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Term One Lesson nine: under the sea two
Downloadable Songs
Let’s Make a Circle
Ickle Ockle Blue Bottle
This is the Way We Make the Waves
Songs to Source
Shake Your Sillies Out
Colonel Hathi’s March Move Your Arms Like Henry
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.
“Can anyone remember what we learnt about last week?” Ask volunteers to name creatures that live under the sea and pretend to be them together.
* Running time approx. 3 mins.
5. Fine Motor Skills: ‘One, Two, Three, Four, Five Once I Caught a Fish Alive’ (traditional)
See term one lesson ten.
* Running time approx. 2 mins.
6. Choreographed Dance: ‘Move Your Arms Like Henry’ performed by The Wiggles
See term one lesson ten.
* Running time approx. 5 mins.
7. Action Song: ‘Icle Ockle Blue Bottle’ (traditional) See term one lesson ten.
* Running time approx. 3 mins.
8. Working with props: ‘This is the Way We Make the Waves’ (tune of ‘Here We Go ‘Round the Mulberry Bush’, traditional)
Reveal the Nemo toy from your sparkly magic bag. “We’re going to make some waves together so Nemo can jump up out of the water! But first let’s practise with the imaginary parachute!”
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