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Term One Lesson thirteen: body parts two
Downloadable Songs
Let’s Make a Circle Shake Your Body
Songs to Source
Shake Your Sillies Out Thomas the Tank Engine Theme
The Hokey Pokey
Music player, music speaker, sparkly magic bag, elastic, skeleton laminate, egg shakers 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: ‘Thomas the Tank Engine Theme’ performed by The Little ‘uns
See term one 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 term one lesson one.
Ask the children if they can remember what they learnt about last week. Ask volunteers to name a body part, point to it and tell everyone what it does (e.g. we use our noses to smell).
* Running time approx. 3 mins.
5. Fine Motor Skills: ‘My Feet’ written by Lucy Milan Davis & Sarah Moss See term one lesson twelve.
Running time approx. 2 mins.
6. Choreographed Dance: ‘The Hokey Pokey’ performed by Evokids See term one lesson twelve.
* Running time approx. 5 mins.
7. Action Song: ‘Dem Bones’ written by James Weldon Johnson, adapted by Lucy Milan Davis & Sarah Moss
Click activity name to open YouTube video link.
Reveal your skeleton laminate. First, sing the verses only, pointing to the correct bone on the laminate as you do so. Then sing the whole song acapella with actions shown in the video.
Props Required
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