Butterflies have dancing feet!

In our PE lessons this half term we have been learning about dance.  Each week we have used a different piece of classical music linked to our topic or theme to help us learn about different types of movement.  There is a link to each piece of music we have used, so you can hear the music and even try a few moves at home too!!

Week 1: Music for the Royal Fireworks by Handel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7vJ2UFbeXA&safe=active

First of all we learnt about responding to music.  We used firework words such as crackling, whizzing, flickering and exploding to help us think about how we could move our bodies.

Week 2: Mars, The Bringer of War by Holst
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0bcRCCg01I&safe=active

Next we used movements that were very slow, but very big to stage our own battle.  We learned about working with a partner, and how to respond and react to other children's movements.

Week 3: The Flight of the Bumblebee by Rimsky-Korsakov
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYAJopwEYv8

This week we had com eup with our own ideas about how a piece of music made us want to move.  We decided on movements that were quick, small and light to reflect a busy bumblebee. 

 

Week 4: Waltz of the Snowflakes by Tchaikovsky

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLXu9QZmb-I&list=RDNLXu9QZmb-I#t=87

 

This week we had to combine all of the skills we have learnt to make up our own movements with a partner.  We thought very carfeully about the music, how to respond, and how to make our bodies move.  Mrs Ledger was VERY impressed with everything that we'd learned.

We have some super videos of our dances that are sadly too big to load onto the website, but you will be able to see them if you come to one of the Learning Journal drop-in sessions on Wednesday 10th December.  Afternoon session from 2.50pm - 3.10pm, or evening session from 5.30pm-5.45pm.