Description:
In this course inspire your students to create and enjoy drama.
Course Objectives:
At the end of the session the student will be able to:
Materials:
MP3 player, musical instruments, for example shaker, drum, recorder, xylophone, block, triangle, bell, tambourine. Small objects to inspire inventing drama might be boats, diggers, bulldozers, tractors, treasure, dinosaurs, pirates, firefighters, plumbers, dolls. The same is true of dressing up costumes (fairy, princess, pirate, king, clown, etc). You will need three soft balls for the Pirate game.
Flashcards: for warm up song chocolate: ice cream, chips, cake, hamburger, bananas, vegetables, grapes, pasta, apples, junk food. For holiday song: Ramadan, Kwanzaa, Christmas, Hanukkah, Diwali, Solstice, New Year, Harvest. For letter songs: violet, voice, village, van, vegetable, vest, volcano, vase, valley, violin, video, vowel, walrus, wasp, window, walk, welcome, walk, wake up, word, winter, wind, wedding, white, xylophone, xmas, xerox, X-ray, yellow, yacht, yogurt, yak, yo-yo, yawn, yard, year, you, young, yell, yes, zebra, zoo, zero, zip, zigzag, zoom. For fruit and vegetables: apple, orange, banana, water melon, grapes, mango, pear, strawberry, cherry, pineapple, papaya, raspberry, rice, potato, cabbage, tomato, carrot, spinach, broccoli, beans, peas, eggplant, cauliflower, cucumber.
Units:
There are holidays, there are holidays,
All around the world, all around the world,
All around the world, all around the world.
There are boys and girls,
there are boys and girls.
There are boys and girls, there are boys and girls.
And holidays, and holidays
All around the world.Some of us celebrate Christmas, Christmas.
Some of us celebrate Hanukkah, Hanukkah.
Some of us celebrate Ramadan, Ramadan.
Some of us celebrate
Kwanzaa,Kwanzaa.
Christmas, Christmas. Hanukkah, Hanukkah.
Ramadan, Ramadan.
Kwanzaa, Kwanzaa.We celebrate Light and Hope,
All around the world.There are holidays, there are holidays,
All around the world, all around the world,
All around the world, all around the world.
There are boys and girls, there are boys and girls.
There are boys and girls, there are boys and girls,
And holidays, and holidays
All around the world.
Some of us celebrate Diwali, Diwali.
Some of us celebrate the Solstice, the Solstice.
Some of us celebrate New Year, New Year.
Some of us celebrate the Harvest,
the Harvest.
Diwali, Diwali.
The Solstice, the Solstice.
New Year, New Year.
The Harvest, the Harvest.
We celebrate Peace and Love
All around the world.Christmas, Christmas. Hanukkah, Hanukkah.
Ramadan, Ramadan. Kwanzaa, Kwanzaa.
Diwali, Diwali. The Solstice, the Solstice. New Year, New Year.
The Harvest, the Harvest.We celebrate Peace and Love
All around the world. We celebrate Light and Hope,
All around the world.
Here are your numbers, one to one hundred.
Here are your numbers, 1 to 100.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
10, 10, 10, 10.11,
12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20.
20, 20, 20, 20.
21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30.
30, 30, 30, 30,
31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40.
40, 40, 40, 40.
41, 42, 43, 44, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50.
50, 50, 50, 50,
51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60.
60, 60, 60, 60.
61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69. 70.
70, 70, 70, 70.
71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80.
80, 80, 80, 80.
81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90.
90, 90, 90, 90.91, 92, 93, 94, 95,
96, 97, 98, 99, 100.
100, 100, 100, 100.
Here are your numbers one to one hundred
Here are your numbers 1 to 100.
V is for violet, v, v, Violet.
V is for voice, v, v, Voice.
V is for village, v, v, Village.
V is for van, v, v, Van.
V is for vegetable, v, v, Vegetable.
V is for vest, v, v, Vest
V is for volcano, v, v, Volcano.
V is for vase, v, v, Vase.
V is for valley, v, v, Valley.
V is for violin, v, v, Violin
V is for video, v, v, Video
V is for vowel, v, v, Vowel.
W is for walrus, w, w, Walrus.
W is for wasp, w, w, Wasp.
W is for window, w, w, Window.
W is for walk, w, w, Walk.
W is for welcome, w, w, Welcome.
W is for week, w, w, Week.
W is for wake up, w, w, Wake up.
W is for word, w, w, Word.
W is for winter, w, w, Winter.
W is for wind, w, w, Wind.
W is for wedding, w, w, Wedding.
W is for white, w, w, White.
Z is for zebra, z, z, Zebra.
Z is for zoo, z, z, Zoo.
Z is for zero, z, z, Zero. Z is for zip z, z, Zip.
Z is for zigzag, z, z, Zigzag.
Z is for zero, z, z, Zero.
Z is for zoo, z, z, Zoo.
Z is for zoom, z, z, Zoom.
Z is for zebra, z, z, Zebra.
Z is for zoo, z, z, Zoo.
Z is for zigzag, z, z, Zigzag.
Z is for zoom, z, z, Zoom.
This Pirate Game is by Mark Warner of teachingideas.co.uk.
It is quite challenging for 5 to 6 year olds, but is a good introduction to acting in plays. It will need plenty of preparation and rehearsal. Before you begin, the children should be taught the commands which the activity involves (see below). Children start by forming a line (one behind the other) directly in front of the teacher. The teacher then shouts a command and the children have to perform the activity associated with that command.
Command | Actions. |
Quarterdeck | Run to a wall / line on the left side of the area. |
Main Deck | Run back and form the original line in front of the teacher. (Children do not have to be in the same order). |
Man the Lifeboats | Run to a wall / line on the right side of the area. OR call out a number (e.g. 6) and the children have to get into groups of six and “row” their lifeboats. OR find a partner, sit on the floor facing each other holding hands and rocking backwards and forwards (as in “row, row, row your boat”) |
Scrub the Decks | Children crouch down and pretend to clean the floor with their hands. |
Climb the Rigging | Children pretend to climb a rope ladder. |
Captain’s coming | Children salute and shout out “Aye Aye Captain” |
Admiral’s coming | Children stop and salute (like captain’s coming) but must continue to stand to attention until the instruction ‘Admiral’s gone’ – giving opportunities for catching children out. |
Man Overboard | Three children pair up, 2 joining hands to make a ship and the 3rd in the middle with his hand above his eyes looking overboard for the fallen sailor. Anyone alone is out. OR children jump as if going over the side and then sink down holding nose with one hand and raising other hand in air as if going under water. OR children pretend to jump into the water, grab a partner and then swim back to the ship. OR children join into groups of three sitting on the floor one behind another making rowing actions. If done as a game the children not in a group are out of the game. OR children jump in the air and land as if jumping over the side of the ship. OR piggy back a partner. OR children have to find a partner and lift them up. Any children on their own are out. OR children have to find a partner and hold on to them. If any child does not have a partner, they are out. OR children pretend to fall over the side of the ship and swim for their lives! OR children shout “Splash!” and put their hands above their eyes to peer into the “sea”. OR children on their backs waving legs and arms in air as they drown. |
Walk the Plank | Children have to have to walk in a perfect straight line one foot exactly in front of the other with arms outstretched to the sides (children could also walk along benches). |
Boom coming over | Teacher makes action of boom moving across deck. Children must duck down to avoid. OR the children curl into a ball on the floor. |
Captain’s wife | Everyone curtsies (boys think this is hilarious). |
Captain’s daughter | Children pose like a model (one hand on hip. the other outstretched and slightly bent) and say “Oooooooooooh!” or make a wolf whistle (if your ears can stand it!). OR children wiggle hips and blow a kiss. |
Submarines | Children lie on floor with one leg raised like a periscope. |
Shark Attack | Crouch with bent arm forming fin of shark. OR lie on back with leg in air. |
Fire the Cannon | Children run in pairs and pretend to light the cannon, and shout “Boom!” and jump in the air. |
Hit the Deck | Children lie down on their stomachs as quickly as possible. |
Crow’s Nest | Children stand on one leg which becomes the mast, the other foot rests on that knee to become the crows nest and their torso is the pirate looking out to sea, hand above eyes!! OR Have students run to the Jump Ball or Face Off circle in the middle of the gym.. the last student into the circle is out. OR Children peer into the distance and shout “land ahoy!” |
Rats on board | Children sit on the floor, hugging their knees, whilst feet are raised off floor. |
Bombs overhead | Teacher calls out ‘bombs overhead’ and throws 3 soft sponge balls at the children. Children are required to dodge the ‘bombs.’ If the children unfortunately get hit by a ball they are out of the game. OR the children crouch and cover their head for ‘protection’. They are not able to get up until ‘All clear’ is called. Anyone who gets up or moves before the ‘all clear’ is out. |
Rowboats | Pair up facing each other, soles of feet touching and join hands then rock backwards and forwards in rowing motion. |
Peg Leg Jim | Children have to walk with one leg straight and the other normally. |