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ACTIVITY PLAN FOR PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION SUBJECTS

COUNTRY / CITYEngland/ Birmingham

SCHOOL Rubery Nursery School

LEVEL / AGE GROUP Nursery Level age 3-4 years old

THE NAME OF THE ACTIVITY

TITLE OF THE LESSON

To explore and experience dance and music both inside the nursery and out in the community

TOPIC / MAIN IDEA Music and Dance

SUBJECT

Creative and Physical DevelopmentRecognise and explore how sounds can be changed, sing simple songs from memory, recognise repeated sounds and sound patterns and match movements to music.

MATERIALS

Traditional music, variety of instruments, scarves,

OBJECTIVES

Movement of body to stretch, moving in different directions.To use props to tell a story as we move.Explore a variety of instruments and link sounds they make to traditional music/nursery rhymes.

METHODS AND TECHNIQUES

We began this activity by having a visiting dancer give our children a workshop and then we took a group of children and parents to a local theatre dance production.

ACTIVITY

After the dancer came to visit, we took a small group of children to the theatre to see the dancer in her production. The performances were related to different ways of moving, direction and using props to tell a story about different types of weather. Within the nursery we continued this theme for a number of weeks, with all the children having the chance to practice the moves the dancer taught. Outside in the garden we made instruments available alongside traditional music. Here the children were able to independently tune in to the songs they heard and express themselves using the instruments.

Assessment We were able to see the progression of the children’s knowledge as the days went by and the impact the initial input of the dancer had on all the children and staff. Children that were picked to visit the theatre were seen modelling to the other children what was expected. Musicality was seen in the children playing the instruments