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The Three Little Pigs

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The Pig's House

What you will need:

l Template of straw /sticks /bricks (Provided)l Template of windows and doors (Provided)l Template of the three little pigs (Provided)l Small boxesl Glue sticksl Scissorsl Sticky tape

Instructions:

1. Pull the top of the box into a ‘V’ shape so that it resembles the shape of a house with a roof.

2. Tape the top of the box to keep it in place.

3. Depending on which house you are making, cut the straw/sticks/bricks into long strips and stick onto the box.

4. Decorate the house with the windows, doors and pigs.

5. Your pig’s house is now complete!

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Door and windows and for the little pigs house

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Wolf Puppet Bag

What you will need:

l Wolf template (Provided) l Paper bagl Glue or tapel Scissors

Instructions:

1. Photocopy the wolf template provided.

2. Cut out all the wolf template pieces.

3. Colour in wolf template pieces.

4. Put your hand inside the bag and the bit that sticks out will become the wolf’s nose.

5. Stick all the wolf template piece on to the bag (See picture for guidance.)

6. Your wolf puppet is now complete!

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Eyes

Ears

Tail

Nose

Tongue

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Pom pom pigs

What you will need:

l Scissorsl Pink wooll Googly eyesl Felt

Instructions:

1. Cut two lengths of pink wool, one of 3 metres and a smaller one of 10 centimetres.

2. Using the 3 metre length, place one end in the palm of your hand and wrap the wool loosely around your four finger until you run out of wool.

3. Using the 10 centimetre length of wool, push it between the middle of your four fingers. (You may need to pull the wool up your fingers to create a gap).

4. Tie the two loose ends of wool tightly around the wool on your fingers to create a bundle.

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5. Pull the wool off your fingers. On each side of the knot, you should have several loops, cut the loops and trim to form a pom pom.

6. Cut out a circle in felt and glue onto the pom pom. Cut out two small triangles and stick to the top of the circle to create the Pig’s face.

7. Stick googley eyes on the face and draw on a mouth.

8. Your pom pom pig is now complete.

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Piggy In The Middle

What you will need:

l At least 3 playersl Pig soft toys or small balls

Instructions:1. Divide the group into groups of 3.

2. Stand the 3 players in a line. The 2 people on the ends are the Pigs, their aim is to JUMP up and use an OVERARM THROW to throw the Pig back and forth without the Wolf (middle person) CATCHING it.

3. If the Wolf catches the toy pig/ball, the person (Pig) who throws it becomes the Wolf.

4. Continue playing untill all the players have had a go at being the Wolf.

Movement achieved:

Catching an objectJumpingBody awarenessOverarm throw

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Catching an object

Safety!Ensure...• children’s fi ngers are w

arm before at

tem

pting to catch an object

Remember to:• W

atch the object into hands. Keep eyes on the object.

Use balloons/beach ball to build up confi dence

• Explore balloons/beach objects to build up confi dence

• Use a balloon to successfully catch in hands

• Start with hands out in ‘ready’ position in front of body,

little fi ngers close together, palms facing each other and

fi ngers pointing slightly to the ground

• Bring ball into body after catching

• Feel the ball before catching it and keep hands in that shape/size ready to catch

1. Watch the object

2. Move the body so that it is in line with the object

3. Reach the arms and hands towards the object

4. Watch the object and adjust hands to catch it

5. Present a large surface area in the 'ready' position (fingers spread and soft, hands in cup formation)

6. Catch the object in hands only - do not use the chest to secure an object

7. Hands and fingers close around the object

7. Receive with some give in the hands and arms, bringing the object close to the body

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Jumping and Landing

Safety!Ensure...• children land on the balls of their feet

• children bend their legs on landing

• jumping on hard surfaces is kept to a

minim

um

• repetitive jumping is avoided

Remember to:• Bend knees and explode or jum

p up, reaching upw

ards. Work on bending and stretching

• Place markers for child to stand on at take-off

• Start with arm

s behind them and sw

ing them up

• Use their legs in the jum

p. Work on straight

body shape

• Curl back up on landing. G

o from a straight

shape to a sm

all shape

• Land as ‘quietly as a mouse’ on balls of feet

1. Feet shoulder width apart

2. Bend knees Frog Hoppingposition

3. Take the arms back and swing them forward and upward

4. Push off the balls of the feet and reach up as high as you can with the arms

5. Keep your body straight and head up

6. Land bending the hips, knees and ankles

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Body awareness

Safety!Ensure...

• fl oor is clean and free from debris

• each child has their own space to

work in

Remember to:• Reinforce w

ords with im

ages to conform

which body part should be used

• Slow actions dow

n, repeat verbal cues and

use images and pictures to reinforce order

• Practioner to physically place child in the

correct place, provide lots of demonstrations

performed close to the child

• Use nursery rhymes/stories or im

agery to help child understand the concept of quality required. Use m

usic to reinforce quality required.

1. Practiioner or anotherchild issues a command requiring a specific response, eg. 'sit on floor with legs together straightout in front of you with ankles and toes stretched'

2. Child responds immediately by performing the required action/activity

3. Practioner gives further instructions to refine/amend/adopt action/activity

4. Child responds imediately by refining, amending or adopting their actions as required

5. Child can describe these actions accurately to a practitioner

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Overarm throw

Safety!Ensure...• children throw

the ball only when instructed

Remember to:• Place child in side-on position. Place a ball behind the

child on a tee or on a partner’s hand to encourage a

side-on stance

• Encourage the child to imagine the ball is dirty and they

need to keep a clean palm

• Take arm back and ensure that elbow

is pointing up to the sky. H

and is under ball

• Encourage the child to release the ball just as the hand brushes past the ear

1. Stand sideways in the direction of the throw, with legs shoulder-width apart

2. Hold the ball in the fingertips of preferred throwing hand

3. Use the non-throwing hand to 'spot'/track the target

4. Move the ball downwards and backwards, transferring the weight onto the back foot

5. Step forwards onto the opposite foot to throwing arm

6. The hips and shoulders rotate to face the direction of the throw

7. The opposing arm should move back-wards to assist with hip rotation

8. Pull through shoulder, bend arm with elbow leading, hand lags behind

9. The hand comes through quickly at the last minute to release the ball in the direction of the target and the arm follows through across the body

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