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Musicality
To dance in time with the music
Spatial Awareness
To negotiate the space while ‘mowing the lawn’ by adjusting speed and direction to avoid obstacles (including other children)
Strength and Fitness
To improve cardiovascular fitness through performing a high energy dance and to develop strength in legs by crouching down low then jumping up high
7. ActionSong:‘AllAroundtheSwamp’(tuneof‘WheelsontheBus’,traditional)
The Pterodactyl’s wings went flap, flap, flap, Flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap.
The Pterodactyl’s wings went flap, flap, flap, All around the swamp.
The Tyrannosaurus Rex went grr, grr, grr, Grr, grr, grr, grr, grr, grr.
The Tyrannosaurus Rex went grr, grr, grr, All around the swamp.
The Triceratops' horns went poke, poke, poke... The Brachiosaurus went munch, munch, munch... The Stegosaurus' tail went spike, spike, spike... All the dinosaurs went zzz, zzz, zzz...
EDUCATIONAL aims
M (SSM), L (R) & CL (LA) & (S)
To pre-empt and join in with the lyrics which follow a repetitive structure/pattern
CL (LA) & (S)
To develop listening, attention and speech through singing
CL (U) & L (R)
To learn the names of specific dinosaurs through singing and pointing to laminated masks
PD (MH)
To develop upper body coordination and control through joining in with the actions
UW (TW)
To reinforce the dinosaur names and a fact about each
EAD (MM)
To move rhythmically
EAD (BI)
To pretend to be different dinosaurs
Dance aims
Coordination & Creativity
To use upper body to pretend to be several different dinosaurs
Motor Skills
To develop gross motor skills in upper body
Musicality
To move in time with the music
8. Working with Props: ‘The Pterodactyl Flaps her Wings’ (tune of ‘One Toy on the Trampoline’, unknown)
The Pterodactyl flaps her wings,
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