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7. Actionsong:‘LittlePeterRabbit’(traditional) EDUCATIONAL aims & Dance aims
See Term One lesson ten
8. Working with Props: ‘Sleeping Bunnies’ (traditional)
See the bunnies sleeping, ‘Till it’s nearly noon.
Shall we wake them,
With a merry tune? They’re so still. Are they ill?
Hop little bunnies, hop, hop, hop, Hop, hop, hop, hop, hop, hop. Hop little bunnies, hop, hop, hop, Hop, hop, hop.
See the cats sleeping...
Pounce little cats, pounce, pounce, pounce...
See the fish sleeping...
Jump little fish, jump, jump, jump...
EDUCATIONAL aims
PSED (MR)
To work cooperatively, make good eye contact and move in sync with the parachute
CL (LA)
To develop listening and attention through the use of props (parachute) and playfulness (making the toy jump on the parachute)
CL (LA) & (S)
To develop listening, attention and speech through singing
M (N)
To count how many toys are placed on the parachute
M (SSM), L (R) & CL (LA) & (S)
To pre-empt and join in with the lyrics which follow a repetitive structure/pattern
PD (MH)
To develop fine motor skills through gripping onto the parachute and gross motor skills through manipulating it to move side to side and up and down
EAD (MM)
To move the parachute in time with the pulse
Dance aims
Control
To work together to move the parachute from side to side and up and down
Motor Skills
To practise fine motor skills through gripping onto the parachute and gross motor manipulative skills through moving it from side to side and up and down
Musicality
To move the parachute from side to side during verses (so the bunny sleeps) then up and down during the more ‘bouncy’ chorus (so the bunny hops) and to move the parachute in time with the pulse
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