Page 6 - Pre-school dance plans autumn- nursery parent copy

To use the body to make several shapes when walking
Control
To stop and change direction and to walk up high on tippy toes and down low to the ground
Coordination
To walk in a variety of ways
Creativity
To think up and display different ways of walking
Motor Skills
To practise the locomotor skill of walking
Musicality
To walk in time with the pulse and to stop and walk as indicated by the music
Spatial Awareness
To negotiate the space while walking around the room by adjusting speed and direction to avoid obstacles (including other children)
4. Introduce the theme: ‘Let’s Make a Circle’ by Anne Porter EYFS aims
PSED (MR)
To work as a team to make a circle
PSED (F/B)
To participate in a familiar and predictable routine (circle song)
UW (TW)
To learn about autumn and the changes that will be taking place
PSED (MR) & (F/B) & CL (LA)
To listen to other children talk about the autumn
PSED (SC/SA) & CL (S)
To express knowledge about autumn to the group
M (SSM), L (R) & CL (LA) & (S)
To pre-empt and join in with the lyrics which follow a repetitive structure/pattern
CL (U)
To follow an instruction
CL (U)
To understand the meaning of words through actions
Dance aims
Spatial Awareness To make a circle
5. Fine motor skills: ‘Four Autumn Leaves’ (unknown)
Four autumn leaves, in a big old tree, (hold up four fingers)
One blew away (blow on fingers), and then there were three. (three fingers left) Three little leaves, with nothing to do,
Another blew away (blow), and then there were two. (two fingers left)
Two little leaves, in the autumn sun,
One blew away (blow), and then there was one. (one finger left)
Being all alone, wasn't much fun,
The last one blew away (blow), and then there were none. (fist only)
EYFS aims
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