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Term One Lesson Three: Going to the Beach
Downloadable Songs
Let’s Make a Circle Scoop Up Sand
Music player, music speaker, sparkly magic bag, beach ball 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: 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 picture of a beach ball. Ask the children the following questions.
a) “What is in my picture?“
b) “Where can we find a beach ball?”
c) “Can everyone show me how you throw and catch a beach ball?” The children mime
doing this with you.
d) “And what sound does it make when we throw it in the air and catch it?” Everyone
mimes throwing and catching a beach ball and making a sound (e.g. “Zoom”!).
e) Ask a volunteer to suggest another item that can be taken to the beach. You act out using the suggested item (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: ‘Scoop Up Sand’ (sung to the traditional tune of ‘In and Out the Dusty Bluebells’)
“Let’s all take out a bucket and spade.” Sing the song and perform the actions as described below. The song is so simple and repetitive that the children should naturally join in with the singing and the actions without further instruction.
Scoop up sand and put it in your bucket, (pretend to scoop up sand into a bucket in time with the pulse)
Scoop up sand and put it in your bucket, (as above)
Scoop up sand and put it in your bucket, (as above)
What shall we all make? (hands out to side, palms facing up)
Ask the children to put their hands up if they have an idea on what to build with the sand (e.g. castle, monster, mermaid, racing car etc.). Then all pretend to build the chosen child’s idea. Next, everyone says, “one, two, three cheese!” and takes a picture of their creation. Repeat three more times.
* Running time approx. 3 mins.
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Songs to Source
Shake Your Sillies Out Having Fun at the Beach
Props Required