Instructions
These resources have been designed to support thematic and holistic learning, set within the context of creative movement, dance, creative games making and creative activities.
Themes
Get out of bed
- Stretch, rub eyes gestures, roll over and go back to sleep, don’t want to get up, being shaken gently
Wash
- Exaggerate washing sequence, gestures develop into whole body actions
Brush teeth
- Forwards and backwards, up and down, fast, slow
Get dressed
- Reach, stretch, twist, bend, shake, wiggle, buttons, zips, belts, brush down clothes
Have breakfast
- Go back home
- Playtime
- Go to school
- Homework
- Bath time
- Drying
- Brush teeth
- Undress
- Put pyjamas on
- Bedtime story
- Go to sleep
- Get into bed
Media
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Music
Johnson, M. and Johnson, H., Songs For Every Day: Out of the Ark
Artist Christopher Benstead
Track 5: ‘Running Late’ Track 13: ‘Time Goes By’
Album: Music for Dance The Early Years Vol. 2. 2010. www.musicfordance.net/ -
DVD/Books/Poems
Books
Kitamura, S., Me and My Cat? (2009)
Edwards, D., and Hughes, S., My Naughty Little Sister (2007) Burfoot, E., Darkness Slipped In (2009)
Browne, A., Chwarae Moch Bach/Piggybook (1995)
Wyn, C., Tudur D., Hopwood, M., Edwards, S., and Wyn Reynolds E. Byd Llawn Hud (2004) Gomer Press
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Websites