parts of the body song have fun teaching lyrics

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Jump up and down and stomp your feet x 3 / I can move my body!.

Turn around and wave your arms x 3 / I can move my body!.

Clap your hands and touch your toes x 3 / I can move my body!.

Stand up, sit down and wiggle your hips x 3 / I can move my body!.

This is the way we sit at our tables x 3 / When we’re doing our classwork.

This is the way we clean up our things x 3 / When we’re finished class.

This is the way we listen to a story x 3 / When we’re in a circle.

This is the way we line up at the door x 3 / When we’re going home.

You could combine the song with different actions.

You don’t need to accompany the song with the traditional circle actions either. In and out the cold, cold arctic x 3 / Will you be my polar bear?.In and out the tropical grasslands x 3 / Will you be my elephant?.In and out the deep, blue ocean x 3 / Will you be my dolphin?.

In and out the hot, dry desert x 3 / Will you be my camel?.

In and out the leafy jungle x 3 / Will you be my monkey?.

Here are a few ideas: Adapt for a natural landscapes theme The original lyrics aren’t particularly useful for EFL/ESL learners, but we can easily adapt them. For each new round I’ll swap 1 or 2 for other words in the same set. I find this works really well to revise new vocabulary, because you are only focusing on 4 vocabulary items at a time.

The kids are really engaged when singing songs in this way, because they don’t know who you’re going to nominate next.

Start up the rhythm again and this time sing it with your 4 vocabulary items.

Elicit the names of the items and get the children to repeat after you.

Place 4 flashcards of your vocabulary set in the centre of the circle face up.

You can add in your favourite ‘ask a question’ gesture at the appropriate points too. For kids aged 4 and up, I prefer to make it a bit more complicated to increase concentration levels: Pat legs, clap hands, tap shoulders, clap hands. Don’t start singing yet, until they can follow your rhythm (more or less!) The easiest one is to pat your legs and clap your hands alternatively on each syllable: Red (pat) and (clap) yel (pat) low (clap). What’s the best way to sing Frere Jacque with young learners? What food do you like? What food do you like?

Parts of the body song have fun teaching lyrics