The three dance sessions in this unit take a variety of approaches to the topic of dinosaurs.
1. Mary Anning. audio
Finding out about Mary Anning - the extraordinary fossil-hunter from the Victorian era.
2. The time of the dinosaurs. audio
In this session children travel back through time to explore the shapes and movements of dinosaurs.
3. Sleepover at the museum. audio
In the final session the children take part in an imaginary sleepover in the dinosaur hall of a museum.
Dinosaurs
This unit takes a variety of approaches to the theme of dinosaurs. In the first session we focus on the life of the great fossil-hunter, Mary Anning. Children work together to make dance sequences which show Mary exploring the beach and the fossils that she uncovered. Then they work in pairs to bring these fossils to life.
The second session focuses on the dinosaurs that lived millions of years ago. Children work together to make dance sequences based around the activities of different species, such as the Ankylosaurus, Triceratops, Deinonychus and Tyrannosaurus Rex.
In the final session we spend a night at a museum! Children work together to make dance sequences based around the exhibits which come to life in the museum. These include a flying Pterodactyl and a Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton, which crashes around the gallery, looking for something to eat!
Resources
Guidance on using the dance sessions in this unit with your group (pdf)
Complete dance music sequence (refer to the Teacher's Notes for the elements of the dance included).
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