Artis Specialist Raa-raa shares with us her entertaining call & response, warm up which uses movement to focus, stimulate and energise children.
This exercise is aimed at KS2 but can be easily adapted to suit KS1.
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Chant: sense of rhythm and pulse internalisation
First you make your fingers click is a cleverly written chant in which there is a click, a slap, a stamp and a clap, each on a different beat of the bar. It gets children thinking about rhythm and is really useful to improve their musicality. This activity can be extended by taking the words out and doing just the actions to develop pulse internalisation and children's overall musicianship.
Key stage KS1, KS2
Topic Warm up, Rhythm, Concentration, Confidence, Music
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The Brazillian song: who taught you to swim?
This Brazilian playground song is a great activity for KS2 and helps children to maintain a steady beat and build up simple body rhythms. Artis Specialist, Hoot, breaks down the song into stages to teach children. This could be built up over time with the children.
Key stage KS2
Topic Warm up, Rhythm, Concentration, Teamwork, Music
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My recipe bag
Artis Specialist, Lucy (Murmur) presents this brilliant activity which is great for giving children the opportunity to devise together and create their own stories. This drama based activity also helps to develop children's imagination and excitement for storytelling.
Key stage All
Topic Communication, Drama, Concentration, Confidence, Teamwork, Performing Arts
