EYFS: Listen and Play - Fairies and Sausages

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Cat Sandion has more songs, rhymes and listening games to join in with and today the story is ‘The three wishes.’

Suggestions for use in the classroom

Listening game:

The sounds to identify are: knocking on a wooden door; tummy rumbling; sizzling sausages.

Then Cat introduces the song ‘Five Fat Sausages’ and demonstrates the ‘pop’ sound with her mouth and the ‘bang’ sound with her hands. She invites the listeners to make the sounds ‘pop’ and ‘bang’ as they listen to and join in with the song.

Song: 'Five Fat Sausages'

5 Fat Sausages sizzling in the pan;
One went “POP!” and another went, “BANG!”
4 Fat Sausages sizzling in the pan;
One went “POP!” and another went, ”BANG!”
3 Fat Sausages sizzling in the pan;
One went “POP!” and another went, “BANG!”
2 Fat Sausages sizzling in the pan;
One went “POP!” and another went, “BANG!”
1 Fat Sausage sizzling in the pan;
It went “POP!” but it didn’t go, “BANG!”

Help children join in with the song and the sound effects. Use fingers to demonstrate downward counting 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. This song can later be used for a counting activity.

Children can use percussion instruments to represent the “POP!”, “BANG!”, “SIZZLING!”

Story time: 'The Three Wishes'

Once upon a magic time… If possible, to hold attention, provide props to support the story - eg puppets of man and a woman for the main characters, some toy sausages and a pan. On subsequent listening simple percussion instruments can be used to recreate the sound effects wood blocks or wooden claves to recreate door knocking, rain sticks to represent sizzling sausages, sleigh bells, triangles (twinkly magic sounds). Encourage the children to share their suggestions.

Final Song: 'When you want to make a spell' (tune ‘Skip to my Lou’)

When you want to make a spell,
When you want to make a spell,
When you want to make a spell,
This is how you do it
(point and shake index finger)

First you get a Magic Wand,
First you get a Magic Wand,
First you get a Magic Wand,
And you wave it slowly
(wave imaginary wand slowly)

Then you get some Fairy Dust,
Then you get some Fairy Dust,
Then you get some Fairy Dust,
And you sprinkle safely
(rubbing fingers together)

Next you chant the magic words,
Next you chant the magic words,
Next you chant the magic words,
And you say them softly
(put finger to lips)

Now you’ve made your magic spell,
Now you’ve made your magic spell,
Now you’ve made your magic spell,
Wait and watch and wonder
(point to eyes, tap side of head as if thinking)

On subsequent listening encourage children to invent different actions to go with the song and sound effects (eg waving wands in zigzags, sprinkling fairy dust up high, down low).

Follow-up ideas:

• Use percussion instruments to represent ‘magical sounds.’
• Small group discussion: the lesson of the story (be careful what you wish for). If you were granted 3 magic wishes what would you choose?
• Can you make up more verses for the ‘make a spell’ song?
• Use sequins, glitter to make magic fairy dust.

See the Teachers' Notes (pdf) below for more suggestions.

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