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      Dance: can you move throughout the jungle and discover different animals?

      Lesson details

      Learning outcome

      I can explore the jungle using a range of actions to demonstrate how I feel.

      Key learning points

      1. Move: portraying our emotions as we create actions with expression requires clarity and control.
      2. Think: trying a range of ideas before selecting our preferred option requires decision making.
      3. Feel: taking care to portray our emotions accurately requires integrity.
      4. Connect: fairness requires us to maintain our personal working space.

      Keywords

      • Expression - the way a person shows their thoughts, feelings or ideas through actions, words or movements

      • Emotion - a feeling you experience - these can be positive or negative

      • Travel - to move from one location to another

      Common misconception

      Everyone will always move the same way through a jungle.

      Different people might feel different emotions when walking through a jungle.

      Equipment

      Optional music - Walking in the jungle, super simple songs

      Content guidance

      Risk assessment required - physical activity

      Supervision

      Adult supervision required

      Licence

      This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2026), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0
      except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions
      (Collection 2).

      Lesson video

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      Prior knowledge starter quiz

      4 Questions

      Q1.
      In dance, what do we mean by actions?

      reading
      Correct answer: movements
      writing

      Q2.
      How can you make your actions controlled?

      move really quickly
      just use your arms
      Correct answer: use your whole body

      Q3.
      What do we use to come up with ideas?

      Correct answer: our imagination
      our hands
      the TV

      Q4.
      In the jungle, there are lots of animals. Which words would best represent a snake?

      big, hands up
      Correct answer: low, coil, slither
      claws, roar, big
      spikes, small, scared

      4 Questions

      Q1.
      How might you express feeling happy using an action?

      hiding behind hands
      walking very slowly
      Correct answer: smiling, looking up

      Q2.
      How could you express feeling tired?

      jumping up quickly
      Correct answer: sighing or stretching
      taking big steps

      Q3.
      What is a balanced position?

      Correct answer: freeze, hold pose
      move faster
      move slower

      Q4.
      How might a sloth move?

      snappy
      Correct answer: slowly
      very fast

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