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Term Three Lesson Two: Animals that Hibernate
Downloadable Songs Songs to Source
Let’s Make a Circle Shake Your Sillies Out Yes We Can
Hedgehogs Sleeping Wake Up Sleepyhead
Props Required
Music player, music speaker, sparkly magic bag, snake laminate 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: ‘Yes We Can’ written by Unknown
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 snake laminate. Ask the children the following questions.
a) “What is this animal called?”
b) “Did you know that snakes hibernate in the winter? Put your hand up if you can
tell everyone what hibernating is.” If no one knows, briefly explain.
c) “What sound do snakes make?”
d) “Let’s all make a snake sound and move our whole bodies like snakes!”
e) Askavolunteertosuggestanotheranimalthathibernates(e.g.hedgehog,bear,
bat, chipmunk, snail etc.). You act out being the suggested animal (using upper body) and the children copy you. Repeat using ideas from three more volunteers. If the volunteers have trouble coming up with correct suggestions, name some animals that hibernate for them to choose from.
* Running time approx. 2 mins 30 secs.
5. Action song or poem: ‘Hedgehogs Sleeping’ written by Lucy Milan Davis
Sing the song two times using the actions below. Encourage the children to join in with the singing and the actions.
Hedgehogs sleeping in the wintertime. (sleeping)
Barely moving, barely breathing, body is freezing in the wintertime. (as above) Then... winter ends and they awaken, (stretch and wake up)
And move around in their hedgehoggy way. (use upper body to become hedgehog)
Chipmunks sleeping in the wintertime... And move around in their chipmunky way.
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