Information and guidance
Before using the content
Tell the children that today鈥檚 theme is ice cream.
鈥 Do they have a favourite flavour ice cream?
鈥 Talk about what happens to ice cream when it鈥檚 taken out from the freezer.
Movement language
The following vocabulary will be used in the programme: tub, stretch, scoop, cone, lick, melt, sink, sway, side to side.
Movement
The children pretend that there is a big tub of ice cream in front of them and hold a giant spoon. Stretching down into the tub, they scoop up a ball of ice cream and place it gently onto a cone. Standing up, they make the shape of an ice cream with feet together to show the thin bottom and arms in a round shape over their head to show the top. With the music, they pretend to melt to the floor, slowly sinking to the floor and getting smaller.
Chant
I scream, you scream
We all scream for ice cream!
Chanted at four different speeds. How well do the children keep up?
Story
Mrs Wafer and Mr Cone are rival ice cream sellers in the same park. They always want to beat the other in selling the most ice creams, until a little girl鈥檚 choice forces them to co operate.
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