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Movement
• The children pretend to inflate like a balloon, starting from a tight round ball and getting bigger and bigger with each of the presenter’s puffs.
• On the pop sound effect they wriggle to the floor to start again.
Song (to the tune ‘Mary had a little lamb’)
I have got a red balloon, red balloon, red balloon
I blow and blow and watch it grow .Til it is big and round
Now I tap it in the air
Floating here, floating there
But suddenly it hits the ground and bursts with a loud pop.
Children can join in with the song’s actions - blowing up a balloon and tapping it into the air.
Story: Too many balloons
When Sally the Squirrel has a birthday party everyone wants a balloon…but for one of her animal friends one balloon isn’t enough!
See the Teacher's Notes for more information and guidance on using the content.
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