Space to Synchronisation
•Year 2
•Dance
•Pre-load rainforest ambient sounds and rhythmic music
Alternative: Tablet/phone with speaker, nature sounds app
Display where all students can see clearly
Alternative: Printed pictures of rainforest animals, animal picture book
Queue up before lesson begins
Alternative: Gentle instrumental music, nature sounds
Mark clear performance area and audience seating
Alternative: Bean bags, chalk marks, masking tape
The route or track an animal follows when moving through space
Holding a steady position that represents an animal shape
How fast or slow an animal moves
Moving at exactly the same time as your partner
A series of movements performed in a specific order
How high or low an animal moves (ground level, middle level, high level)
Understanding where pupils are coming from and where they're going
Descriptive vocabulary for animal movements, sequencing language (first, then, next, finally)
Counting to 8, understanding timing and rhythm, recognising patterns in sequences
Animal habitats and characteristics, understanding how animals move and behave in the rainforest environment
Observing animal shapes and forms, creating visual representations of movement pathways
Rainforest locations around the world, understanding different climates and environments
Move around perimeter for clear observation of all students, central position for demonstrations and instructions
Watch for creative animal interpretation, clear speed changes, partner cooperation, and safe movement choices
Step in if partnerships struggling to cooperate, if movements becoming unsafe, or if students losing focus during sequence work
Demonstrate: Use exaggerated movements for clarity, involve students in demonstrations, show clear contrasts between slow and fast, maintain enthusiasm throughout
Minimum hall space 15m x 12m with clear performance area and audience seating
Clean, non-slip floor suitable for floor work and energetic movement
Stop signal (whistle/raised hand) for immediate cessation of movement, first aid kit accessible, clear evacuation route maintained
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