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Downloadable Songs
Let’s Make a Circle Incy Wincy Spider
Warm-Down Rhyme
Spring Lesson Six: Minibeasts
Music player, music speaker, sparkly magic bag, coloured scarves and magic sparkles
Lesson Plan
1. Warm-up: ‘Shake Your Sillies Out’ performed by The Wiggles See spring lesson one.
* Running time approx. 2 mins.
2. Stretching and curling: Elephants Spraying Water See spring lesson one.
* Running time approx. 3 mins.
3. Travel to Danceland: ‘You’ve Got a Friend in Me’ performed and written by Randy Newman
“It’s time for us to go to Danceland. Look around, there are lots of holes everywhere so we need to step hop over them.” Lead the children in practicing taking a slow step with right foot then a slow hop on right foot. Then taking a slow step with left foot then a slow hop on left foot. Repeat several times. Play the track and “step hop” to Danceland. Move slowly in time with the music (half time). This activity will prepare the children for skipping to Danceland later in the season.
* Running time approx. 4 mins.
4. Introduce the theme: ‘Let’s Make a Circle’ written by Anne Porter Without speaking, get the children into a circle by singing ‘Let’s Make a Circle’ as in spring lesson one.
Take your hand out of your sparkly magic bag and move it over your body as though it is a spider. See if the children can guess what you are making with your hand. Encourage the children to copy you and turn their own hands into spiders. Tell the children that today they will be learning about minibeasts. Ask a volunteer to name another minibeast (e.g. ant, worm, wasp, butterfly, caterpillar etc.) and encourage the group to make that minibeast with their hands Repeat several times.
* Running time approx. 3 mins.
5. Fine motor skills: ‘Flutter, Flutter Butterfly’ (traditional)
Click activity name to open YouTube video link.
“And now we’re going to turn our hands and feet into butterflies.” Perform the song acapella four times, using the movements in the video (so two times with hands as butterflies and two times with feet as butterflies).
Songs to Source
Shake Your Sillies Out You’ve Got a Friend in Me The Busy Buzzy Bee Shop Spider’s Web
Props Required
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