Page 16 - Pre-school dance plans spring

Flutter, flutter butterfly, Flutter off into the sky. Flutter, flutter very fast, Wave to me as you go past. Bye, bye butterfly.
* Running time approx. 2 mins.
6. Choreographed dance: ‘The Busy Buzzy Bee Shop’ performed by The Fairies
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Teach the children the tricky moves first, then play the track and perform the dance all together, using the choreography from the video.
*Running time approx. 5 mins.
7. Action song: ‘Incy Wincy Spider’ (traditional)
a) “Let’s turn our hands back into spiders.” Sing the song acapella with the
well known actions.
b) "Now it's time for us to become Incy Wincy using our whole bodies."
Everyone stands up. During the first line, mime climbing up the water spout. As you sing “washed the spider out”, jump to the floor and lie down. During the third line, wake up with a stretch. During the final line, climb back up the water spout.
c) “We’re starting to feel tired after all that climbing!” Repeat actions from activity b at a much slower tempo.
d) "It's getting late. We need to climb up the spout really quickly before it's dark." Repeat actions from activity b at a much quicker tempo.
Incy Wincy Spider climbed up the water spout, Down came the rain and washed the spider out. Out came the sunshine and dried up all the rain, So Incy Wincy Spider climbed up the spout again. * Running time approx. 3 mins.
8. Working with Props: ‘Spider’s Web’ performed by Charlotte Diamond
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“And now it’s time to make our very own spider webs.” Hand each child a coloured scarf. Teach the children the tricky moves, play the track and perform the dance all together, using the choreography from the video.
*Running time approx. 5 mins.
9. Warm-down and give out magic sparkles See spring lesson one.
* Running time approx. 3 mins.
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