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Warming up HRF

Ideas to support delivery of knowledge and understanding of fitness and health

Warm up

Before warm up the teacher explains:

"A warm up helps to prepare our bodies and minds for dance"

A warm up should include:

• Whole body activities to raise the body temperature
• Movements which enable the children to explore the stimulus and dance idea
• Controlled movements of the joints, eg drawing numbers or shapes in the air, creating and changing shapes with whole or parts of body
• One body stretch held still for 6 -10 secs

After warm up

The teacher asks the children how their bodies feel.

• Warm
• Out of breath

Cool down

Before cool down the teacher explains:

"A cool down helps our bodies to recover after activity"

A cool down can include:

• Activities which are calm and which can be performed at a steady pace
• One body stretch held for 6 -10 sec

During the lesson encourage:

• Good posture when in sitting listening position and standing tall
• Talk about body parts

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