Page 3 - Pre-school Dance Plans Term Four

Five little flowers dancing in the sun, Five little flowers dancing in the sun. Along came a fairy,
And picked her favourite one,
Now there’s one, two, three,
Four little flowers dancing in the sun, Four little flowers dancing in the sun. Along came a fairy,
And picked her favourite one,
Now there’s one, two,
Three little flowers...
Two...
One...
Now there’s no little flowers dancing in the sun. * Running time approx. 2 mins.
6. Choreographed dance: ‘Four Seasons’ by Hi-5
Click activity name to open YouTube video link.
“Who can tell me which other seasons there are? So how many seasons are there altogether? Now I’m going to teach you a dance about all four seasons.” Teach the children the tricky moves first, then play the track and perform the dance all together using the choreography from the video. Remember to make a flower shape at the end instead of a leaf shape.
*Running time approx. 5 mins.
7. Action song: ‘Pitter Patter’ by unknown
Tell the children that you are going to grow some springtime flowers. Ask a volunteer to choose a colour to grow (e.g. red) and then mime planting a seed for a red flower. Sing the song acapella and when you have finished, comment on the beauty of the children’s “red” flowers. Repeat several times, asking a volunteer to choose a different colour to grow each time. On the final repeat, tell the children they can grow any colour they like.
Pitter patter, pitter patter, (hit alternating palms on the floor to the pulse whilst squatting)
The rain goes on for hours. (as above)
And though it keeps me in the house, (use arms to make house shape)
It’s very good for flowers. (stretch up to standing position on tippy toes with arms high above head and fingers stretched out wide to be the petals)
* Running time approx. 3 mins.
8. Working with Props: ‘The Four Seasons, Spring Movement One’ by Vivaldi, performed by Claudio Scimon, I Solisti Veneti and Piero Toso
Play the music and act out the following story about going on a picnic. If you run out of music repeat the song.
a) Give each child a scarf to represent a picnic basket and ask them to follow you in skipping to the Danceland forest. When you arrive at the forest, pick lots of yummy fruits and put them in your picnic basket.
b) You hear a bird chirping and follow it around the room (use your scarf to be the bird).
c) Find a nice place in the forest to sit down and have a picnic. Your scarf becomes the picnic blanket and you lay it out flat. You eat all the yummy fruit that you have picked.
d) Your scarf becomes a ball and you throw it in the air and catch it. You can also try encouraging the children to throw their balls to each other.
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