The second and final session - the shoemaker is determined to find out who is helping him!
2. The elves are discovered
In the second session the focus is on working in pairs as the elves to create a new pair of shoes for the shoemaker - showing how the elves work together to manipulate the shoemaker鈥檚 tools. At the end the shoemaker discovers what has been happening鈥nd sets about rewarding the elves!
Resources
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Lesson summary
Warm up: controlled stretches on tip-toe, with arms above head and then down to the side.
The old shoemaker: moving as the old shoemaker once again (as last time) but stopping at intervals to demonstrate the shoemaker鈥檚 sense of bewilderment.
Cutting leather for the giant pair of shoes: children work in pairs as the elves to make the new pair of shoes - which to them are giant. They begin by cutting the leather.
Sewing leather for the giant pair of shoes: next, still working in pairs, the children make slow, stitching actions in unison.
Hammering and nailing the giant pair of shoes: still working in pairs, one child uses an imaginary hammery while the other holds an imaginary nail. They show how the imaginary nail slowly 鈥榞oes in鈥 to the sole of the shoe.
Scurrying away from the cat: the shoemaker鈥檚 cat is about to pounce and children have to scurry away and find a place to hide.
The shoemaker discovers the elves: the children work on their own to show the shoemaker鈥檚 reactions when he sees the two elves for the first time.
The new suits of clothes: the children become the elves again, getting dressed in their new suit of clothes and then skipping around the space to show how happy they are.
Cool down: deep breaths down on the floor, while thinking about how the story might end.
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