Animal Dance Cards - Movement Adverbs
- Year groups
- Early years, Years 1–4
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- English
- Topic
- Animals, Fun
- Resource types
- Activities
- Preparation
- Print ready
From the author
About this resource
These animal-themed dance/movement cards help in learning about different adverbs and getting the kids moving!
Designed to be folded to make a laminated card, they have adverb based suggestions of movements for the children that correspond to the animal pictured.
15 Animal Cards included:
Butterfly, Tortoise, Dog, Tiger, Mouse, Cat, Elephant, Rabbit, Snail, Crab, Penguin, Dolphin, Fish, Squirrel and Snake.
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In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
Children demonstrate a movement pattern associated with a specific named animal.
Children connect a spoken/read animal name to a corresponding physical action.
Teaching tips
Fold each card along its printed centre line and laminate before use so the animal image faces the child while the movement prompt faces the reading adult.
Present the cards with or without background music to vary the pace of the movement activity.
Work through the 15 cards individually or as a full sequence so children practice a range of animal-specific movement styles in one session.
Skills covered
Gross motor movement — children physically mimic animal-specific movement styles cued by 15 named animals.
Animal vocabulary recognition — children match a spoken or read animal name to the correct movement action.
Listening and following a spoken prompt — an adult reads the movement cue aloud while the child interprets and performs it.
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Questions teachers ask about this resource
How are the two sides of each card meant to be used together?
Fold the card along its printed centre line: the illustrated animal side faces the child while the adult reads the movement prompt printed on the other side, guiding the movement with or without music playing.
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Concepts & topics
Core concepts
Core concepts
Animal movement mimicry
Expressive movement
Vocabulary-to-action association
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