Information and guidance
Before using the content
Tell the children that today’s theme is Mouse.
• Talk about some simple mice facts - they are small and move very fast, what they eat, what they are scared of.
• Do cats and mice get on?
Movement language
The following vocabulary will be used in the programme: exercise, twitch, nibble, wriggle, paws, creep, freeze.
Movement
The children pretend to be mice: twitching their noses like them, opening and closing their mouths as if nibbling, holding their hands by the side of their mouth as wriggling paws washing whiskers. Standing up, with the music, they walk on the spot as if creeping through a house, listening out for the cat, freezing when they hear its miaow. See how quickly they respond to the sound effect of the cat and keep still.
Song
Hickory Dickory Dock
The mouse ran up the clock
The clock struck one (Bong!)
The mouse ran down
Hickory Dickory Dock.
Story
A retelling of the traditional tale of ‘The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse.’ The homes of the two mice are very different…but they can still be good friends.
See the Teacher's Notes for more information and guidance on using the content.
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