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Summer Lesson nine: Nursery Rhymes Two
Downloadable Songs
Let’s Make a Circle See Saw Margery Daw Pop Goes the Weasel
Props Required
Songs to Source
Shake Your Sillies Out Sleeping Beauty Waltz Hickory Dickory Dock
Music player, music speaker, sparkly magic bag, coloured scarves, 4 x nursery rhyme laminates, parachute, small teddy and magic sparkles
Lesson Plan
1. Warm-up: ‘Shake Your Sillies Out’ performed by The Wiggles See summer lesson one. Make sure to use lots of energy!
* Running time approx. 2 mins.
2. Stretching and curling: Moody Cat See summer lesson one.
* Running time approx. 3 mins.
3. Travel to Danceland: ‘Sleeping Beauty Waltz’ written by Tchaikovsky & performed by Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
See summer lesson eight.
* 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 ‘Let’s Make a Circle’ as in summer lesson one.
Can anyone remember what we learnt about last week?” Ask a few volunteers to name a nursery rhyme then say it all together with actions. If you don’t know any actions you can make some up. If you don’t know the nursery rhyme, ask the child if they’d like to stand up and perform it as a solo.
* Running time approx. 3 mins.
5. Fine motor skills: ‘This Little Piggy’ (traditional) See summer lesson eight.
* Running time approx. 2 mins.
6. Choreographed dance: ‘Hickory Dickory Dock’ performed by Children's Singalong Choir
See summer lesson eight.
*Running time approx. 5 mins.
7. Action song: ‘See Saw Margery Daw’ (traditional) See summer lesson eight.
* Running time approx. 3 mins.
8. Working with Props: ‘Pop Goes the Weasel’ written by Unknown
The children are seated around the parachute. Reveal the ‘Pop Goes the Weasel’ laminate and ask them to guess the nursery rhyme. The children stand up and walk the parachute around in a circle as you sing the song acapella. Each time you say ‘Pop’ they stop walking and quickly lift the parachute up. Repeat. Place a small teddy on top of the parachute. Repeat the activity again and on ‘Pop’ the teddy should be flung up high into the air.
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