...What are they learning? Using animal sounds, songs and gamesWhat you need paper, card, paint, pens, etc recordings of animal sounds large space to move about bag of toy farm animalsWhat you do Listen to real-life recordings of animal sounds...
...Once upon a time there were three little pigs who decided to build their own houses.Pasta House Triptych Make a triptych (picture in 3 sections) showing the three different types of houses in the story of The Three Little Pigs.What you need...
...What you need the book real or toy vegetables from the storyWhat you do Go round the circle and give each child the name of one of the vegetables from the story – carrots, spinach, beetroot, peas, cabbage, etc. Ask them to change places...
...What you need Pictures of a: Duck Cow Horse Bird Snake FrogBefore you start Show the children the animal pictures and discuss the sounds that each animal makes. As a group, practise making the sounds yourselves!What you do Now hold up...
...What you need Recorded music or access to YouTube – see ‘Songs and music’ A selection of different musical instrumentsWhat you do Music makers Sing ‘Old MacDonald’ or ‘I Went To Visit The Farm’ and encourage the children to make farm animal...
...What you need the book a wooden spoon a large cooking pot animal puppetsWhat you do Ask children to sit in a circle and pass a wooden spoon around as they sing this song to the tune of ‘London Bridge’: Pass the spoon round the ring, Round...
...What you need Small group of children songs and books about farm animals e.g. ‘Old Macdonald had a farm’ and ‘Farmer Duck’ by Martin Waddell aprons large cardboard or plastic tray about the size of a table top cardboard packaging and boxes...
...What you need the book or story a drum a balance beam or benchWhat you do Sit in a circle and ask children to count ‘1, 2, 3’ over and over again. Choose an action for 1 – stamp feet, and say ‘2, 3’ out loud. Add an action for 3 – touch...
...What you need the book a duck puppet or soft toy toolsWhat you do Sit in a circle and invite children to practise making different animal sounds. Then take turns to pass an animal sound around the circle with each child making a different...
...What you need the book or story plastic drinking straws, pencils, Duplo or wooden bricksWhat you do Play ‘Pass the shakes’: Act surprised and begin to shake one part of your body such as your left hand. Explain that you have caught...
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