Rose
Hello everyone,
We hope you are well and safe!
Here are few activities to keep you busy while you are at home, we also hope you enjoy these activities with your family.
- Keep your bodies moving
In Rose class we like to keep our bodies active by moving, wiggling and stretching. We hope you continue doing this at home, but remember to have FUN while you do it 
- Follow your physio programmes, use your standing frame if you have one, wear your AFOs and hand splints everyday.
- Use your walker (if you have one) and go out for a short walks and enjoy the weather.
- Another fun activity to keep our bodies moving, is called Rhythm kids. We at Rose class often do this activity, and the children thoroughly enjoy it.
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Enjoy a relaxing hand or foot massage using olive, vegetable or baby oil. You can also find calming music on Youtube which can be played during the massage.
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Rhythm kids for PMLD
Support your child's legs, by gently holing their ankles
Carefully bend each knee up towards their chest then straighten them again (as if they were marching)
Help your child march throughout the rhyme
Jack and Jill
Went up the hill
To fetch a pail of water
Jack fell down
And broke his crown
And Jill cam tumbling after
The Grand Old Duke Of York
Continue ‘marching’ throughout the rhyme
The Grand Old Duke of York
He had ten thousand men
He marched them up to the top of the hill
And he marched them down again
And when they were up they were up
And when they were down they were down
And when they were only half way up
They were neither up nor down!
Little Tricycle
Continue marching
I have a little tricycle
I ride it to the shop
But when I see the big red sign
I know I have to STOP!
As you sing the word ‘STOP’ gently straighten and stretch their legs, and pause for a moment
Start marching again
I have a little tricycle
I ride it to the shop
But when I see the big red sign
I know I have to STOP!
As you sing the word ‘STOP’ gently straighten and stretch their legs, and pause for a moment
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Gently hold your child’s ankles and straighten their legs
Throughout all verses, gently but continually, cross and then uncross your child’s legs.
Each time you cross them, alternate which leg is on top
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
Life is like a dream
Rock, rock, rock your boat
Gently to and fro
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
Into the water we go!
Say ‘splash’
Swim, swim, swim about
Gently down the stream
If you see a crocodile
Don’t forget to scream!
Say ‘Arhhh’!
Hot Cross Buns
Throughout both verses continue alternately crossing and uncrossing your child’s legs
Hot cross buns
Hot cross buns
One a penny
Two a penny
Hot cross buns
If you have no daughters
Give them to your sons
One a penny
Two a penny
Hot cross buns
Jelly On A Plate
Support one of your child’s leg upright by holding the thigh between both hands
(As if you were going to make dough sausage)
Start rolling the thigh, then sing again and roll the calf
Jelly on a plate
Jelly on a plate
Wibble, wobble
Wibble, wobble
Jelly on a plate
Repeat for other leg
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Pat-A-Cake
Hold your child’s hands
Throughout the rhyme gently clap their hands together
Pat-a-cake, Pat-a-cake
Baker’s man
Bake me a cake
As fast as you can
Pat it and prick it
And mark it with B
Put it in the oven for baby and me
Windscreen Wipers
Gently hold your child’s wrists, and stretch their arms out to the side
Cross their arms over each other (as if they were hugging themselves)
Then gently stretch them out to the sides again
Repeat throughout the verse
Windscreen wipers
What do you do all day?
Swish, swosh
Swish, swosh
I wipe the rain away
Crossing your child’s arms across their chest (as if they were hugging themselves) then gently rock your child from side to side
Repeat throughout the verse
Windscreen wipers
What do you do all day?
Swish, swosh
Swish, swosh
I wipe the rain away
Me And My Teddy Bear
Use a thin see through scarf
Gently swish the scarf up and down from head to toe, above your child
Me and my teddy bear
Have no worries
Have no care
Me and my teddy bear
We play and play all day
I love my teddy bear
He’s got one eye
And he’s got no hair
I love my teddy bear
We play and play all day
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Use a thin see through scarf
Gently swish the scarf up and down from head to toe, above your child
Baa baa black sheep
Have you any wool?
Yes Sir, Yes Sir
Three bags full
One for the master
One for the dame
And one for the little boy
Who lives down the lane
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We will be back with more ideas to keep you busy and learning soon. In the meantime, stay safe and look after yourselves.
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We now have a class email address if you would like to share what you have been up to or if your parents need to talk to us. roseclass@ladyziawernher.primaryluton.co.uk
Very best wishes from us all
Fathima and Rose class team.