
Lower El - First and Second Grade
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Have students come in and sit on their riser spots.
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Call on 3-5 students to share good things. Just something good going on in their lives.
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Warm-up: Have students point and follow the snowflake pathways on an “Ooo”
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Sing: Have students echo “Who’s got a beard that’s long and white… Santa’s got a beard that’s long and white…” etc. and sing along on “must be santa”
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Move to the Nutcracker March: Have students stand at their riser spots and follow along with my motions.
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Sit and move: Have students come to the green rug to watch this song and copy her movements. Candle Chase
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Move to the Chinese tea dance from the Nutcracker: Have students stand and follow my movements
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Finger play to the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy: Have students sit at their risers or on the rug and follow along with his motions.
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Begin the Nutcracker. Please write the time you leave off.