Time. 1: Tick-tock

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1. Tick-tock - 2. Time and chime

Cat Sandion has the first of two dance sessions exploring the theme of Time.

1. Tick-tock

In the first dance session of this unit the children explore the theme of Time. They respond to ticking sounds, use their arms like the hands of a clock and travel around in circles, introducing the concept of 'clockwise' and 'anti-clockwise'.

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Lesson Summary

Warm up

Using different parts of the body to perform a ‘ticking’ motion. These are percussive, isolated actions.

Ticking with a partner

Repeat the ticking actions, working with a partner and copying their actions.

Hands of the clock

Stretching arms to reproduce the position of the clock hands for 12 o’clock, 3 o’clock, 6 o’clock and 9 o’clock.

Travelling in circles

Exploring different methods of travel (skipping, marching, jumping and tip toe) and to introduce the idea of clockwise and anti-clockwise.

Travelling around a partner

One person repeats their ticking movement and the other travels around them in a circle.

Consolidation

All areas previously covered are combined and re-visited with greater opportunity for the children to input their own ideas – deciding how they move around in circles, what ticking actions they will show and what they might be doing at different times of day.

Cool down

Lying down, ticking actions using small body parts, e.g. feet and fingers.

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