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3. Slow down the tempo so the parents can lift their child up high and say 'whee' during the crotchet rests.
Activities for classes in the nursery
1 & 2. Same as for classes with parents if you have staff helping that can either do the actions on some of the babies or demonstrate the actions for them. Even just seeing lots of adults do the actions will help the babies to visualise a crotchet rest. If you have limited help during the class then perform the same activities for ‘Mice, Mice’ as described in the Winter plans.
Repeat several times with other actions (e.g. tap noses).
3. Ask the older toddlers to suggest actions. You will need to give them some options to choose from (e.g. clapping hands or stomping feet on the floor).
You (the teacher) can also think of actions to do with the sounds (e.g. clapping hands for 'bang' or beeping a horn for 'beep'). Do not ask the children for an action as well as a sound as this may be too much for them to think about.
Slowly, Slowly
(slowly) Slowly, slowly very slowly, Creeps the garden snail.
Slowly, slowly, very slowly,
Up the garden rail.
(quickly) Faster, faster, so much faster, Runs the little mouse.
Faster, faster, so much faster,
'Round my little house.
Activities for classes with parents
1. The adults slowly walk two fingers up their child's arm whilst reciting the first verse. They tickle their child by quickly running their fingers all around the child's face, arms, legs and tummy during the second verse.
Activities for classes in the nursery
1. You slowly walk two fingers up your arm whilst reciting the first verse. You quickly tickle as many babies as you can during the second verse. Encourage the staff to walk their fingers up some of the babies' arms during the first verse and help you to tickle them all during the second verse.
1. The older toddlers copy your actions as you slowly walk two fingers up your arm whilst reciting the first verse. You tickle yourself by quickly running your fingers all around your face, arms, legs and tummy during the second verse. Encourage the staff to help younger toddlers with the actions. If you have limited help, try tickling the younger toddlers who aren't joining in with the actions during the second verse, instead of tickling yourself.
2. As above only you encourage the older toddlers to join in with the words.
3. If your group consists of mostly older toddlers who can join in with all of the actions and most of the words, try activity three for pre- schoolers.
1. The children copy your actions as you slowly walk two fingers up your arm whilst reciting the first verse. You tickle yourself by quickly running your fingers all around your face, arms, legs and tummy during the second verse. You can also try tickling nearby children at the end. Repeat several times.
2. As above only the children join in with the words.
3. The children 'stand up' so they are ready to move around the room as snails or mice. You show them what direction they will be walking in. You play the pulse on your hand drum and march with them to encourage them to move in time with the pulse. Everyone moves slowly as snails for the first verse and then quickly and lightly as mice for the second verse.
hand drum
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