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5 Little Ducks. Music Presentation Jenna, Gregor , Ashleigh, Hazel and Alex. Purpose. Our activities are aimed at the early years – nursery and lower primary using the Five Little D ucks song
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5 Little Ducks Music Presentation Jenna, Gregor, Ashleigh, Hazel and Alex
Purpose • Our activities are aimed at the early years – nursery and lower primary using the Five Little Ducks song • We can link this to various curricular areas to contextualise and enhance the learning for young children
5 Little Ducks SongCurricular Areas • Language • Art and design • Drama/Movement • Environmental studies • Health and wellbeing • Mathematics
Language • Use of books to extend children’s knowledge of ducks/animals. • Looking at the words in the song – recognising rhyme, repetition, understanding what the song is about. • Recognising links between written and spoken words and familiar words and letters.
Art and Design • Free exploration of a range of media such as paper, paint, clay or play dough. • Using a range of techniques to create art work such as collage, pointillism and finger painting. • Children can make pictures of ducks using collage and the yellow paper also could make a large class wall display of the pond to tell the story. • Children will investigate and use a variety of media and techniques such as painting, drawing, printing and modelling with fabrics, clay and other materials.
Drama • Set context of the farm setting • Discussion /improvisation of various farm animals • Using music/movement/noises • Role Play of the song • Children would be using their bodies to express ideas and feelings in response to music and imaginative ideas
Environmental & Health • Through this song children can: • Learn about preserving our environment and animals that live there. • Encourage responsible citizens • Look at animal habitats, differences between land and water habitats. • Through a circle time session look into issues of – “Have you ever been lost?” “What did you do?” “How did you feel?” • “Children can care for living things, eg plants and pets at home
Maths • Helps child count back from five • Helps instil the correct number sequence 1-5 • Allow the child to order according to size • Introduces concept of ‘taking away’ • Extend learning up to 10 ducks • Other examples: ‘10 in the bed’, ‘5 little speckled frogs’, ‘one, two, buckle my shoe’