Although they never had much success in America,

the Euro-disco group Boney M. was a European

phenomenon during the '70s. After German record
producer Frank Farian recorded the single "Baby Do
You Wanna Bump?" (which was successful in Holland
and Belgium), he created Boney M to support the
song, bringing in four West Indian vocalists who had
been working as session singers in Germany –

"Daddy Cool" reached the U.K. Top Ten in February

Boney M

1977, followed in April by a remake of Bobby Hebb's

"Sunny." In July, "Ma Baker" just missed the U.K.
number one spot, and "Belfast" hit the Top Ten in
December.

In 1978, Boney M. was at the height of their popularity

with "Rivers of Babylon"/"Brown Girl in the Ring," which
became the second-biggest selling single in U.K. chart
history. "Rivers of Babylon" also was Boney M.'s only
U.S. Top 40 hit. Boney M's album, Nightflight to Venus,
also topped the U.K. charts. In October 1978, "Rasputin"
became another U.K. Top Ten hit, followed by the
seasonal chart-topper "Mary's Boy Child"/"Oh My Lord,"
which became the fifth-biggest selling single in U.K.
history.

-All Music Guide

 January, February, March, April, May, June, July
Calendar Song Lyrics
January, February, March, April, May, June, July

August, September, October, November,

December
August, September, October, November,
December

January, February, March, April, May, June, July

January, February, March, April, May, June, July

August, September, October, November,

December
August, September, October, November,
December

January, February, March, April, May, June, July

January, February, March, April, May, June, July

January, February, March, April, May, June, July

January, February, March, April, May, June, July

January, February, March, April, May, June, July

January, February, March, April, May, June, July
Using this song for teaching ‘The Calendar Song’ by Boney M. has to be the
best song in the world for teaching your students
the months of the year!
The only words in the song are the months of the
year; the words are clear and are accompanied by
an exciting Tropicana beat! Your young ones will
go mad for this song and will know all the months
of the year, in the correct order, after only one
class!

Print-out the flashcards with this plan, or use your

own month flashcards. Arrange your students in a
circle with you in the middle. Put the flashcards
out in a line and let the students listen to the
song. As the months of the year are sung, you
should point to the correct flashcard. Do this once
or twice, so that the students become familiar
with the song and can identify which flashcard is
which.
 Now give a flashcard to each student in the circle.
If you don’t have exactly twelve students, either
Using this song for teaching
give some students two flashcards or print-out
extra flash cards and hand them out; it won’t ruin
anything.
Play the song again, but this time as students
hear the month of the year, if they have that
flashcard, they should quickly stand up and sit
down again. The chant is really catchy and your
students will probably start singing along. If they
do, actively encourage this by singing and
clapping yourself!
Finally, play the song one last time and have your
students stand up and join hands. You can now all
sing together while you dance in a circle.

As a warm-down exercise, there is a jigsaw puzzle

at the end. Get the students into pairs and have
them cut up the puzzle and put them back
together. If you don’t trust them with scissors,
you can pre-cut the puzzles before class. Enjoy!!
Tip: Students can sometimes feel shy singing and
dancing, but will always break out of this shyness
if the teacher takes the lead. With young learners,
always have energy and enthusiasm in abundance
and your kids will respond big time!!