Lesson 5 -  Shake It

Lesson 5 - Shake It


This lesson plan contains 21 pages of information and focuses on body awareness and balance. The original song 'Shake It' is a wonderfully energetic song that identifies parts of the body as well as an awareness of direction and spatial awareness. There is also original music titled ' Frog Boogie' to dance to, a jigsaw template to reinforce where the parts are on the body and encourages colouring, cutting and pasting skills. There are large body part illustrations, instructions on how to make a large cardboard dice for a body awareness activity, a Song Card, instructions on how to make musical instruments (wrist bells, shakers and maracas) and how to use them creatively with the children. There are activities using scarves, 12 x full colour balance illustrations, a lesson plan full of illustrations to guide you, plus essential safety and teaching points. There are also 3 simple chants for you to use to enhance the children's body awareness and sense of balance.

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