EYFS. Playtime - Sock

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Before using the content

While taking part listening to the audio the children will be asked to participate with movement, poems and songs while at the same time listening to the presenter, who cannot be seen. Tell the children that today’s theme is socks.

• Where do we put them on our bodies? Are they easy to put on? How many make a pair?
• Have they ever lost one sock from a pair?
• A collection of various types of socks (adult/children, short/long, different colours) can be made prior to the programme and displayed on an interest table.

Movement language

The following vocabulary will be used in the programme: pair, stretch, wiggle, push, pull, take off, stand, wobble, peg.

You might wish to acquaint the children with any of these and introduce awareness of the feet, ankles and toes.

Movement

Actions will be based on putting on socks, making sure they fit properly. The children will then stand up and pretend to take their socks off - standing on one leg, without wobbling.

Song: ‘Rub a dub dub’ (a traditional rhyme with new words)

Rub a dub dub
Dirty socks in a tub
Red and yellow and blue and green
With a hole in the toes and a hole in the heel
Wash them all till they’re fresh and clean.

Rub a dub dub
Clean socks in a tub
Hang them out in a row to dry
With a hole in the toes and a hole in the heel
Watch them bounce on the line up high.

The children will join in with washing sock movements, wiggling fingers through the holes in the socks and then pegging them out on a washing line.

Story: Delila’s football socks

Delila believes she can only score goals at when she’s wearing her lucky football socks - until she loses them!

See the Teacher's Notes for more information and guidance on using the content.

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