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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.

Lessons in This Unit

6 lessons in this unit

Lesson 1

Moving Like Water
45 min

Big Question:

How can we use our whole body to move like different types of water?

Key Objectives:

  • • To explore and respond to stimuli through structured movement tasks
  • • To develop control and rhythm in dance movements

Lesson 2

Developing Whole Group Movement
45 min

Big Question:

How can we move like champion dancers to create flowing water movements together?

Key Objectives:

  • • To initiate and sustain whole group movement patterns
  • • To work safely in the dance space whilst responding to music

Lesson 3

Improvisation and Physical Descriptions
45 min

Big Question:

How can we move like champion dancers using our imagination to become a flowing river?

Key Objectives:

  • • To use improvisation to explore various dynamics and movement qualities related to water
  • • To use descriptive language to discuss movement qualities and explain why movements are effective

Lesson 4

Creating Seaside Movement Sequences
45 min

Big Question:

How can we become champion dancers by creating flowing sequences that tell the story of our seaside adventures?

Key Objectives:

  • • To use our whole body to create sequences of movement inspired by seaside activities
  • • To perform individual movement sequences as part of a larger group performance

Lesson 5

Creating Contrasting Movement Sequences
45 min

Big Question:

How can we use our bodies to show the difference between calm and stormy seas through dance?

Key Objectives:

  • • To explore and respond to music as a stimulus for movement
  • • To use improvised movement to explore various changing sound dynamics

Lesson 6

Water Creatures Sequence and Performance
45 min

Big Question:

How can we move like champion dancers to bring underwater creatures to life?

Key Objectives:

  • • To create and perform basic movement sequences individually and with a partner
  • • To develop movement qualities that represent different sea creatures