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Spring Lesson Thirteen: Being Healthy Two
Downloadable Songs
Let’s Make a Circle Warm-Down Rhyme
Music player, music speaker, sparkly magic bag, magic wands (optional), 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: ‘Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo’ performed by Verna Felton
See spring lesson twelve.
* 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.
“Can anyone remember what we learnt about last week?” Volunteers suggest a healthy food and everyone pretends to eat it. If an unhealthy food is suggested, congratulate the child for offering an idea but ask the class if they are sure that suggestion is healthy. Then ask the child to try and think of something more healthy.
* Running time approx. 3 mins.
5. Fine motor skills: ‘Chop, Chop’ (traditional) See spring lesson twelve.
* Running time approx. 2 mins.
6. Choreographed dance: ‘Fruit Salad’ performed by the Wiggles See spring lesson twelve.
*Running time approx. 5 mins.
7. Action song: ‘Bananas of the World’ (traditional camp rhyme) See spring lesson twelve.
* Running time approx. 3 mins.
8. Working with Props: ‘I Like to Move It’ performed by Sacha Baron Cohen
Explain to the children how being active helps us to be healthy. Hand each child a coloured scarf and play the music. Lead them in the following activities.
Songs to Source
Shake Your Sillies Out Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo Fruit Salad
I Like to Move It
Props Required
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