Level Five Class 1 Jack's Dream

What's in this class

Up and Down the Hill

Children pretend to walk up and down hills in different directions, searching for water, then pretend to fall as Jack breaks his crown, falls asleep and dreams. The activity develops balance, coordination, strength, and body control.

Time Machine Dream with Dinosaurs

Jack dreams he's in a Time Machine, and children pretend to travel through time, fly like a pterodactyl, hide in a cave, climb and slide down a brontosaurus, and run from a T-Rex. The activity develops motor planning, coordination, strength, and imaginative movement.

Planet Ga-Ga, the Goo-Goos and the Ooey Gooey Guy

The pterodactyl grabs Jack, carries him into outer space and drops him, as children pretend to fly through space like Jack, dodge meteors, bounce on another planet, dance like the Goo-Goos, shake from what appears to be an earthquake, and then swim away from the Ooey Gooey Guy. The activity encourages whole-body coordination, balance, strength, sequencing, and imagination.

Wake Up Jack

As Jack is lying there screaming about the Ooey Gooey Guy, Jill throws a pail of water on him, wakes him up and says, “Calm down, Jack, you're having a bad dream.” Children calm down from their adventure, tap their hands to the beat, and sing the familiar Jack and Jill song. The activity reinforces rhythm, vocalization, relaxation, and positive closure.