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Term Three Lesson Nine: Pets
Downloadable Songs
Let’s Make a Circle Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat
Songs to Source
Shake Your Sillies Out Meet the Pets
Props Required
Music player, music speaker, sparkly magic bag, cat mask and magic sparkles
Lesson Plan
1. Warm-up: ‘Shake Your Sillies Out’ performed by The Wiggles
See weekly drama activity break down for video and instructions. Make sure to use lots of energy!
* Running time approx. 1 min 45 secs.
2. Focus activity: Name Game
See weekly drama activity break down for instructions.
* Running time approx. 3 mins (‘Let’s make a Circle’ should take a MAXIMUM of 30 seconds).
3. Travel to Storyland
See weekly drama activity break down for instructions.
* Running time approx. 4 mins (‘Let’s make a Circle’ should take a MAXIMUM of 30 seconds).
4. Introduce the theme
“Let’s take a look in the sparkly magic bag and see what clue there is for today’s story.” Take out the cat mask. Ask the children the following questions.
a) “What is this animal called?”
b) “Does anyone have a cat at home?”
c) “What sound do they make?”
d) “Let’s get on all fours and meow like cats!”
e) “Put your hand up if you have a different type of pet at home?” Ask a volunteer
to tell you what type of pet they have at home. You act out being the volunteer’s pet (using upper body) and the children copy you. Repeat using the pets of three more volunteers. It doesn’t matter if they all say the same one.
* Running time approx. 2 mins 30 secs.
5. Action song or poem: ‘Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat’ (traditional)
“Now I’m going to say a poem with questions and answers.” Demonstrate the poem, tapping knees to the pulse as you ask the questions and bending your cat ears (hands as ears on your head) to the pulse as you say the answers. Tickle yourself and tell the children to “find someone to tickle!” as you say ‘Squeak, squeak...’. Say the poem again, encouraging the children to join in with the actions. Then say the poem again, encouraging the children to join in with the words as well as the actions.
Pussy cat, pussy cat,
Where have you been?
I've been to London to visit the queen. Pussy cat, pussy cat,
What did you there?
I saw a little mouse under a chair. Squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak!
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