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Module 1: Learning the Cognitive Framework Teacher’s Guide
Objective: Learning to discriminate between the different animal groups
Lesson Plan:
With all the children sitting on the carpet in front of the teacher
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Hold up a picture of Harriet the Cow, Georgia the Shetland Pony and Rupert the White Sheep.
“Do you remember who these are?”
Allow the children to answer, “it's a cow, It is Harriet the Cow. It's a pony, It is Georgia the Shetland Pony.It’s a sheep. It is Rupert the White Sheep”.
Georgia the Shetland Pony and Rupert the White Sheep. Are these ht ree animals friends?”
Allow the children to answer, “yes”.
“Let’s see what we can remember about the movements for these animals.”
Hold up one of the animal cards. “Can you show me the movement?” Allow the children time to stand up.
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10. If they cannot remember then demonstrate the movement again. Make
Allow the children time to move their bodies.
sure they remember all the points of each movement.
11. Show the next card. “Can you show me the movement for this animal?” 12. Allow the children time to stand up.
13. Allow the children time to move their bodies.
14. Again, correct if there are any errors in the movements.
15. Hold up the final of the animal cards. “Can you show me the movement?” 16. “Brilliant, well done everyone.”
More to Learn:
Turn the learning around. You show the movement and ask the children to tell you which animal you are.
Children can say the name or make the sound.
Connections:
Support:
Consolidate the learning so far so children can discriminate and select the right movement for the right image.
• Link the words tall and straight with Harriet the Cow and big round tummy and turn around with Georgia the Shetland Pony and short and straight with Rupert the White Sheep.
© 2014 Shelley Birkett-Eyles. Hemispheres Think Write Limited
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