Unit 3: Animal Friends Part 2

LESSON 12: Making Juice Song (Part 3)
Age Group: 2-3 years old
Duration: 30 minutes

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1. Music: Students will sing the grape verse with appropriate height variations (high picking, low stomping)
2. Drama: Students will demonstrate full-body actions transitioning between high and low levels

MATERIALS NEEDED:

1. Percussion instrument (brass pipe and wooden block)
2. Real/toy grape bunches
3. Picture cards showing grapes and actions
4.  Carpet spots/markers for circle formation
5. Purple scarves/ribbons
6.  Simple rhythm instruments
7.  Action sequence cards
8.  Floor markers for stomping spots
9.  Grape vine backdrop/props

LESSON PROCEDURES:
1. Lead Warm-up Movement (5 mins)
- Guide reaching movements alternating between high and low levels
- Model stepping patterns with varied foot pressure
- Demonstrate picking actions with height variations
- Direct spatial awareness through grape vine formation movements

2. Organise Welcome Circle (5 mins)

- Arrange children using grape bunch formation markers
- Present a high-low movement game using purple scarves
- Display progression pictures (banana, orange, grapes)
- Facilitate reaching and stepping practice in circle formation

3. Demonstrate Actions (5 mins)
- Break down picking action with clear reaching movements
- Show controlled stomping with balanced positions
- Present gathering movement from floor level
- Illustrate the full sequence transitioning between levels

4. Introduce Lyrics (5 mins)
- Show a grape bunch while emphasising the plural sound "grapes"
- Present action words (pick, stomp, together) using level contrast
- Repeat keywords connecting high picking to low stomping
- Connect words with full-body movements using different heights

5. Model Verse Singing (5 mins)
- Perform grape verse, emphasising height changes
- Break verse into high and low movement sections
- Use grape props to demonstrate picking height
- Support rhythm with strong beats for stomping actions

6. Guide Combined Practice (5 mins)
- Lead all three verses in sequence

- Direct level changes between verses
- Support safe movement between high and low positions
- Maintain energy through varied movements

ASSESSMENT:
1. Monitor balance during level changes
2. Observe full-body coordination in actions
3. Track voice control during height variations
4. Note the sequence memory of three verses
5. Assess spatial awareness in group formation