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Autumn Lesson ten: under the sea
Downloadable Songs
Let’s Make a Circle Ickle Ockle Blue Bottle
Songs to Source
Shake Your Sillies Out Thomas the Tank Engine Theme Move Your Arms Like Henry Under the Sea
Props required
Music player, music speaker, sparkly magic bag, Nemo toy, coloured scarves and magic sparkles,
Lesson Plan
1. Warm-up: ‘Shake Your Sillies Out’ performed by The Wiggles See autumn lesson one. Make sure to use lots of energy!
* Running time approx. 2 mins.
2. Stretching and curling: Hedgehogs See autumn lesson one.
* Running time approx. 3 mins.
3. Travel to Danceland: ‘Thomas the Tank Engine Theme’ performed by The Little 'uns
Tell the children that today you will be getting the Thomas train to Danceland. Act out buying the tickets (you could ask an adult in the room to be the ticket seller). Find the train and climb aboard. You be the driver. Play the music and encourage the children to follow you as you move about the room like a train. Your arms are the pistons and you move them (and your feet) in time with the pulse. Chant “chugga, chugga, chugga, chugga, chugga, chugga, woo woo!” in time with the music, making sure to blow the horn!
* 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 autumn lesson one.
Reveal Nemo toy from your sparkly bag. Does anyone know what type of fish Nemo is (clownfish)?” “Where does Nemo live?” Ask volunteers to name other animals that live under the sea. Use your arms and upper body to pretend to be each animal.
* Running time approx. 3 mins.
5. Fine Motor Skills: ‘One, Two, Three, Four, Five Once I Caught a Fish Alive’ (traditional)
Click activity name to open YouTube video link.
Perform the song three times, as shown in the video, three times.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 once I caught a fish alive. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 then I let him go again. Why did you let him go?
* Running time approx. 2 mins.
Because he bit my finger so. Which finger did he bite? This little finger on my right.
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