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Creativity
To use upper bodies to mime suggested ideas
Spatial Awareness To make a circle
5. Fine motor skills: ‘Five Cheeky Monkeys’ (traditional)
(spoken) Five cheeky monkeys sitting in a tree. Teasing Mr Crocodile,
(sung) Can't catch me, can't catch me. (whisper) Along comes Mr Crocodile,
Quiet as can be. (loud) SNAP!
(repeat with 4, 3, 2, 1 cheeky monkeys...)
No cheeky monkeys sitting in a tree, Along comes Mrs Crocodile,
Now where's my tea?!
EDUCATIONAL aims
PD (MH)
To develop finger dexterity
M (SSM), L (R) & CL (LA) & (S)
To pre-empt and join in with the words which follow a repetitive structure/pattern
CL (LA)
To develop listening and attention through distinguishing between different voices (spoken, loud, soft and singing)
CL (LA) & (S)
To encourage listening, attention and speech through rhyme and the use of a puppet
CL (U) & M (N)
To use fingers to represent numbers
M (N)
To count up to and down from five
L (R)
To develop an awareness of rhyme
EAD (BI)
To pretend hands are monkeys and crocodiles
Dance aims
Body Awareness & Control To tuck away specific fingers
Motor Skills
To develop finger dexterity
Musicality
To clasp hand in time with each “Snap!”
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