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
Real/actual journey
Imaginary journey
What can you see?
How do you feel as you travel?
- At the start of the journey
- In the middle of the journey
- At the end of the journey
What can you hear?
How are you going?
Why are you going
Who are you going with?
What can you smell?
What time of year is it?
- Summer holidays
- Winter
- Christmas
- Easter
- Spring
- Summer
- Autumn
Do you stop on the way?
- Yes?
- To do what?
What time of day is it?
- Morning
- Afternoon
- Twilight
- Night
Where are you going? What is underfoot?
- Beach: sand
- Wriggle toes in the sand
- Stream: water, stones
- Stepping stones, carefully balance across the rocks so as not to fall in, wobble, reach, stretch, wash mud off boots and hands, etc.
- City: pavements
- Sea: water, sand, shells, etc.
- Fields: grass
- Roll down grassy banks, run hands through crops
- Farm: mud
- Sticky, slide, sink in, squelch, exaggerate strong gestures with legs or whole body, pull and push
- Forest: leaves
- Kick leaves, throw leaves into the air, run in and out of trees, dodging, hide and seek
- Mountain: rocks, snow
- Village: paths
Media
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Music
Artist: Christopher Benstead
Track 6: ‘Around The World Part 1’
Track 8: ‘A Walk In The Woods’
Track 11: ‘The Water’s Journey’
Track 12: ‘Around The World Part 2’Album: Music for Dance
The Early Years Vol. 2. 2010. www.musicfordance.net/ -
DVD/Books/Poems
DVDs
Powys Dance – ‘The Present’
Dora the Explorer
Books
Alborough, J., Where’s my teddy? (2004)
Rosen, M., We’re Going on a Bear Hunt/Rydyn ni’n mynd i hela arth (1996)
Browne, E., Handa’s Surprise/ Syrpréis Handa (2006)
Hutchins, P., Rosie’s Walk/Begw’r iâr yn mynd am dro (2009)
Donaldson, J., The Gruffalo/ Y Gryffalo (1999)
Donaldson, J. and Scheffler A., Stick Man/Brig-Ddyn (2009)
Beck, I., Alone in the Woods (2008)
Graham, A. and Wood, W., Angus Thought He Was Big (1994)
Butterworth, N., Tales from Percy’s Park (2003)
Shipton, J., Mynd i’r Gêm/Going to the Match (2000)
Gruffudd, E., Balŵn Bleddyn (2005)
Lewis, S., Joshua Rhys ar neges Frys/Josh in the Jungle (2005)
Carpenter, S., Barti a Bel yn Crwydro Cymru/Barti and Bel Whizz around Wales (2003)