Page 17 - Pre-school dance plans term one- ELC parent copy

Term One Lesson four: space
1. Warm-up: ‘Shake Your Sillies Out’ by The Wiggles EDUCATIONAL aims & dance aims
See Term One lesson one
2. Stretching and curling: Hedgehogs
EDUCATIONAL aims & dance aims
See Term One lesson one
3. TraveltoDanceland:‘TheWalkingSong’byPeterCombe
EDUCATIONAL aims & dance aims
See Term One lesson one
4. Introduce the theme: ‘Let’s Make a Circle’ by Anne Porter
EDUCATIONAL aims
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 of space in front of the group
PSED (MR) & (F/B) & CL (LA)
To listen to and try out other children’s ideas
UW (TW)
To learn about rockets and other things that can be found in space
M (SSM), L (R) & CL (LA) & (S)
To pre-empt and join in with the lyrics which follow a repetitive structure/pattern
CL (U)
To follow an instruction
CL (U)
To understand the meaning of words through actions
Dance Aims
Creativity & Motor Skills
To practise gross motor skills while using the upper body to pretend to be things that can be found in space
Spatial Awareness To make a circle
5. FineMotorSkills:‘Twinkle,TwinkleLittleStar’(traditional)
EDUCATIONAL aims
PD (MH) & M (SSM)
To engage in body tension activities including stretching, curling and reaching
PD (MH)
To develop finger dexterity (hand stretches and twinkling fingers), fine motor skills in feet (pointing and flexing feet) and upper body coordination and control through stretching and joining in with the actions
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