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Summer Lesson ten: Friendship LanD
Downloadable Songs Songs to Source
Yes We Can Shake Your Sillies Out Let’s Make a Circle
Props Required
Music player, music speaker, sparkly magic bag, group of friends 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 group of friends laminate. Ask the children the following questions.
a) “What is in this picture?”
b) “How many friends are in this picture?” Everyone counts out loud together as
you point to the children in the picture one by one.
c) Everyonecountsthefriendsoutloudtogetherthreemoretimes,usingvoicetypes
explored during today’s ‘Yes We Can’ game.
d) Ask a volunteer to tell everyone something they like to do with their friends. You
act out performing the suggested activity (using upper body) and the children
copy you. Repeat using suggestions from three more volunteers.
* Running time approx. 2 mins 30 secs.
5. Action song or poem: ‘Tony Chestnut’ (traditional)
Click activity name to open YouTube video link.
“My best friend is called Tony Chestnut. His name is special because we can say it using our bodies. Toe (touch your toe). Knee (touch your knee). Chest (touch your chest). Nut (touch your head.) Everyone show me Tony’s name after three. One, two, three: toe (touch your toe) knee (touch your knee) chest (touch your chest) nut (touch your head). Now I’m going to sing a song about him and I’d like you to join in with the actions.”
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