Take Socky on an adventure

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AIM

Encourage pretend play by moving creatively together with Socky and friends.

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BENEFIT

Playful interactions build communication and trust. Playing together with movement helps children develop spatial awareness, social skills, imagination and creativity in fun and supportive ways.

WHAT YOU NEED:
  • Parachute (or large bed sheet)
  • Socky (the child’s sock puppet)
WHAT TO DO:
  • Help children to put their sock puppet “Socky” on their hand.
  • Adults take the sides of the parachute.
  • If no parachute is available, then use a bed sheet.
  • Encourage children to take Socky under the parachute and lie on their back holding their Socky up as the parachute goes up and down.
  • Ask the children to crawl on their tummies with Socky on their hand, to the outside of the parachute.
  • Use different movements eg. On adult command (eg adult can say put Socky on top of the parachute or put Socky underneath the parachute, or put Socky next to the parachute). Adults may have to help children with these positions.
  • Walk around the parachute (in a circle) with Socky, or creep around quietly with Socky and when they hear a signal (bells) go under the parachute.
  • Sit under the parachute.
  • Make small waves and big waves with the parachute.
  • Pretend it’s a windy day and Socky is flying through a storm.
  • Place several Sock puppets on the parachute. Bounce them all like popcorn. Whose puppet jumps the highest?
  • One adult’s puppet does an action (wave, clap, stomp). All the other Socky’s copy.

Use this part of the video as a SPARK for the activity

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FUN FACT

Puppetry develops children’s fine-motor skills as they make and manipulate puppets.  It also boosts problem-solving through role-play and storytelling.

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