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LESSON 29: Listen and Move
Lesson Focus: Story–Movement Connection
Age Group: 2-3 years old
Duration: 30 minutes
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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Remember: Follow story action words.
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Understand: Connect words to movements.
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Apply: Move in response to story elements.
MATERIALS:
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Story extract (traditional tale: Three Little Pigs, for teachers
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Story props (traditional tale: Three Little Pigs)
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Music player/speaker (optional soft background music)
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Floor spots or tape (movement boundaries)
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Powerpoint:
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## STORY MATERIAL ### Traditional Tale: The Three Little Pigs Extract for Lesson Use: > “Once upon a time, three little pigs left home to build their own houses. > The first little pig built a house of straw. > The second little pig built a house of sticks. > The third little pig built a house of bricks. > One day, the big bad wolf came. He crept to the straw house. > He said, ‘Little pig, little pig, let me come in!’ > Then he huffed, and he puffed, and he blew the house down. > The little pig ran to his brother’s house. > The wolf crept again. He huffed, he puffed, and he blew the stick house down. > The two pigs ran to the brick house. > The wolf huffed, he puffed, but he could not blow it down.” |
LESSON PROCEDURES:
1. Begin Warm-Up (3 minutes)
- Lead gentle stretches with soft background music.
- Introduce the idea: “Today we will listen to a story and move like the characters.”
- Invite children to copy simple warm-up movements (reach, sway, tap).
2. Present Story Action Words (5 minutes)
- Introduce key action words from the story: build, creep, huff, puff, blow, run.
- Model each action slowly (e.g., pretend building, creeping, blowing).
- Invite children to watch and notice how each action looks.
3. Demonstrate Connecting Words to Movements (6 minutes)
- Read one line of the story extract at a time.
- Pause at each action word and model the movement.
- Invite children to copy the movement linked to the word.
Example:
Teacher says: “The wolf crept to the house.”
Teacher models creeping.
Children follow.
4. Guide Individual Story-Movement Practice (6 minutes)
- Spread children out using floor spots.
- Read short action phrases from the story.
- Invite children to perform specific movements such as:
- build (slow arm movements)
- creep (quiet tiptoe steps)
- huff and puff (big breaths)
- blow (gentle blowing gesture)
- run (on the spot)
5. Facilitate Group Story Re‑Telling with Movement (8 minutes)
- Arrange children in pairs, trios, or a small group depending on class size.
- Read the simplified story extract again, one action at a time.
- Invite children to move together as the narrator reads each action.
- Encourage group awareness and shared timing.
6. Lead Cool-Down and Reflection (2 minutes)
- Guide calming breaths with imagery: “Blow gently like the wind… rest like a quiet pig in the brick house.”
- Ask reflection prompts: “Which action did you like moving to?” “How did you know when to move?”
- Invite children to share their favourite story moment.
ASSESSMENT
- Observe whether students follow story action words.
- Check whether students connect words to movements.
- Assess whether students move in response to story elements during group narration.
SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS
- Monitor spacing to prevent collisions during running or creeping actions.
- Support safe breathing actions by modelling gentle “huff and puff” movements.
- Ensure floor spots are secure and reduce slipping hazards.
- Maintain clear pathways for individual and group movement.