Video Resources

Warm-up and body countdown

Key stage KS1, KS2

Topic Healthy Body, Warm up, Movement, Numeracy

Body countdown can be used as warm up before physical activity and is an active way of practising countdown, subtraction and developing coordination. Body countdown can be easily adapted for KS1 or KS2 children and to different levels of ability.

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Moving with your breath

Artis specialist Wizzle takes us though a calming meditation and leads the children to create their own movement piece based on breathe.

Key stage All

Topic Healthy Body, Wellbeing, Warm up, Movement, Dance
The concentration song

This fantastic song uses body percussion and builds up to two-part singing to try in your school. The concentration song is suitable for KS1 & KS2 children and features Artis Specialist Laura Carter (Chirp), leading the activity.

Key stage KS1, KS2

Topic Communication, Warm up, Rhythm, Concentration, Teamwork, Music
Pulse warm up activity

Artis Mentor, Stuart (Chime) presents this simple warm up, or refocus activity, to encourage children to work as a team and develop their pulse and rhythm skills. Numeracy skills are also encouraged with the counting of the rhythm and can be further developed to include adding and subtraction.

Key stage KS1, KS2

Topic Drama, Maths, Warm up, Rhythm, Numeracy

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