Presenter Liz Kitchen with songs, movement activities and a story.
Suggestions for use in the classroom
Movement
Movement words: rock and sway
Action: See-saw side to side
- The children are asked to hold their arms out like a pretend see-saw imagining a child is sitting on each hand. Then with the music they balance their arms up and down.
- Two mice are on the see-saw, so making smaller movements.
- Two elephants are on the see-saw, so making giant movements.
Encourage the children to show contrast between each one. Stop the programme and play a guessing game. Ask one child to dotheir own type of see-saw and see if everyone can guess which one it is.
Rhyme/song
See saw Margery Daw,
Johnny shall have a new master,
He shall have but a penny a day,
Because he can鈥檛 work any faster.
See saw Margery Daw,
Johnny shall have a new master,
He shall have but a penny a day,
Because he can鈥檛 work any faster.
See saw Margery Daw,
Johnny shall have a new master,
He shall have but a penny a day,
Because he can鈥檛 work any faster.
The children should sing along, pretending they鈥檙e sitting on a see-saw bending their knees up and down to the rhythm of the music.
Story - Kate鈥檚 awake
Once upon an evening time鈥 A boy called Pete tries to watch a video with his mum. But his little baby sister Kate keeps waking up and Pete has to keep popping upstairs to see what the matter is.
Joining in words: ROCK AND SWAY, ROCK AND SWAY, ROCK AND SWAY
The children should pretend they鈥檙e rocking a baby to sleep in their arms from side to side.
See the Teachers' Notes (pdf) below for more suggestions.
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