Mythological movement

Topics Reception/Year 1
This unit is part of Oceans and Seas Sea Mythology

Objectives

Geography

  • Develop contextual knowledge of the location of globally significant places, both terrestrial and marine.
  • Interpret a range of sources of geographical information, including maps, globes and aerial photographs.
  • Name and locate the world’s seven continents and five oceans.

Music

  • Listen with concentration and understanding to a range of high-quality live and recorded music.

PE

  • Use stories and music as a stimulus to create a sequence of movements in dance.

Lesson Planning

Listen to music related to the sea; Work in a group to develop a dance sequence telling the story of Odysseus.

Teaching Outcomes
To use knowledge of the oceans in music making.
To analyse mythological stories.
To perform a sequence in dance using stimulus and improve performance through observation. performance.

Children will:

  • Use sea mythology and music as a stimulus for dance.
  • Evaluate performances using specific dance vocabulary.

You Will Need

  • The story of Odysseus (from session 1)
  • Movement storyboard template (from session 3)