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Term Two Lesson Two: Pirate Adventure Downloadable Songs Songs to Source
Let’s Make a Circle Yes We Can When I Was One
Shake Your Sillies Out
Props Required
Music player, music speaker, sparkly magic bag, treasure map 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 treasure map laminate. Ask the children the following questions.
a) “Whatisthis?”
b) “Whousesatreasuremap?”
c) “What sound does a pirate make?” Ask two volunteers to demonstrate.
d) Everyonemakesapiratesoundandperformsatypicalpiratearmactiontogether.
e) Mime opening up a giant treasure chest. Ask a volunteer to tell you one item that
they can see inside (e.g. gold coins, jewels, ice cream etc.). You act out using the suggested item (using upper body) and the children copy you. Repeat using ideas from three more volunteers.
* Running time approx. 2 mins 30 secs.
5. Action song or poem: ‘When I Was One’ written by Unknown
“Now it’s time for you to learn how to sing like pirates!” You perform the song acapella, encouraging the children to join in with the following actions (and the words if they already know the song). Try putting on a pirate voice while singing the captain’s part.
Hold up correct number of fingers and perform the indicated action for first line (‘When I was one/played the drum’). Make wave with arm for second and seventh lines (‘The day I went to sea/Over the Irish Sea’). All jump together on ‘jumped’ with hands on hips for third line. Salute the captain for fourth line. Sway and point left then right for fifth line (‘this way/that way’). Sway and point forwards and backwards for sixth line (‘forwards, backwards’). Tap tummies to pulse for eighth line (‘A bottle of...’). Point to yourself with thumb on the last line (‘And that’s the life for me’).
In between verses ask the children to tell you which number comes next. “After one comes...?”
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