Justin Fletcher has the first of two dance sessions using movement to explore nursery rhymes.
1. One man went to mow
The children discover a number of traditional English folk rhymes and rhythms, becoming aware how they link to dance and to the past. In this first session the rhymes of ‘Oats and beans and barley grow’, ‘Little Bo-Peep’, ‘Little Boy Blue’ and ‘One man went to mow’ take the children back to an old-fashioned farm in their imaginations. They will explore moving to the beat and using phrasing in the music to alternate actions. Travelling on a pathway is introduced and develops from individual work to whole class and group pathways, using ‘follow-my-leader’.
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Song video: 'Oats and beans and barley grow'
Lesson summary:
Warm-up: clapping with the beat and floppy scarecrow shakes.
Little Bo-Peep: travelling through the space, turning and jumping in time to the music.
Little Boy Blue: creeping quietly to the haystack to find Little Boy Blue.
One man went to mow: cutting grass with an imaginary scythe.
Two men went to mow: working in pairs…and then in small groups.
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