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Presenter Liz Kitchen with songs, movement activities and a story.

Suggestions for use in the classroom

Movement
Movement words: shake and quiver

Actions: The tree that quivers

1. Each child becomes a tree. Their body is the trunk, feet are the roots, arms are the branches, fingers are the leaves.
2. Shaking and quivering fingers like the leaves blowing in a gentle breeze.
3. Shaking and quivering arms and hands in a stronger wind.

Rhyme/song

One finger, one thumb, keep moving
One finger, one thumb, keep moving
One finger, one thumb, keep moving
We’ll all be merry and bright.

One finger, one thumb, one arm, keep moving
One finger ,one thumb, one arm, keep moving
One finger, one thumb, one arm, keep moving
We’ll all be merry and bright.

One finger, one thumb, one arm, one leg, keep moving
One finger, one thumb, one arm, one leg, keep moving
One finger, one thumb, one arm, one leg, keep moving
We’ll all be merry and bright.

One finger, one thumb, one arm, one leg, one nod of the head, keep moving
One finger, one thumb, one arm, one leg, one nod of the head, keep moving
One finger, one thumb, one arm, one leg, one nod of the head, keep moving
We’ll all be merry and bright.

Encourage the children to listen carefully to the words so they know exactly how to move.

One finger, one thumb
One arm, one leg
One nod of the head

You may need to practice this song a few times, so that the children develop greater motor coordination. If they find it difficult, practice it slowly without the music first.

Story - The perfect tree

Once upon a forest time… There is a fine oak tree, which thinks itself so perfect that it won’t let any of the animals live in its branches. One day it is visited by a magical old woman, who changes everything.

Joining in words: QUIVER QUIVER SHAKE
The children should quiver their hands and fingers, then shake them.

See the Teachers' Notes (pdf) below for more suggestions.

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