In the third and final session the children take part in an imaginary sleepover in the dinosaur hall of a museum.
3. Sleepover at the museum
In the final session of the unit 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
Download the audio for this dance session as an mp3 file.
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).
Lesson summary
Warm up: skip around the space, then freeze as a statue of an explorer.
Explore the dinosaur gallery: pairs 鈥 stepping and shining torches.
Look at the dinosaur exhibits: in two groups 鈥 as children and dinosaurs.
The dinosaurs move their eyes: in two groups 鈥 as children and dinosaurs.
The Pterodactyl smashes out of its case: pairs 鈥 flying as the Pterodactyl.
Tyrannosaurus Rex comes to life: groups of four 鈥 make a moving skeleton.
All the dinosaurs wake up: in two groups 鈥 moving as children and dinosaurs.
Cool down: lie down and take deep breathes.
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