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PSHE KS1: Super Mood Movers - Ways to learn and play

Rhys Stephenson performs this energetic Super Mood Movers song about learning through play.

, Rhys’ dance moves can be adapted to suit all children. Your class don't need to be ‘on-point’, it's about being physically active, learning and having fun.

After viewing, singing and dancing along, your class could try some of these activities to further explore their learning:

Activities

  • Playful pets: Ask pupils to think of animals that play (cats, dogs, skipping lambs, horses galloping, ducklings following each other, squirrels chasing each other, budgies playing with a shiny mirror, hamsters on a wheel). Invite the children to draw an animal playing and to add a caption using this outline: 'A _____ learns to _____ by ______ .' For example, 'A kitten learns to hunt by chasing leaves.'
  • What can our games teach us?: Ask children to list things they have learned from a game. Prompt them with: 'What could you learn from throwing a ball through a basketball hoop or from a coconut shy at the fair">