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In the final session of the unit the children have fun making figures out of snow.

3. Let's make a snowman!

In this final session of the unit the children have fun in the snow! They go out walking in it, throw it into the air, make snowballs and build a snowman. We鈥檒l finish off by putting some of our moves together to make a snowman-decorating dance!

Resources

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Teacher's Notes

Lesson summary:

  • Warm up: move around the space as the swirling snow.

  • Look out of the window: step to the window and open the curtains and look out.

  • Get ready to go out in the snow: put on your hat and gloves and boots.

  • Throw snow in the air: skip around the space and throw up handfuls of snow.

  • Jump in a patch of snow: jump forward, feet together.

  • Make footprints in the snow: take big heavy steps in time.

  • The snow is deeper: lift your feet even higher to step in the snow.

  • Make a snowball: roll a snowball, making your own pathway.

  • The snowball gets bigger: join up with a partner to help you push it.

  • Be a snowman: grow as though you are the snowman getting bigger.

  • Decorate the snowman: skip around the space, then stop to decorate the snowman.

  • A snow dance: work with your partner again and put the snow moves you have learned together.

  • A snowman decorating dance: working with your partner, one of you is the snowman and the other, the decorator.

  • Cool down: lie down in a space. Imagine you can feel the winter sun on your face.

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