Action Songs MOVEMENT enhances LEARNING - PowerPoint Presentation

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Action SongsSlide2

MOVEMENT enhances LEARNING

Actions help children to remember the language, and also add an element of FUN.Slide3

Alison’s camel has 10 humps

Alison’s camel has 10 humps

Alison’s camel has 10 humps

So go, Alison, go! Boom

boom

boom

...

Alison’s camel has no humps ...

So Alison has a horse of course

!Slide4

5 little ducks went out one day

Over the hill, and far away.

Mother Duck said, “Quack! Quack! Quack! Quack!”

But only 4 little ducks came back.

4 little ducks went out one day

Over the hill, and far away.

Mother Duck said, “Quack! Quack! Quack! Quack!”

But only 3 little ducks came back.

3 little ducks went out one day

Over the hill, and far away.

Mother Duck said, “Quack! Quack! Quack! Quack!”

But only 2 little ducks came back.

2 little ducks went out one day

Over the hill, and far away.

Mother Duck said, “Quack! Quack! Quack! Quack!”

But only 1 little duck came back.

1 little duck went out one day

Over the hill, and far away.

Mother Duck said, “Quack! Quack! Quack! Quack!”

But none of those little ducks came back.

No little ducks went out one day

Over the hill, and far away.

Mother Duck said, “Quack! Quack! Quack! Quack!”

And all the 5 little ducks came back.Slide5

There were ten in a bed and the little one said "Roll over, roll over"

So they all rolled over and two fell out

There were eight in the bed and the little one said "Roll over, roll over"

So they all rolled over and two fell out

There were six in the bed and the little one said "Roll over, roll over"

So they all rolled over and two fell out

There were four in the bed and the little one said "Roll over, roll over"

So they all rolled over and two fell out

There were two in the bed and the little one said "Roll over, roll over"

So they all rolled over and two fell out

There were none in the bed and the little one said "Get in, get in"Slide6

Little

Arabella

Miller

Had a fuzzy caterpillar

(Tickle palm with two fingers)

First it crawled up on her mother

(Walk fingers up left arm)

Then upon her baby brother

(Walk fingers up right arm)

They said, "

Arabella

Miller!

(Walk fingers up over head)

Put away your caterpillar!"

(hide hands behind back)

Little

Arabella

Miller

Had a fuzzy caterpillar

First it crawled upon her brother

Then upon her dear grandmother

Gran said, "

Arabella

Miller,

How I love your caterpillar."

Arabella

MillerSlide7

There was a farmer had a dog

And BINGO was his name-o

B.I.N.G.O, B.I.N.G.O, B.I.N.G.O,

And BINGO was his name-o.

(Replace letters with a clap)

There was a farmer had a dog

And BINGO was his name-o

*.I.N.G.O, *.I.N.G.O, *.I.N.G.O,

And BINGO was his name-o.

There was a farmer had a dog

And BINGO was his name-o

*.*.N.G.O, *.*.N.G.O, *.*.N.G.O,

And BINGO was his name-o.

(and so on)Slide8

Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes

Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes

Eyes and ears and mouth and nose

Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes(repeat)*, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes

*, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toesEyes and ears and mouth and nose*, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes(remove words and replace with actions …

continue)Slide9

1 2 3

Little Peter Rabbit had a fly upon his nose.

1 2 3

Little Peter Rabbit had a fly upon his nose.

1 2 3

Little Peter Rabbit had a fly upon his nose.

4 5

6

So he flipped it and he flapped it and it flew away.

1

. hands above head sticking up like rabbit ears

2. flicker fly flying movements with fingers of one hand

3. point to tip of nose

4. wave one hand across face

5. wave other hand across face

6.flickering fly flying movement from nose away.Slide10

1

st

time: sing all, with all actions

.

2

nd

time: actions only for “rabbit” –

Little Peter * had a fly upon his nose.

Little Peter * had a fly upon his nose.

Little Peter * had a fly upon his nose.

So he flipped it and he flapped it and it flew away.

3

rd

time: actions only for “rabbit” and “fly” -

Little Peter * had a * upon his nose.

Little Peter * had a * upon his nose.

Little Peter * had a * upon his nose.

So he flipped it and he flapped it and it flew away.

4

th

time: actions only for “rabbit”, “fly” and “nose” –

Little Peter * had a * upon his *.

Little Peter * had a * upon his *.

Little Peter * had a * upon his *.

So he flipped it and he flapped it and it flew away.

Continue with actions only on 4, 5, and 6 – finally “singing” whole song with actions only and no words at all.Slide11

Open ... shut them,

(open hands, palms forward, then close fingers)

Open ... shut them,

Give a little clap.

(clap)

Open ... shut them,

Open ... shut them,

Lay them in your lap.

(hands folded in lap)

Creep them, creep them,

(fingers climbing chest)

Creep them, creep them ...

Right up to your chin.

(fingers stop at chin)

Open wide your little mouth ...

(open mouth)

But DO NOT LET THEM IN!

(hands quickly placed behind back)Slide12

A Sailor went to sea, sea, sea,

(tap hand to forehead like looking out to sea, 3 x)

To see what he could see, see, see,

And all that he could see, see, see,

Was the bottom of the deep blue sea, sea, sea.

A Sailor went to chop, chop, chop,

(tap hand at waist, 3 x)

To see what he could chop, chop, chop,

And all that he could chop, chop, chop,

Was the bottom of the deep blue chop, chop, chop.

A Sailor went to knee, knee, knee,

(tap knee, 3 x)

To see what he could knee, knee, knee,

And all that he could knee, knee, knee,

Was the bottom of the deep blue knee, knee, knee.

A Sailor went to foot, foot, foot,

(tap foot 3 x)

To see what he could foot, foot, foot,

And all that he could foot, foot, foot,

Was the bottom of the deep blue foot, foot, foot.

A Sailor went to sea, chop, knee, foot,

(tap forehead, waist, knee, foot)

To see what he could sea, chop, knee, foot,

And all that he could sea, chop, knee, foot,

Was the bottom of the deep blue sea, chop, knee, foot

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The wheels on the bus go round and round

round and round, round and round

the wheels on the bus go round and round

all through the town

The people on the bus go up and downup and down, up and downthe people on the bus go up and down

All through the townThe wipers on the bus go swish,swish,swish

swish,swish,swish,swish,swish,swishThe wipers on the bus go swish,swish,swishall through the town

The horn on the bus goes beep, beep, beepbeep, beep, beep,beep, beep, beepThe horn on the bus goes beep, beep, beep

all through the town