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Day 2 · A pause is part of the ideaFoundation Dance · T1 W1–2 · Day 2 lesson

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Foundation / Dance / Term 1 / Weeks 01 02

Part of the full two-week lesson sequence. Check the pack guide and taught point before teaching.

Open for this lesson: Pack guide · Sources and materials · Worked swaps · Fresh learner checks · Aids and text routes.

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Target/codes: compare returning H on count 3 with holding R on count 3, and choose one to communicate attention; AC9ADAFD01, AC9ADAFC01. Prepare: C count-and-hold strip, A/B, large HOLD card.

  1. Welcome · 3 min. Show two rows H–R–H and H–R–R; no child must “freeze” their body.
  2. Model · 4 min. Slide a marker to R on 2, keep it there on 3. Say that stillness on paper is a choice that can keep a sign in view.
  3. Try together · 5 min. Let children place a raised HOLD card under count 3 in B; ask what changed from A. Use quiet pointing if speaking is not chosen.
  4. Child choice · 7 min. Child selects return or hold for a fictional library picture and directs a marker/drawing or opts into comfortable movement.
  5. Notice · 4 min. Ask whether “every viewer looked there” is known. No: only the score and child purpose are known.
  6. Close · 2 min. Save the two count-3 positions; next change near/far space.