EY
Jack and Jill Expressive Arts and Design
Teacher-led
EY
Jack and Jill Expressive Arts and Design
Teacher-led
This EYFS Jack and Jill Expressive Arts and Design activity is adult-led with a clear and easy to follow structure. There are three activities which include using musical instruments to represent different sections of the rhyme, creating a moving picture and making get well soon cards. 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
- 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
- Make use of props and materials when role playing characters in narratives and stories
- 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
