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Spring Lesson Eight: Nursery Rhymes
Downloadable Songs Songs to Source
Let’s Make a Circle Shake Your Sillies Out Yes We Can
Incy Wincy Spider
Props Required
Music player, music speaker, sparkly magic bag, ‘This Little Piggy’ laminate and magic sparkles
Lesson Plan
1. Warm-up: ‘Shake Your Sillies Out’ performed by The Wiggles
Play the track and perform actions as indicated by the lyrics. 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 to see what we’re going to do next.” Take out the ‘This Little Piggy’ laminate. “What can you see in my picture?” Perform the rhyme using the well known actions (using fingers rather than toes) and encourage the children to tickle each other at the end.
This little piggy went to market, (hold left hand thumb with right hand)
This little piggy stayed home, (hold left hand pointer finger with right hand) This little piggy had roast beef, (hold left hand middle finger with right hand) This little piggy had none. (hold left hand ring finger with right hand)
And this little piggy went “wee, wee, wee” all the way home! (hold left hand pinkie finger with right hand and then tickle a friend)
“‘This Little Piggy’ is a nursery rhyme. Let’s all say ‘nursery rhyme’ together. One, two three, nursery rhyme! A nursery rhyme is an old song or poem for children.” Ask a volunteer to name another nursery rhyme. Everyone says/sings the suggested nursery rhyme together. You perform the well known actions (or made up actions if you don’t know them) and the children copy you. Repeat using suggestions from two more volunteers.
* Running time approx. 2 mins 30 secs.
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