Movement & Music Fusion
Dance
•Reception
•6 Lessons
This unit introduces Reception students to creative movement and dance through playful exploration of body awareness, spatial understanding, and musical response. The focus is on building confidence in self-expression while developing fundamental movement skills and basic dance concepts. Through imaginative themes and structured activities, students learn to move purposefully, work cooperatively in groups, and tell stories through their bodies.
Lessons in This Unit
6 lessons in this unit
Lesson 1
Big Question:
How can we move safely through space while dancing to music?
Key Objectives:
- • To move safely around others in a shared space
- • To use counts of 8 to coordinate movement changes
Lesson 2
Big Question:
How can different parts of our body move in their own special ways?
Key Objectives:
- • To explore different body parts and how they move
- • To show an awareness of space, themselves and others
Lesson 3
Big Question:
How can we use different parts of our bodies to dance in time with music?
Key Objectives:
- • To explore how different body parts can move and express themselves
- • To begin understanding musical timing by counting to 8
Lesson 4
Big Question:
How can we use our bodies to create patterns and rhythms in a circle formation?
Key Objectives:
- • To move with control and coordination in a circle formation
- • To copy and repeat dance actions, linking them together in sequence
Lesson 5
Big Question:
How can we move like different types of transport to tell stories through dance?
Key Objectives:
- • To express and communicate ideas about transport through movement
- • To explore travelling movements, directions and levels like different vehicles
Lesson 6
Big Question:
How can we use our bodies to tell the story of our morning routine?
Key Objectives:
- • To copy and repeat actions with increasing accuracy
- • To move safely with confidence and imagination in personal and general space