EYFS: Wiggle Waggle - Here we go round the mulberry bush

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Presenter Liz Kitchen with songs, movement activities and a story.

Suggestions for use in the classroom

Movement
Movement words: start and stop

Actions: Fluttering snowflakes

1. Standing still on the spot children make snowflake patterns through the air using their hands.
2. Moving around in their own space, fluttering hands.
3. Using their whole body to move around as a snowflake.
   The children should be encouraged to listen carefully and to stop moving when the music stops.

Rhyme/song

Here we go round the mullberry bush,
The mulberry bush, the mulberry bush,
Here we go round the mulberry bush,
On a cold and frosty morning.

We rub our hands to keep us warm,
Keep us warm, keep us warm,
We rub our hands to keep us warm,
On a cold and frosty morning.

We stamp up and down to keep us warm,
Keep us warm, keep us warm,
We stamp up and down to keep us warm,
On a cold and frosty morning.

Here we go round the mulberry bush
The mulberry bush, the mulberry bush,
Here we go round the mulberry bush,
On a cold and frosty morning.

The children can dance around in their own circle, with a partner, or as a bigger group, holding hands. (1st and last verse). Encourage them to perform the actions: rubbing their hands, and stamping up and down.

Badger’s snowy day adventure

Once upon a snowy time… Badger finds a sad lost rabbit and he decides he will help her home through the deep snow.

Joining in phrase: FLUTTER FLUTTER FLUTTERChildren should say the words and make snowflakes with their hands.

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

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