lesson 4

Partner Picture Choreography
30 min

Big Question:

How can we work together to turn pictures into exciting dance movements?

Key Objectives:

  • • To work cooperatively in pairs showing good listening skills
  • • To use picture stimuli to create imaginative dance actions

Lesson 5

Nursery Rhyme Partner Choreography
45 min

Big Question:

How can we work together to tell stories through movement and dance?

Key Objectives:

  • • To work collaboratively in pairs showing good listening and communication skills
  • • To use visual stimuli to create imaginative and creative dance movements

Lesson 6

Performance and Peer Evaluation
45 min

Big Question:

How can we perform our best and help our friends perform their best too?

Key Objectives:

  • • To understand what makes a good performance
  • • To give kind and helpful feedback to our partner