In the second session the animals arrive - two by two - ready to join the Ark.
2. The animals arrive two by two
Noah is told by God to find two of every kind of animal. This second session includes searching and travelling, as we help Noah look for animals to go into the Ark. The animals enter the Ark and the rain begins. Children remember their happy dance from last time. Then, with a partner, they show the different animals entering the Ark.
Resources
Download the audio for this dance session as an mp3 file.
Guidance on using the dance sessions in this unit with your group (pdf)
Song video: 'The animals went in two by two'
Lesson summary:
Warm up: shaking, clapping and skipping around the space.
Cleaning the Ark: skipping; contrasting high and low level positions.
Noah searches: controlled slow steps.
Noah searches 鈥 pairs: controlled steps following a partner.
Elephants: big, heavy steps.
Tigers: stealthy, elegant steps.
Mice: light, quick footsteps.
Penguins: waddling steps.
Snake: wriggly at high level position using arms.
The animals go in: whole group, re-creating animal of choice.
The rain begins: fluttering fingers to show falling rain.
Cool down: stretches.
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