Slowly, slowly
Slowly, slowly, very slowly
Creeps the garden snail.
Slowly, slowly, very slowly
Up the wooden rail.
Quickly, quickly, very quickly
Runs the little mouse.
Quickly, quickly, very quickly
Round about the house.
Hurry, scurry
Share the rhyme, then try some tricky moves.
Planned learned intention
To increase bodily awareness and gross motor skills
Resources
Pictures of snails and mice
Step by step
* Look at the pictures. How many legs do the mouse and snail have?
* Ask the children to suggest hand movements to illustrate how the creatures move. Try out the children's suggested movements and use them while saying the rhyme.
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