Themed Movement Exploration
Dance
•Reception
•6 Lessons
This unit introduces Reception students to the joy of creative movement through carefully chosen themes that connect to their everyday experiences and imagination. Starting with simple colour responses and building to complex storytelling about people and occupations, students develop body awareness, spatial understanding, and expressive confidence. The progression from individual exploration to collaborative creation makes dance accessible whilst laying foundations for future creative arts learning.
Lessons in This Unit
6 lessons in this unit
Lesson 1
Big Question:
How can colours make our bodies move in different ways?
Key Objectives:
- • Explore colour stimulus using a range of actions in dance
- • Choreograph a short sequence combining different movements
Lesson 2
Big Question:
How can we use our bodies to express different animals through movement, levels, and directions?
Key Objectives:
- • Explore animal stimuli using a range of levels and directions
- • Choreograph a short sequence combining levels and directions
Lesson 3
Big Question:
How can we work together like a team to create magical theme park rides through dance?
Key Objectives:
- • To explore theme park movements using unison and canon
- • To work collaboratively with a partner to create a simple dance sequence
Lesson 4
Big Question:
How can our bodies tell stories about the different seasons through movement and expression?
Key Objectives:
- • To explore seasonal themes using creative movement and facial expression
- • To choreograph a short sequence that clearly demonstrates understanding of a chosen season
Lesson 5
Big Question:
How can we use our bodies to show different types of transport and the way they move?
Key Objectives:
- • Explore the transport theme using dynamics in dance
- • Choreograph a short sequence combining a range of dynamics
Lesson 6
Big Question:
How can we use our bodies to tell stories about different people and their jobs?
Key Objectives:
- • Explore the 'people' theme using mirroring and follow the leader movements
- • Work in a small group to create a dance sequence based around 'people'