Page 13 - Dance term four lesson plans - preschool parent copy

Five little seashells lying on the shore,
Crash went the waves and then there were four. Four little seashells pretty as can be,
Crash went the waves and then there were three. Three little seashells pearly and new,
Crash went the waves and then there were two. Two little seashells sparkling in the sun,
Crash went the waves and then there was one. One little seashell left all alone,
I put it in my pocket and I took it home.
EDUCATIONAL aims
PD (MH)
To develop finger dexterity
CL (LA) & (S)
To develop listening, attention and speech through rhyme
CL (U) & M (N)
To understand the meaning of number names through actions (fingers represent numbers)
L (R)
To develop an awareness of rhyme
M (N)
To count down from five and to use fingers and pictures to represent numbers
M (SSM), L (R) & CL (LA) & (S)
To pre-empt and join in with the words which follow a repetitive structure/pattern
Dance aims
Body Awareness & Control To tuck away specific fingers
Motor Skills
To develop finger dexterity
Musicality
To clap in time with each “crash”
6. Choreographed dance: ‘Having Fun at the Beach’ by The Wiggles
EDUCATIONAL aims
PD (MH)
To develop coordination and control through moving in a variety of ways including swaying, bending, tapping, turning and reaching and to practise locomotor skills through jumping and through pretending to swim around the room
PD (MH) & M (SSM)
To engage in the body tension activity of reaching and to negotiate the space while pretending to swim around the room by adjusting speed and direction to avoid obstacles (including other children)
PD (HSC) & PD (MH)
To encourage children to be active and therefore improve fitness
CL (LA)
To follow the choreography instructed by the teacher