Unit 3: Animal Friends Part 2
LESSON 2: Lion & Lemon
Age Group: 2-3 years old
Duration: 30 minutes
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Drama: Students will demonstrate lion movements and carrying actions
Music: Students will sing "Lion brings Lemons, l, l, l" with actions
Physical: Students will practice coordinated mane movements

MATERIALS NEEDED:
Percussion instrument (brass pipe and wooden block)
Lion puppet/pictures
Lemon props/pictures
Yellow scarves (for mane practice)
Carpet spots/markers

LESSON PROCEDURES:
1. Warm-up (3 minutes)
• Circle formation
• Making Juice Song
• Practice squeezing actions

2. Lion Song Introduction (5 minutes)
• Show lion puppet/picture
• Model "Lion brings Lemons, l, l, l" melody
• Demonstrate gentle roaring
• Practice echo singing

3. Lion Movement Exploration (7 minutes)
• Practice Lion walks:
    - Show proud stepping
    - Model royal posture
    - Display confident stride
• Present Mane movements:
    - Side-to-side head swings
    - Circular head rolls
    - Up-down head bobs
    - Gentle head shakes
    - Flowing mane swishes

4. Roaring Practice (5 minutes)
• Explore lion voices:
    - Soft morning roars
    - Medium calling roars
    - Gentle greeting roars
• Add movements:
    - Roar while walking
    - Roar with mane shaking
    - Roar during carrying

5. Lemon Activities (5 minutes)
• Practice carrying:
    - Careful picking
    - Balanced walking
    - Gentle placing
• Combine with movements:
    - Walk with lemons
    - Shake mane while holding
    - Present lemons proudly

6. Story Sequence Practice (5 minutes)
• Full performance:
    - Bear with coconuts
    - Alligator with apples
    - Wolf with watermelon
    - Ostrich with oranges
    - Monkey with mangoes
    - Lion with lemons
• Practice interactions:
    - Show royal entrance
    - Present fruit sharing
    - Join juice preparation

7. Cool Down (2 minutes)
• Return to circle
• Gentle mane stretches
• Soft lion breathing
• Signal activity end

SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS:
- Monitor head movement range
- Guide safe roaring volume
- Ensure clear walking paths
- Watch group spacing

ASSESSMENT:
- Lion walk quality
- Mane movement control
- Roaring technique
- Carrying coordination
- Song participation
- Group interaction
- Story sequence understanding