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Lucy Sparkles & Friends: Term One Song Bank Listening
All term one ‘Listening’ songs are to be sourced and provided by the teacher (except ‘You Are My Sunshine’).
Song
Lyrics/Chords
Activities for Babies
Activities for Toddlers
Activities for Pre-schoolers
Props
‘I Giorni’ performed by Ludovico Einaudi
N/A
Everyone puts on their “listening ears” and their “quiet lips”. Play the track through your speakers and blow bubbles for the children manually or using a bubble gun. The babies look and touch the bubbles as the music plays. Hand out scarves for the next activity whilst the music is still playing and gradually turn down the volume until there is silence. The length of this activity will depend on how quickly you have moved through previous activities. Including 30 seconds of listening is better than not including listening at all.
Everyone puts on their “listening ears” and their “quiet lips”. Play the track through your speakers and hand each child a coloured scarf. There are several ways you can use this track.
1. Pretend the scarf is a pillow or blanket and pretend to sleep as you listen to the music. Wake up and stretch in time to the music.
2. Ask the children which instrument they can hear in the piece. Pretend your scarf is the piano and pretend to play the music.
3. Move your scarf up and down and from side to side. Make circles. Throw it in the air and catch it. Pretend it's a magic paint brush and paint a house or write your name.
The children place their scarves over their heads for the next activity and you gradually turn down the volume until there is silence. Name and congratulate the children who sat the most quietly. The length of this activity will depend on how quickly you have moved through previous activities. Including 30 seconds of listening is better than not having listening at all.
Same as for toddlers
bubbles & coloured scarves
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