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If you wanna be happy

Key stage KS1, KS2

Topic Music

Artis Specialist Bling shares her entertaining warm up which uses music and movement to energise, encourage teamwork and strengthen confidence.

This exercise is suitable for both Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2.

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Living postcards: expressing own ideas

Living postcards develops the traditional freeze frame idea by bringing it up to date with the touch screen technology. Still images created by the children come to life when any of the characters is gently touched: they then perform a simple gesture or say a line.

Key stage KS2

Topic Drama
The hello song: vocal and movement introduction

The hello song: an ideal introduction song perfect for EYFS and KS1. This fun warm up activity can be modified for any class, and is ideal for beginning a lesson. Children are required to repeat the words from this song as a good vocal introduction, using character, voice and movement. In this video Artis Specialist Helena Smith (Giggle) introduces the activity and explains this simple activity for you to try.

Key stage KS1, EYFS

Topic Drama
Building a shed

This exciting and fun game is suitable for any age group and works on composition, rhythm and building improvisation skills. Children need to work together and listen carefully to make the activity work.

Key stage All

Topic Music

We have seen a monumental difference in the pupil’s engagement and participation with Artis sessions that are not seen in the classroom lessons.

Anthony Wilkinson, Behaviour Support Worker, Parklands Primary

The arts hold the power to reflect, to motivate and to bring us to our highest possible selves. Without the arts we are but two dimensions.

Kwame Kwei-Armah, Artis Patron

Because of the arts, the learning experiences at Pakeman are much richer and the children are much happier.

Lynne Gavin, Head, Pakeman Primary

I don’t think you can really invest in anything better than the arts because that’s about how we see each other and ourselves.

Nitin Sawhney, Artis Patron

It has been great to see many of our children grow in confidence over the year.

Emily Baggot, Teacher, Wheelers Lane Primary

Artis helps us to deliver our curriculum in a way that allows the children to be really engaged. And it is absolutely fantastic to watch them do that.

Ciara Parris, Head, Links Primary

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