Imperial Academy - Pig and Pear

Unit 4: Animal Friends Part 3

LESSON 15: Pig & Pear
Age Group: 2-3 years old
Duration: 30 minutes

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Drama: Students will be able to demonstrate joyful pig sounds and expressive pear-picking actions.
Music: Students will be able to sing “Pig brings Pear, p, p, p” with coordinated gestures.
Physical: Students will be able to perform reaching, sniffing, and rubbing movements with body control.

MATERIALS NEEDED:

LESSON PROCEDURES:

1. Warm-up (3 minutes)

Invite children to form a circle

Sing “Making Juice Song” with gentle clapping

Guide fruit preparation actions with rhythm

2. Pig Song Introduction (5 minutes)

Present pig puppet or image

Teach “Pig brings Pear, p, p, p” melody

Demonstrate happy pig sounds (snorts, giggles)

Lead echo singing with playful energy

3. Pear-Picking Movement Exploration (7 minutes)

Present pear tree visuals or props

Invite children to reach up and “see” the pears

Guide picking actions with gentle grasping

Demonstrate sniffing, rubbing, and pretend biting gestures

Combine movements into a pear-picking sequence

4. Pig Character Gestures (5 minutes)

Demonstrate joyful pig movements:

Round walking with bounce

Gentle snuffling gestures

Happy tail wiggles (use pink cloth or ribbon if available)

Invite children to move in character around the space

Reinforce pig identity with sound and movement

5. Story Sequence Practice (8 minutes)

Guide pig entrance with round walking and snuffling

Demonstrate fruit presentation to bear family

Practice joining juice-making actions

Lead singing with movement

Model freeze pose and exit bounce

6. Cool Down (2 minutes)

Invite children to return to circle

Lead soft pig breathing (sniff in, sigh out)

Guide gentle stretching and tail wiggles

Signal end with quiet “p, p, p” sounds

SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS

ASSESSMENT