Dance: Key Stage 1 - Time to Move

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Dance teaching resources for Key Stage 1 covering National Curriculum PE objectives, with lesson plans. Presented by Pete Hillier and Diane Louise Jordan.

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  • Aug 18, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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Giraffes, zebras and impala

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2020 19:42


For today's programme Diane Louise Jordan is off to Africa, to find out about giraffes, zebras and impala.

Elephants and all the animals

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2020 20:01


For today's programme Diane Louise Jordan is off to Africa, to find out about elephants, before the children put all their animal dances together for a final performance.

Lions and vultures

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2020 20:10


For today's programme Diane Louise Jordan is off to Africa, to find out about lions and vultures.

2. Autumn dance

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2020 19:42


Today Diane Louise Jordan completes the Autumn dance, inspired by the changing weather of Autumn.

1. Wind, rain, sunshine and falling leaves

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2020 20:10


Today Diane Louise Jordan is finding out about how the weather changes in Autumn - from summer sunshine to wind, rain and falling leaves.

2. Follow that star

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020 19:56


Diane Louise Jordan presents the final part of the Journey of the Magi and in this KS1 dance session the children travel as the Magi on their journey to baby Jesus.

1. A star in the sky

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020 19:12


Today Diane Louise Jordan is looking ahead to Christmas with the first of two KS1 dance sessions exploring the Journey of the Magi.

The adventures of Pinocchio

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2020 19:44


Today's dances are inspired by the many adventures that befall Pinocchio.

1. Mary Anning

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2019 19:23


Diane Louise Jordan begins a three-part unit of dance sessions exploring the theme of dinosaurs. In today's programme she finds out about Mary Anning, who has been described as the greatest fossil hunter who ever lived.

2. Bees and seeds

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2019 19:59


Pete Hillier has a dance session for Spring exploring bees, pollen and seed dispersal.

1. Roots and shoots

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2019 20:05


Pete Hillier has a dance session about the germination and growth of plants in Spring.

The children follow

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2018 20:22


Movement and dance for children aged 6 - 8.

The rats are led away

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2018 20:07


Movement and dance for children aged 6 - 8.

Rats everywhere!

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2018 19:55


Movement and dance for children aged 6 - 8.

1. Earth, wind and big, black clouds

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2017 19:23


Diane Louise Jordan has her umbrella out as she begins this unit exploring the water cycle.

Tin soldiers

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2017 20:00


Diane Louise Jordan returns with a new series of Time to Move, beginning with the first part of a story by Hans Christian Andersen.

The incredible adventure

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2016 20:13


Diane Louise Jordan returns with the second part of this unit which explores the story by Hans Christian Andersen.

The cunning tricksters

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2016 19:46


Diane Louise Jordan is back with another story by Hans Christian Andersen. Today she begins the story of 'The King's new clothes'.

He's got no clothes

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2016 20:10


The second part of a unit inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's famous story of 'The King's new clothes.'

2. Raindrops, rivers and recycled water

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2016 20:04


Diane Louise Jordan has another dance session exploring water's ever-changing journey through the water cycle.

Symmetry in the man-made world

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2016 20:03


Diane Louise Jordan is back with the start of a new unit and a programme exploring symmetrical patterns in the world around us.

Asymmetry in the natural world

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2016 20:20


Diane Louise Jordan finds out about asymmetrical patterns in the natural world and explores them through movement and dance.

Pattern in an artist’s world

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2016 20:09


In the final dance programme this term Diane Louise Jordan finds out how two artists are inspired by shapes in the world about us.

Put the Fire out!

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2016 19:28


Movement and dance for children aged 6 - 8. The Fire is finally brought under control.

The Great Fire spreads

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2016 20:05


Movement and dance for children aged 6 - 8. Exploring attempts to control the Fire.

The Fire begins in Pudding Lane

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2016 19:48


Movement and dance for children aged 6 - 8. The start of the Great Fire in Pudding Lane.

3. Midsummer meadow

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2015 19:16


In the final programme of this unit with dances about going camping it's time to take down the tent and return home.

Fast and frantic, or slow and steady?

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2015 19:55


Diane Louise Jordan returns with the final part of the Hare and the Tortoise - surely there's no way Tortoise can actually beat Hare in a race…is there?

Ready, steady, go!

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2015 19:49


Diane Louise Jordan returns and today her dance ideas are based on the famous story of the Hare and the Tortoise.

Ocean fun

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2015 19:28


Diane Louise Jordan returns with the last of her programmes about oceans and today she has ideas for dances based on the fun of being by the sea.

Ocean life

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2015 19:57


Diane Louise Jordan is going underwater to explore the undersea world through simple dance sequences.

Ocean motion

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2015 19:39


Diane Louise Jordan has the first of three programmes about oceans and today she's exploring the movement of waves and tides through simple dance sequences.

The Firebird - complete dance sequence

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2015 15:16


The text and music for the complete Firebird dance taken from the three Firebird programmes. Pete Hillier tells the story and children dance to the specially chosen sequences of music from the BBC's 10 Pieces project. Ideal for putting on an assembly performance in front of the school!

The giant Kaschei

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2015 20:12


Pete Hillier concludes his series exploring the BBC's 'Ten Pieces' through dance with the final part of the The Firebird

The magic garden

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2015 20:11


Pete Hillier continues his retelling of the traditional Russian story 'The Firebird' with dances to music from the BBC's 'Ten Pieces'

The Firebird and Prince Ivan

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2015 20:14


Pete Hillier begins a retelling of the traditional Russian story 'The Firebird' with dances to music from the BBC 'Ten Pieces'

Planet Mars - Dust storms and two moons

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2015 23:23


Pete Hillier presents the second of two programmes exploring the planet Mars through dance to the BBC's 'Ten Pieces'.

Planet Mars - Ice shapes

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2015 19:28


Pete Hillier presents the first of two programmes exploring the red planet through dance to the BBC's 'Ten Pieces'.

On the mountain - The trolls are coming!

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2015 23:49


Pete Hillier returns with the second part of an exciting dance story full of wild weather…and underground trolls!

On the mountain - Wild weather

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2015 20:02


Pete Hillier presents the first part of an exciting dance story full of wild weather…and underground trolls!

The Sea - Storm!

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2015 23:51


Pete Hillier presents the last of three programmes exploring the sea using music from the BBC's 'Ten Pieces'.

The Sea - Sea creatures

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2015 24:05


Pete Hillier presents the second of three programmes exploring the sea using music from the BBC's 'Ten Pieces'. The music includes 'Storm' by Benjamin Britten - one of the 'Sea Interludes' from his opera 'Peter Grimes' - Beethoven's 'Symphony No 5' and 'Mars' by Gustav Holst from 'The Planets'.

The Sea - A storm coming

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2015 23:02


Pete Hillier presents the first of three programmes exploring the sea using music from the BBC's 'Ten Pieces'. Today's music includes 'Storm' by Benjamin Britten - one of the 'Sea Interludes' from his opera 'Peter Grimes' - and the famous Horn Concerto by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Space-walk and return to Earth

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2013 19:56


Part 3 of a 3 part unit

Binary stars and black holes

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2013 19:46


Part 2 of a 3 part unit

Preparing for launch

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2013 19:47


Part 1 of a 3 part unit

The queen of hearts

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2013 19:50


Part 3 of a 3 part unit

A mad tea party

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2013 19:28


Part 2 of a 3 part unit

Down the rabbit hole

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2013 19:31


Programme 1 of a 3 part unit

Fruit and veg of the world

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2013 19:55


Part 3 of a 3 part unit

Healthy harvest

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2013 19:53


Part 2 of a 3 part unit

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