Au 1 | Move to the Music: Stopping and Starting
In our first unit, “Move to the Music: Stopping and Starting,” Nursery children embark on a journey of exploration through movement and rhythm. Children are encouraged to develop coordination and rhythm by engaging in activities that involve stopping and starting …
Overview
In our first unit, “Move to the Music: Stopping and Starting,” Nursery children embark on a journey of exploration through movement and rhythm. Children are encouraged to develop coordination and rhythm by engaging in activities that involve stopping and starting in time with the music. Through playful movements like clapping and pausing, they begin to understand the concept of rhythm and timing.
Expected Standards:
- Children can clap and move to the beat of songs or music, showcasing coordination and an internal sense of rhythm.
Lesson structure
- Introduce the unit
- Warm up
- Core song (sm)
- Listening (Live/recorded)
- Rhyme/Nursery Rhyme
- Core song (sml/sm)
- Other song (not just sml)
- Listening/movement activity
- Goodbye song
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