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This unit uses the Great Fire of London as a rich stimulus for developing creative expression and fundamental dance skills in Year 2 students. By connecting movement to a familiar historical topic, students build confidence in using their bodies expressively while developing understanding of dance vocabulary, levels, pathways, and partner work. The cross-curricular approach makes dance meaningful and engaging, transforming historical learning into physical storytelling.

Lessons in This Unit

6 lessons in this unit

Lesson 1

Fire of London Movement and Actions
45 min

Big Question:

How can we use our bodies to tell the story of the Great Fire of London through movement and dance?

Key Objectives:

  • • To move safely and creatively in space using theme-related movements
  • • To translate words and ideas into Fire of London themed shapes, movements and actions

Lesson 2

Creative Expression and Timing
45 min

Big Question:

How can we use our imagination and bodies to tell the story of the Great Fire of London through dance?

Key Objectives:

  • • To develop creative movement ideas using stimulus words from our mind map
  • • To perform dance movements with accurate timing and in unison with others

Lesson 3

Travelling with Levels and Pathways
45 min

Big Question:

How can we use our Fire of London motif to create exciting travelling movements that show different levels and pathways?

Key Objectives:

  • • To creatively turn actions from our motif into travelling movements
  • • To show use of different levels in our travelling movements

Lesson 4

Partner Dance Creation with Props
45 min

Big Question:

How can we use objects from our world to inspire creative movement with a partner?

Key Objectives:

  • • To work collaboratively in pairs showing good cooperation skills and give constructive peer feedback
  • • To use props as stimulus for creative and imaginative dance actions

Lesson 5

Creative Movement with Poetry
45 min

Big Question:

How can we transform words from a poem into beautiful dance movements that tell a story?

Key Objectives:

  • • To work cooperatively in pairs, demonstrating good communication and teamwork skills
  • • To use poetry as creative stimulus for imaginative dance movements and actions

Lesson 6

Performance and Peer Evaluation
1h 8min

Big Question:

How can we use feedback to make our dance performances even better?

Key Objectives:

  • • To understand what makes a good dance performance
  • • To give useful feedback to our partner using dance vocabulary