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1. The Hare and the Tortoise - 2. The Wind and the Sun - 3. The Lion and the Mouse

Another of Aesop's best-known fables is explored through movement and dance.

2. The Wind and the Sun

In this dance session the children move to the story of the Wind and the Sun. They show how the Wind and the Sun have a contest to see which of them can make a man take his off jacket off. Gentleness and kindness wins the day!

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Lesson summary

• Warm up: Marching around the space, freezing in a stretched shape. Skipping around the space, then curling up small.

• Move like the wind: Dipping and diving as the wind around the space.

• A tree is rocked by the wind: Working with a partner to grow into a tree and swaying in the wind.

• A flower opens its petals: Working with a partner, and stretching out your petals in the sunshine.

• The man takes a walk: Walking around the space and stopping to greet people.

• The man walks slowly in the wind: Taking slower steps, as though pushing against the wind.

• The man struggles against the wind: Really struggling to push against the wind.

• The man stretches in the sun: Doing a big happy stretch in the sunshine.

• A skipping celebration! Skipping around the space, then stopping to greet others

• Cool down Lying back and relaxing in the sunshine.

Related units of KS1 Dance: Let's Move

91�ȱ� Teach > School Radio > Dance > KS1: Let’s Move > Aesop's fables

1. The Hare and the Tortoise - 2. The Wind and the Sun - 3. The Lion and the Mouse