'Little Red Hen' dance ideas

A simple lesson plan based on the Traditional Tale of the ‘Little Red Hen’ focusing on the Hen’s activities - collecting and growing the seed, weeding and harvesting the crop, processing and baking the bread.

It’s written as one lesson but it is easily adapted into 2 or even 3 sessions, depending on the age/level of experience of the children. The ideas are ‘task based’ meaning that the teacher does not need to demonstrate but simply ask questions for the children to respond to in their own way.

The dance knowledge/terminology is in bold, thereby supporting the less experienced teacher to identify the skills related to each section.

There is a link to a suggested piece of music that can be found on most platforms.