Before the lesson
Learning objectives
- To use actions to retell a story to music
- To sing and perform a group song
EYFS outcomes
Communication and language
- Listen to and talk about stories to build familiarity and understanding.
- Retell the story, once they have developed a deep familiarity with the text; some as exact repetition and some in their own words.
Expressive arts and design
- Listen attentively, move to and talk about music, expressing their feelings and responses.
- Sing in a group or on their own, increasingly matching the pitch and following the melody.
- Explore and engage in music making and dance, performing solo or in groups.
- ELG: Being imaginative and expressive: Perform songs, rhymes, poems and stories with others, and – when appropriate – try to move in time with music.
Characteristics of Effective Learning
- Playing and exploring
Outcomes taken from Development Matters, 2021.
ELGs taken from the Statutory framework for the EYFS, 2021.
Activity
Key vocabulary
Prompts for learning
Observations
Teacher notes
Next steps
To learn how instruments can represent a certain mood, character or action.
Note any specific next steps for individual children.