Dancing dinosaurs

Topics Reception/Year 1
This unit is part of Carnival of the Animals Fossils

Objectives

Dance

  • Perform dances using simple movement patterns.

Music

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

Lesson Planning

Children will Read Monster Stones: The Story of a Dinosaur Fossil. They will watch dinosaur clips, listen to the music `fossils´ and use this as inspiration for a dinosaur dance.

Teaching Outcomes
To create a dinosaur dance.
To use Saint-Saëns’ ‘Fossils’ music as stimulus for dance.

Children will:

  • Create a dinosaur dance.
  • Use Saint-Saëns’ Fossils music as stimulus for dance.

Provided Resources

This session does not need any provided resources.

You Will Need

  • Monster Stones by Jacqui Bailey