Justin Fletcher has the first of two dance sessions based on Eileen Browne's popular counting book Handa's Hen.
1. The hen hunt
The children will learn an African style circle dance using simple movement patterns and will then go on an imaginary hen hunt, working alone at first and then with a partner. Actions reinforce prepositions such as 鈥榖ehind鈥, 鈥榰nder鈥 and 鈥榠n鈥 and verbs such as 鈥榟unt鈥, 鈥榩eer鈥, 鈥榩eep鈥, 鈥榮earch鈥 and 鈥榣ook鈥. On their journey they discover butterflies and mice.
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)
Movement focus:
Isolating and co-ordinating head, arms and feet.
Gestures and stepping.
Straight and curved pathways and different levels.
Rhythmic action, contrast in use of energy.
Dancing in unison, leading and following, mirroring.
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