Lesson Planning
Listen to a piece of classical music that represents the journey of a river. Review your knowledge of the stages of a river and begin to use this to help develop a river journey dance.
Teaching Outcomes:
- To understand the nature of a river and how it changes on its journey.
- To revise the key features of rivers and the geographical vocabulary.
- To listen and respond (both graphically and in dance) to part of a symphonic poem by Smetana that represents the journey of a river (The Moldau).
Children will:
- Listen and respond to a piece of music that represents the journey of a river.
- Recall geographical concepts and vocabulary previously learnt on the stages of a river.
- Begin to develop a dance that portrays the changing moods of the river on its journey.