Lesson Plan

(Performance Arts I Love My Mommy)

Student Name: Aisha Ali Alowais

Course Name: Theories of Teaching and Learning that impact the Preschool Curriculum
Course Code: EDU 2503
Instructor: Antoinette Wiseman
Activity Name / Type Aspect of Promoting Resources:
Movement in response to music movemen Reflection
t or of:
I Love My Mommy movemen e.g. The Body
Movement activity whilst singing t in what is
response moving?
to music Spatial
being Awareness
explored where does
the body
move?
Eff ort
awareness
How does the
body move?
Relationships
with whom
can the body
move?

References: Creating: The Body: Smart board

Students How each
I Love My Mommy | Mother's Day Song for Kids | add their part of their Video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A014gTIAeng)
Happy Mothers Day Song | The Kiboomers. own body moves I Love My Mommy | Mother's Day Song for Kids | Happy Mothers
(2014). YouTube. Retrieved 1 May 2014, from creativity to to the beat Day Song | The Kiboomers. (2014). YouTube. Retrieved 1 May
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A014gTIAeng the dance and rhythm. 2014, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A014gTIAeng
to show
their Carpet
individuality Spatial
. Awareness:
Using all the
Performin
space on he
g: Students
carpet and
are asked to
avoiding
demonstrat
bumping into
e and to
any student
perform
or object.
their
actions to
their peers
and Eff ort
Awareness:
 teacher, How to move
and for their when forming
mothers on a heart and
mothers gesturing for
day. the All you
do part
where they
Appreciat made a huge
stretch
ing:
around
Students themselves
appreciate from top to
their bottom.
mothers
and the
general Relationsh
beat of the
ips :
song.
Students
are
expressing
their love
to their
mothers
through
the dance
and
moving
together at
the same
beat and
pace.

Organization: e.g. Whole Class / Groups / Pairs / Dramatic Play / Duration of Activity:
Circle Time Area / Hall / Outside

Whole Class in the Classroom/ On the Carpet Approximately 15-20 minutes.

What the teacher does: What the children do:

The teacher reminds the students about the upcoming Mothers The students understood and memorized the lyrics to the I Love My
Day celebration. And , at first, we got the students to memorize the song a few Mommy, after listening to it 2-4 times a day.
days ago, by first explaining the lyrics and what they mean, followed playing the song
2-4 times every day and singing along with it.

The teacher created a dance and went over it with their classroom teacher to The students sat by the carpet and observed the teacher modeling
ensure that it would suit the students well before the class, the teacher then showed the dance.
the students the full dance to make sure theyre not overwhelmed later whilst teaching
the dance choreography.

The teacher first asked them to place both hands stretched up and then connect Each student copies the gesture and understand the main concept of
the tip of the two hands on top of their heads that formed a heart shape and explained the performance.
to them that they are creating a heart for their mothers, to symbolize the love they
have for their mothers.

The teacher asks the students to first place both hands near their collar bones to The students understand the gesture and follow along the dance with
point at themselves, then to make the heart they just learned, then to point forward, I the teacher whilst singing.
did that whilst singing I love my mommy and asked them to point at their mothers
during the performance.

Next part was the Yes I do in which the teacher asked them to nod twice, Heres a The students copied the teachers movements and sang along, they
kiss and a hug for you the teacher asked the students to put both hands on their lips showed their love for their mothers through their dance. The
to symbolize a kiss then wrap their arms around themselves in a hugging gesture. students got the hang of the dance and started to practice it fully
Thank you, mommy, for all you do the teacher asked them to point at their mothers with the song daily, the students also practiced it on the day of the
during the thank you mommy and to make a gesture of a huge circle as wide as they performance
can to show the all you do. Happy Mothers Day I love you the teacher asked them
to place their fingers on each corner of their lips and to smile, and to bend their
bodied slightly to the left then right and the I love you was the same as the beginning.
The teacher played the song and had students follow her lead and practiced the dance
for weeks, they rehearsed the dance two days before Mothers Day in the center area
of the KG section.

Extension Ideas:
The teacher could extend the idea by asking the students questions such as What do you love your mommy most for? and
have each student express their appreciation for their mothers and to have them explore their emotions.

General Evaluation of the Performance:

The performance wasnt as good as I expected it to be, because we barely had time to practice given a week
and a half. Also with the students being shy and confused with the dance change they started to either stand
still or look around for guidance which is why I danced at the back.