Diane Louise Jordan has two sessions exploring Christmas in Victorian times.
1. Decorate the tree. audio
The first session focuses on decorating the tree ready for Christmas.
2. The presents underneath. audio
In the second session the focus switches to presents and Victorian toys in particular.
A Victorian Christmas
These two dance sessions explore what Christmas was like in Victorian times. It has a similar historical context to A traditional harvest. In the first session the children focus on decorating the tree, with a dance making extensive use of the well-known carol O Christmas tree. In the second session the focus switches to the presents underneath the tree and Victorian toys in particular.
Resources
Guidance on using the dance sessions in this unit with your group (pdf)
Christmas dance music sequence (refer to Teacher's Notes for the elements of the dance included).
Related units of KS1 Dance: Time to Move
A traditional harvest. collection
Diane Louise Jordan has two dance sessions for Autumn exploring a traditional harvest from 100 years ago.
See also from KS1 Dance: Let's Move...
Twas the Night before Christmas. collection
A two-part unit based on the famous poem 'Twas the Night before Christmas'.
The Nutcracker. collection
Join Cat Sandion to explore the much-loved story of 'The Nutcracker' through movement and dance.
The journey of the Magi. collection
Dances inspired by the arrival of the three kings in Bethlehem. Presented by Katy Ashworth.
