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Term One Lesson eight: under the sea
Downloadable Songs
Let’s Make a Circle Ickle Ockle Blue Bottle
Songs to Source
Shake Your Sillies Out
Colonel Hathi’s March Move Your Arms Like Henry Under the Sea
Props Required
Music player, music speaker, sparkly magic bag, Nemo toy, coloured scarves and magic sparkles
Lesson Plan
1. Warm-up: ‘Shake Your Sillies Out’ performed by The Wiggles See term one lesson one. Make sure to use lots of energy!
* Running time approx. 2 mins.
2. Stretching and curling: Hedgehogs See term one lesson one.
* Running time approx. 3 mins.
3. Travel to Danceland: ‘Colonel Hathi’s March’ performed by Disney Studio Chorus & J. Pat O’Malley
See term one lesson six.
* 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 term one lesson one.
Reveal Nemo toy from your sparkly bag. Does anyone know what type of fish Nemo is (clownfish)?” “Where does Nemo live?” Ask volunteers to name other animals that live under the sea. Use your arms and upper body to pretend to be each animal.
* Running time approx. 3 mins.
5. Fine Motor Skills: ‘One, Two, Three, Four, Five Once I Caught a Fish Alive’ (traditional)
Click activity name to open YouTube video link.
Perform the song as shown in the video, three times.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 once I caught a fish alive. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 then I let him go again. Why did you let him go?
* Running time approx. 2 mins.
Because he bit my finger so. Which finger did he bite? This little finger on my right.
6. Choreographed Dance: ‘Move Your Arms Like Henry’ performed by The Wiggles
Click activity name to open YouTube video link.
Teach the children the tricky moves first, without scarves. Then hand each child a scarf, play the track and perform the dance all together, using the choreography from the video.
* Running time approx. 5 mins.
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