Page 2 - Moana 2 hour

Set One (45 mins)
1. INTRODUCTION
3-4s: “Hi everyone. Firstly let’s all say thank you to child’s name for inviting us to his/her birthday party by giving him/her a great big round of applause! My name is Moana and today I’m going to teach you all about Motunui and my people. And at the end, everyone who joins in will get some magic sparkles and a Haribo treat. But before we begin, I’m going to give you a little test to see how much you know!”
5-6s: “Hi everyone. Firstly let’s all say thank you to child’s name for inviting us to his/her birthday party by giving him/her a great big round of applause! Does anyone know who I’m dressed as? That’s because today we’re going to learn all about Moana. And at the end, everyone who joins in will get some magic sparkles and a Haribo treat. But before we begin, I’m going to give you a little test to see how much you know!”
2. ACTION GAME: ‘Moana’
Use this game as a chance to introduce the children to the theme and warm them up.
Moana = spin around with arms out to side and sing “And no one knows how far I’ll go” Maui = pull a muscle pose and sing “You’re welcome!”
Lava demon = find a friend or two to hug and scream “Ahh!”
Tamatoa = sing ‘Shiny’, pull a silly face and make crab pincers
Motunui is saved! = jump up and down as you say “Yay!”
a) “Every time I say “Moana” you have to remember to sing, “And no one knows how far I’ll go”. Demonstrate the action listed above as you say the words. Then, you say “Moana” and the children spin around with their arms out to the side as they sing, “And no one knows how far I’ll go”. Practice several times.
b) One by one add in the rest of the characters listed above. Make sure to mix up the order in which you are saying the character names as you teach the game.
c) At first, do all the actions and sounds with the children.
d) When they have got the hang of it, you tell them you are now watching to see if they can
be really clever and remember all of the sounds and actions without your help.
e) Lots of energy!
3. WARM UP DANCE: ‘Shake Your Sillies Out’ performed by The Wiggles
Click on song name to open the video in YouTube.
“Well done everyone! I can tell you know lots about Moana and so we’re ready to begin the party. The first thing we need to do is make sure our bodies are warmed up for lots of dancing and games so we’re going to shake our sillies out!” Play the track and perform the dance as in the video. Make sure to use lots of energy!
4. GET THE CHILDREN INTO A CIRCLE: ‘Let’s Make a Circle’ written by Anne Porter
Without speaking, get the children into a circle by singing:
Let’s make a circle,
A circle a circle.
Let’s make a circle,
At insert child’s name’s birthday party.
Repeat until everyone is in a circle. Please use this song every time you need the children in a circle throughout the duration of the party.
5. WISHING SONG: ‘Starlight Starbright’ by Traditional
“Let’s see what I have in my sparkly magic bag today.” Reveal magic wand. “What’s this? What does a magic wand do? Today I’m going to show you how we can use it to make all our wishes come true. Can anyone tell me what Moana’s greatest wish was? That’s right, she wanted to leave her island and explore the ocean. Now I’d like you to think of your very own wish. It could be to have long hair like Moana, magic water powers like Moana, a magical stone like Moana, or anything else that your heart desires. But first you need to learn the special wishing song and it goes like this.” Point your wand to different children to the pulse as you sing the song acapella.
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