10 Toes

Music

Intro: When you hear the numbers show your fingers to count along.

Divide the children into two groups. Allocate a sound source e.g. use rhythm sticks, tap the floor or desk, play a drum or back of a bucket slap thighs etc.

One group plays along to the beat (the steady pulse) of the song and the other group plays to the rhythm of the song (short and long sounds that fit over an underlying beat).

Play the song again and children swap so they can feel the difference between the beat and the rhythm.

Maths

Ask children to put their hands behind their back and say “show me ten fingers?”

Write the number 10

Write the word – ten

Draw ten objects.

Visual Art

‘Create foot prints’ Place paint in a tray, children stamp their feet in the tray and then walk on a large sheet of paper.

Literacy

Sing and read along to the YouTube song to achieve multi-sensory learning “Do it, see it and hear it!”

Print out the song PDF

Read the song lyrics – ask children a variety of questions.

Re-read the song lyrics and ask children to join in.

Recognise and use a variety of punctuation when reading. “ ” ! ? . ,

Look at print and conventions (bold, italics).

Talk about interesting/challenging words and discuss what they mean.

Word study – phonic knowledge, compound words, rhyming word, contractions etc.