Six Groups of students and Six
Inter-active Projects
Group
1.
Rehearsal. Watching Tetuă as he gets used to his new
surroundings in the indoor school / being ridden-in. Students helped
put the flags and balls etc in place.
Group
2.
Preparation. Tetuă was groomed and plaited (Portuguese plait).
Students watched, chatted, asked questions and me also asking them
questions.
They helped with the grooming, brushing out tail and making him smart
for the day.
Introduction. Start at the
very beginning – Introducing Tetuă, (6 year old Lusitano) from
Portugal
(location) and
Portuguese flag, costume and tack. Explanation of what we are going to
do. Student / PK / Tetuă inter-reaction.
Tetuă’s tack is traditional Portuguese with ornamented saddle and
bridle. The pelt (fur) sitting behind the saddle is in fact designed
to keep the horse’s loins from getting chilled after they have
finished work in the fields. It is not necessarily there for your
friend to sit on!
The clothing
I wore is traditional Campino gear. The campinos are the stud grooms
and farm workers. This is their smart Sunday Best outfit and is widely
used throughout
Portugal
.
They also wear a very funny green and red hat just like Santa Claus’
elves!!
Very good for wiping the sweat off one’s brow!
Group
3.
Parade of Flags – Holding flag up high / being proud and working
together to form a carousel.
Group
4.
Ball
Park
. Students worked
with the soft balls, catching, passing and throwing.
Group
5.
Large football – Students passed the giant football carefully to
each other, bounced and threw before Tetuă had his turn to kick the
ball at speed up and down the school.
Group
6.
Garrocha. Co-ordination,
special awareness required. Students shown how
to dance on their feet with the garrocha, then Tetuă gave his
display.
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