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We did action songs-there's a video with Dave Benson-Phillips doing Makaton (type his name in ebay)-its great because children can sit or stand to join in and the use of makaton supports there communication skills esp those with limited language. The actions can be dance moves too for the more able children.Instruments: have instruments and well known songs they like to sing-this enables al children to join in as you can get instruments for wide range of abilities such as velcro bells that you put on children wrists.Free dance: put 'party music' on or a CD like the ones in Early LEarning Centre and let the chidlren dance freely-they can explore movements, imitate others and you can support children through being invovled, helping them move etc.Did you want non-song type activities too?-Cooking: you may need high adult ratio for this but cooking is a great experience because of the use of the sense to feel, smell and then taste!-Feely boxes-a circle time activitiy where youi pass around different items from a treasure box to feel and play. This will depend on the level of th childrens concerntration and understanding.-Painting: have large table covered with paper-have range of brushes, sponges, trays of paint, glitter etc so children can explore the textures using whatever equipment they can access.