EY

Humpty Dumpty Expressive Arts and Design

Teacher-led
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This EYFS Humpty Dumpty Expressive Arts and Design activity is adult-led with a clear and easy to follow structure. There are three activities which include creating a collage using different materials, making a jigsaw of Humpty Dumpty and using musical instruments to represent different sections of the rhyme. A session could involve all the activities or a selection based on the needs of the children.

It covers the following objectives for children in reception:

Explore, use and refine a variety of artistic effects to express their ideas and feelings.

Sing in a group or on their own, increasingly matching the pitch and following the melody.

Explore and engage in music making and dance, performing solo or in groups.

Curriculum Objectives

  • Use a range of small tools, including scissors, paint brushes and cutlery
  • Begin to show accuracy and care when drawing
  • Safely use and explore a variety of materials, tools and techniques, experimenting with colour, design, texture, form and function
  • Share their creations, explaining the process they have used
  • Sing a range of well-known nursery rhymes and songs
  • Perform songs, rhymes, poems and stories with others, and, when appropriate, try to move in time with music

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