Video resources

These video resources contain short activity ideas to use with your children. They are designed to provide a variety of ideas you can try out, and vary from warm-up activities and concentration games to maths and storytelling.

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The concentration song

This fantastic song uses body percussion and builds up to two-part singing to try in your school. The concentration song is suitable for KS1 & KS2 children and features Artis Specialist Laura Carter (Chirp), leading the activity.

Key stage KS1, KS2

Topic Communication, Warm up, Rhythm, Concentration, Teamwork, Music

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

Artis…forces

Activities to bring the primary science curriculum to life for children. Some example activities focusing around forces that you can try in your classroom.

Key stage KS2

Topic Communication, Drama, Teamwork, Performing Arts, Science

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

Pulse warm up activity

Artis Mentor, Stuart (Chime) presents this simple warm up, or refocus activity, to encourage children to work as a team and develop their pulse and rhythm skills. Numeracy skills are also encouraged with the counting of the rhythm and can be further developed to include adding and subtraction.

Key stage KS1, KS2

Topic Drama, Maths, Warm up, Rhythm, Numeracy

Corner game

Artis Specialist, Sarah (Chick-a-dee) presents this simple warm up or refocus activity to encourage children to work as a team and develop their movement and concentration skills. This activity also introduces different dance styles and develops children’s spatial awareness.

Key stage KS1

Topic Warm up, Concentration, Movement, Spatial Awareness

If you wanna be happy

Artis Specialist Bling shares her entertaining warm up which uses music and movement to energise, encourage teamwork and strengthen confidence. This exercise is suitable for both Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2.

Key stage KS1, KS2

Topic Warm up, Movement, Confidence, Teamwork, Music

Cheese cracker warm up

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.

Key stage KS2

Topic Warm up, Concentration, Teamwork, Performing Arts

Mime ball warm up game

Artis Specialist Jangle shares with us her amusing warm up which uses movement to focus and stimulate primary children. This exercise is aimed at KS1 & KS2 but can be easily adapted to suit any age.

Key stage KS1, KS2

Topic Communication, Warm up, Movement