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Autumn lesson one: On the Farm
Downloadable Songs
Let’s Make a Circle Catch the Farmers!
Songs to Source
Shake Your Sillies Out Fun on the Farm
Props Required
Music player, music speaker, sparkly magic bag, cow mask and magic sparkles
Lesson Plan
1. Warm-up: ‘Shake Your Sillies Out’ performed by The Wiggles
See weekly drama activity break down for video and instructions. Make sure to use lots of energy!
* Running time approx. 1 min 45 secs.
2. Focus activity: Name Game
See weekly drama activity break down for instructions.
Remember the theme of the name game changes each term.
* Running time approx. 3 mins (‘Let’s make a Circle’ should take a MAXIMUM of 30 seconds).
3. Travel to Storyland
See weekly drama activity break down for instructions.
* Running time approx. 4 mins (‘Let’s make a Circle’ should take a MAXIMUM of 30 seconds).
4. Introduce the theme
“Let’s take a look in the sparkly magic bag and see what clue there is for today’s story.” Take out the cow mask. Ask the children the following questions.
a) “What is this animal called?”
b) “Where do cows live?”
c) “What sound do they make?”
d) “Let’s get on all fours and ‘moo’ like a real cow!”
e) Ask a volunteer to suggest another animal that lives on a farm. You act out
being the animal (using upper body) and the children copy you. Repeat using
ideas from three more volunteers.
* Running time approx. 2 mins 30 secs.
5. Action song or poem: ‘Catch the Farmers!’ (sung to the traditional tune of ‘Tiny Tim’)
“And now I’m going to teach you how to be a real farmer.” Sing the whole song two times as you perform the actions indicated by the lyrics.
“Every farmer must know how to milk a cow.”
The farmers are milking, the farmers are milking, the farmers are milking, on Old Macdonald’s farm.
“Every farmer must know how to shear a sheep.”
The farmers are shearing, the farmers are shearing, the farmers are shearing, on Old Macdonald’s farm.
“Real farmers must know how to ride a horse.”
The farmers are riding...
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