Page 2 - Pre-school Summer Dance Plans

Summer Lesson One: Summer
Downloadable Songs
Let’s Make a Circle Penny in the Water
Props Required
Music player, music speaker, sparkly magic bag, soft fish toy, parachute and magic sparkles
Lesson Plan
1. Warm-up: ‘Shake Your Sillies Out’ performed by The Wiggles
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Play the track and perform actions as in the video. Make sure to use lots of energy! * Running time approx. 2 mins.
2. Stretching and curling: Moody Cat
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“It’s time for us to be moody cats.” Perform the activity, as shown in the video, three times.
* Running time approx. 3 mins.
3. Travel to Danceland: ‘Butterfly Waltz’ performed by Brian Crain
Tell the children that today they are going to travel to Danceland on butterfly feet. “Butterflies are very light and quick, so our feet need to be light and quick too.” Demonstrate to the children how to stand on tippy toes and then how to run on tippy toes on the spot. Play the track and the children follow you as you run on butterfly feet (without butterfly arms at this stage) to Danceland. When you are ready to finish, gradually turn down the music and congratulate the children on arriving at Danceland.
* Running time approx. 4 mins.
4. Introduce the theme: ‘Let’s Make a Circle’ written by Anne Porter Without speaking, get the children into a circle by singing acapella:
Let’s make a circle, A circle, a circle. Let’s make a circle, Here today.
Repeat until everyone is in a circle and then encourage the children to sit down. Please use this song every time you need the children in a circle throughout the lesson.
Tell the children that soon the season will be changing to summer. Ask volunteers to tell you what happens in the summer (e.g. it starts to get warmer, the sun shines for longer making the days longer, some of us are lucky enough to go on holidays, we eat ice cream, we go to the beach etc.). Lead the group in quickly acting out each suggestion whilst sitting.
* Running time approx. 3 mins.
5. Fine motor skills: ‘You Are My Sunshine’ performed by Lucy Sparkles & Friends
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Play the track once and perform the actions as shown in the video.
Songs to Source
Shake Your Sillies Out Butterfly Waltz Four Seasons
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