Unit 6: Stage Spaces & Positions  

LESSON 3: My Spot for the Ending 
Age Group: 2-3 years old
Duration: 30 minutes

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1. Drama: Students will be able to demonstrate awareness of their assigned stage spot for the finale.
2. Music: Students will be able to sing the ending song together in spread-out stage positions.
3. Performance Readiness: Students will be able to coordinate group timing and flow to deliver the finale confidently.

MATERIALS NEEDED:

1. Floor markers or taped spots (assigned stage positions for ending)
2. Animal role cards or badges
3. Percussion instrument (chime or drum)
4. Sharing Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96fq4YmYjzQ
5. Lesson PowerPoint:

REMARK: If possible, carry out this lesson on the actual stage or performance space to help children become familiar with entrances, center positions, and exits in the real environment.

LESSON PROCEDURES:
1. Warm-up (3 minutes

• Invite children to form a circle.
• Sing “Sharing Song” with coordinated gestures.
• Guide fruit preparation actions with rhythm.
 

2. Introduce Stage Zones (5 minutes)

• Present the Sharing Song as the finale piece.
• Invite children to listen to the melody.
• Guide singing practice with simple gestures (open arms to show sharing).
• Reinforce the final line: “The juice is ready. We can all share together.”
 

3.   Walk Paths with Music (7 minutes)

• Ring chime to cue movement.
• Invite children to walk calmly along paths to their ending spots.
• Guide walking in rhythm with the Sharing Song.
• Reinforce smooth transitions and awareness of spacing.

4. Coordinate Group Timing & Flow (10 minutes)

• Invite groups to enter in sequence with chime cues.
• Guide each group to reach their assigned spot.
• Invite all groups to stand spread out across the stage.
• Guide singing of the Sharing Song together in position.
• Reinforce timing by cueing entrances and song start with chime.
• Invite children to freeze at the end of the song for the finale pose..

5. Cool Down (5 minutes)

• Invite children to return to circle.
• Lead soft breathing and gentle stretching.
• Guide closing chant: “Rainbow juice is ready, thank you families.”
• Signal end with quiet humming of the Sharing Song melody.

 

ASSESSMENT:

1. Observe clarity of movement to ending spots with music.
2. Assess ability to move in sequence with group timing.
3. Evaluate singing of the Sharing Song in spread-out positions.
4. Monitor freeze pose and confidence at the finale..