Teddies Music to Listen to: Chants

Action Song: sing to the tune Row your Boat

Row your boat is a brilliant song for Aquarium from Carnival of the Animals Swing me over the ocean
For babies on a knee:
keeping a steady beat. Put a small teddy by Saint Saens Swing me over the sea
‘bounce bounce bounce with me bouncing on my knee, wiggle your hips
into an upside-down drum or a similar Raindrop by Chopin Swing me over the garden wall and swing
wiggle you hips now STOP and freeze like me.’
container (eg old ice cream box) an The Trout by Shubert me home for tea!
On ‘wiggle your hips’ change from bouncing up and down to a side to
adult holds one side and the child holds Available free if you sign up to You could even make a piece of fabric into a
side motion
the other and row the boat forward and abrsm.org/classical100 little hammock, put a little teddy in and
For younger pupils:
backward in time to the beat whilst swing away!
‘stamp stamp stamp your feet stamp your feet with me, wiggle your hips
singing the song. Try singing and moving
wiggle your hips now STOP and freeze like me.’ Change stamp to another If you have access to the internet, then
slow, medium and fast!
action eg clap your hands, nod your head. Sadler’s Wells Theatre have produced
Rainbows
Older pupils: some movement videos for children aged
Sing these words to the tune of Row your
‘stamp stamp stamp your feet now clap your hands with me, 2-6. Try ‘Family Dance Workshop for kids
Boat and pass a picture of a rainbow
Wiggle your hips wiggle your hips now STOP and freeze like me’. This aged 2-6: Rhythm.’
around the circle:
time change the action for feet and hands.
‘Red red red and orange,
The Big Ship Sails on the Ally Ally Oh yellow green and blue,
EY musical activities all about indigo and violet a rainbow shines on you.’
Shakers song: Whoever is holding the rainbow on the
Row your Boat This song encourages joining in with actions
Sing to the tune of Row Your Scrunchie/parachute/hoops and moving to the beat. Find it on the BBC word ’you’ points to one of the colours in
Boat: Using one of these props school Radio site: the picture and names it (younger) or
Shake, shake, shake your shaker, https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-
with adults and children names something that could be treasure
radio/nursery-rhymes-a-to-z-index/z4ddgwx
shake it just like me, found at the end of the rainbow (older).
holding on while singing Row Get In Your Boat activities
Shake it loud, shake it loud
your Boat will again reinforce March around the room following a leader for
Shake it just like me.
the sense of beat. Try singing Listen to “Storm” by Rossini, verse 1. During verse 2, all stand still and wag
Fabric/ribbons
Change how you play your your finger in time to the beat. During verse 3
at different speeds (tempo). which can be found here: Try singing these words by Sue Nicholls to
shaker-quiet, fast, high etc. the gradually sink to the bottom of the sea and lie
https://www.youtube.com/watc
children will come up with some down on the floor. Jump up! Ready to do it the tune of Row your Boat swaying your
h?v=JcRuChk7Exo . Use a
original ideas I’m sure. Try this chant (speaking all again fabric and letting it float down at the end.
parachute, lycra or a large
You can change the instruments voice) as well: piece of fabric. Talk about ‘Kites climb in the sky
too! stormy and calm weather using Rise into the blue
‘3 times round went our Sounds and instruments Careful listening and
Tap tap tap your sticks… pictures if they are available. new words. Using a tray of water make some Breezes stopping kites are dropping
gallant ship and 3 times
Tap tap tap your bricks… sounds for the children to listen to, splashing, Fluttering down to you.’
round went she, 3 times pouring, dripping etc. Take turns to make
Bang bang bang your drum… As you listen ripple the fabric
round went our gallant ship as if it were a calm sea, change sounds, how many can they make? Can they
and she sank to the bottom think of words to describe their watery sounds? Song with actions, all about different kinds of
the movement to a rough and
Sing these words to the tune of Frere Jacques boats (Use the tune of One Finger One
of the sea wheeeee! stormy sea.The music starts
as you explore: Thumb) ‘We’re going on a journey (X3)
Teddy Song: Under the water under the and ends with calmly and
Try hugging a favourite teddy and quietly but watch out for the We’re going out to sea.’ Ask: “How shall we
singing these new lyrics: sea up jumps my ship and up ‘I hear dripping, I hear dripping, travel?” Change each verse using the
loud and exciting storm in the
jumps me!’ middle! (splashing, sloshing, rippling etc) Hark children’s ideas eg ‘We’re rowing in a rowing
Hug hug hug your bear Change the word ‘gallant’ to don’t you? Hark don’t you? Dripping boat (X3) We’re going out to sea.’ Or we’re
Squeeze him very tight water in the bowl, dripping water in the diving in a submarine We’re Sailing in a
another word to describe the yacht We’re paddling in a steamer Changing
Hold him high, make him fly, bowl, Can you do it too? can you can do it
Then hug with all your might ship too?’ the speed of the boats on the sea and have
some fast, medium and slow verse