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Term Four Lesson Four: Halloween
1. Warm-up: ‘Shake Your Sillies Out’ by The Wiggles EDUCATIONAL aims & dance aims
See Term Four lesson one
2. Stretching and curling: Moody Cat
EDUCATIONAL aims & dance aims
See Term Four lesson one
3. Travel to Danceland: ‘Butterfly Waltz’ by Brian Crain See Term Four lesson one. In addition:
EDUCATIONAL aims
PSED (MR)
The children and teacher play with matching items (coloured scarves) and mimic each other in a cooperative game play
CL (LA)
To develop listening and attention through the use of props
PD (MH)
To develop fine motor skills through gripping onto and manipulating a scarf
EAD (MM)
To feel scarves and to move to music rhythmically
Dance aims
Motor Skills
To practise fine motor skills through gripping onto the scarf and gross motor manipulative skills through moving it as desired
4. Introduce the theme: ‘Let’s Make a Circle’ by Anne Porter
EDUCATIONAL aims
PSED (MR) & (F/B) & CL (LA)
To listen to other children talk about Halloween
PSED (MR)
To work as a team to make a circle
PSED (F/B)
To participate in a familiar and predictable routine (circle song)
CL (S) & PSED (SC/SA)
To express knowledge about Halloween
UW (TW)
To learn about Halloween
M (SSM), L (R) & CL (LA) & (S)
To pre-empt and join in with the lyrics which follow a repetitive structure/pattern
CL (U)