Page 30 - Term Three toddler music song book for nurseries and parents

Composer: Traditional Musical aims:
R
To develop a sense of rhythm
Slowly, Slowly
Slowly, slowly very slowly, Creeps the garden snail. Slowly, slowly, very slowly, Up the garden rail.
Faster, faster, so much faster, Runs the little mouse. Faster, faster, so much faster, 'Round my little house.
T
To move in time with the changing tempo
P
To feel the pulse through actions and through walking (older toddlers only)
EDUCATIONAL Aims:
PSED (SC/SA) & PD (MH)
To develop self-awareness through touching body parts
CL (LA) & (S)
To encourage listening, attention and speech through repetition
PD (MH) (all)
To develop finger dexterity through doing the actions and to practise moving at different speeds
PD (MH) (older toddlers only)
To develop locomotor coordination
CL (U) & L (R)
To understand the meaning of 'slowly' and 'faster' through actions
L (R)
To develop an awareness of rhyme
M (SSM) & L (R)
To pre-empt the lyrics which follow a repetitive structure/pattern
UW (TW)
To understand that snails move slowly and mice move quickly
EAD (MM) (older toddlers only) To move to a regular beat
EAD (BI)
To pretend to be snails and mice
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