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Summer Lesson Four: Father’s Day
Downloadable Songs
Let’s Make a Circle I Love My Daddy
Props Required
Songs to Source
Shake Your Sillies Out Butterfly Waltz Just the Two of Us
Everything is Awesome
Music player, music speaker, sparkly magic bag, a picture of a man in your life you would like to thank on Father’s Day (e.g. your dad/uncle/grandad etc.), coloured scarves, bubble machine 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: ‘Butterfly Waltz’ performed by Brian Crain Hand each child a coloured scarf (butterfly wing). Travel to Danceland like butterflies as in summer lesson three, only this time the children are holding onto a scarf. If you have a small class, you can give the children two scarves each.
* 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.
Reach into your sparkly bag and take out a picture of a man in your life you would like to thank on Father’s Day. Ask the children to guess who is in the picture. Ask them if they know which special day is coming up. Nominate volunteers to suggest special things we can do for our daddies, uncles and grandads to make them feel special on Father’s Day (e.g. make a card, cook them breakfast, draw a picture etc.). Lead the group in quickly acting out each suggestion whilst seated.
* Running time approx. 3 mins.
5. Fine motor skills: ‘Daddy’s Steps’ written by Unknown
Click activity name to open YouTube video link.
Perform the rhyme three times, using the actions from the video. Change ‘Daddy’ to ‘Uncle’ on the first repeat and to ‘Grandad’ on the second repeat.
When Daddy walks along the street, And hurries home to me,
He takes the biggest, longest steps, That you could ever see.
* Running time approx. 2 mins.
But when I go to walk with him,
He acts quite differently,
And takes the smallest, shortest ones, To keep in step with me.
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