It’s Unbelievably Amazing to be Me!Hedgehog is building a nest wi - PDF document

It’s Unbelievably Amazing to be Me!Hedgehog is building a nest with leaves (Tá Gráinneog ag tógáil ar nead le duilleoga). He plays for a little while on his own, rustling the leaves. Caterpillar enters and addresses him.Caterpillar:Hi hedgehog, it’s nice to see you again. I heard the rustling of the leaves and came to have a It’s Unbelievably Amazing to be Me!Caterpillar (downhearted and teary): Well I still wish I was more like you.The hedgehog sings Share Our Time. Track 16. Share Our TimeOh little caterpillar are you worried todayDon’t you know that I have come to playWe can play with all the leavesWe can dance and singLittle caterpillar it’s a lovely thingto share, share, share, our time togetherTo share, share share, our timeLittle caterpillar don’t you cry tonightWipe your tears, I will make you feel all rightWe can play with all the leavesWe can dance and singLittle caterpillar it’s a lovely thingto share, share, share, our time togetherTo share, share share, our timeCaterpillar (incredulous): Thank you for being so kind. So do you really want to share your time with me?/ Go raibh maith agat as a bheith chomh chineáilta domh. Mar sin, Hedgehog (encouragingly): Caterpillar (excitedly):I feel so much better now. Shall we dance? /Beidh muid ag damhsa? Shall we all dance? /Beidh muid ag rince ar fad? I see so many more little creatures here! And everyone is unique in their own way. I hope they are all happy to be themselves. I want to sing about being me now!/Caterpillar starts to sing and hedgehog takes over halfway through the song. The children could add actions to join in with the song; for example wriggling and bumping, dancing, and standing up and make themselves as tall as possible with their arms out wide and open to the world for the line: It’s Track 17. I Wriggle and JiggleCaterpillar:I’m a caterpillar, can’t you seeThis is my way, this is meI need to eat-now, I need to sleep-nowI need to sing-now, I need to dream-nowI need to be so free, so free, It’s unbelievably amazing to be meHedgehog: I shufe and rustle and shake my spikes I’m a hedgehog, can’t you seeThis is my way, this is meI need to eat- now, I need to sleep- nowI need to sing- now, I need to dream- nowI need to be so free, so free, It’s unbelievably amazing to be meCaterpillar: So we eat and sleep and dream and singWe love to be together and to do our own thingAnd it really doesn’t matter, can’t you see‘Cause this is my way, this is meYes this is my way, this is meAnd this is my way, this is me.Hedgehog: (To caterpillar) So it’s ok to be different?(Tá sé ceart go leor a bheith difriúil)Caterpillar: Yes. You taught me that. Thank you my friend.Hedgehog:Let’s sing with the children about how different we both are! It’s Unbelievably Amazing to be Me!Hedgehog and caterpillar come out of the theatre now to say hello to the children and shake hands. Then they sing the following song with the children (see lesson sheets for practice). Track 18. Prickles or wrigglesListen it’s true, whatever you are and you do, it is youBrown fur, green fur (rub your own upper arms on the opposite Listen, it’s true, whatever you are and you do, it is youBrown fur, green fur (rub your own upper arms on the opposite Listen it’s true, whatever you are and you do, it is youBrown fur, green fur (rub your own upper arms on the opposite Listen it’s true, whatever you are and you do, it is youEating or building (make eating and building movements) Brown fur green fur (rub your own upper arms on the opposite Listen it’s true, whatever you are and you do, it is you!