The waves roll high
Bobbing up and down
Charlie over the ocean
Four in a boat
The alley-alley-O
Wade in
the water
Draw a bucket of water
Floating down the river
Scraping up sand (Shiloh)
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The songs below are part of ‘Hop,
skip and away we go!’ The original
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compiled, adapted and illustrated by Dany Rosevear
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Bobbing up and down O The origins of this song
have been researched without success though the words ‘bobbing up and down’
can be found in a very different piece of music; hence it is probable I must
have developed this simple action song myself for the younger children in the
class. Do let me know if there is another version abroad! It certainly works well for
improving children’s confidence in the water as they bob shoulders under the
surface and learn to jump buoyantly in the swimming pool. The game below can be played: individually, with a partner, in a line holding
waists or in a circle holding hands - depending on the aptitude of your
children. Find out what works best!
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Charlie over
the ocean O Charlie caught a conger eel but
any fish will do! This traditional game can be
played in the classroom as below or with a ball in the hall as follows: The
children join hands in a circle skipping round ‘Charlie’ who holds a large
ball. As they chant ‘But he can’t catch me!’ Charlie throws the ball high in
the air, catches it, bounces it and then rolls it towards the feet of the
fleeing children. The child hit by the ball becomes the new Charlie. Watch at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD4MUyVHzQk
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Four in a boat O A gentle circle game from As an alternative to the
instructions below, younger children sit on the floor one behind the other rowing
back and forth in a group of four. These groups of four then join up to face
a second group. Holding hands with the child opposite they move back and
forth as in ‘Row, row, row your boat’
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The alley alley-o O Many of those growing up
around Liverpool and Listen to Kate Rusby at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5K1Dm4UXLZc and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSW8oKV3O7E&feature=related
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Draw a bucket
of water O Here is a game that can be
played independently in the playground once it is familiar. This song originated in the
days when washing dollies were used to scour the washing and is one of the
many British traditional songs that has travelled successfully to the U.S.A. Watch at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpVy4sE4H0o&feature=related One pair facing the other
holds hands, another pair joins hands across those of the first couple as
below.
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Floating down
the river O This game gives the children
two rhythms to experience; swaying and jumping. It is also an opportunity to
learn the doubles of numbers to eight. All that jumping needs
stamina, so initially choose an energetic pair to sit opposite each other in
the middle of a class circle.
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Scraping up
sand (Shiloh)
O A cheerful song from Listen at: http://www.amazon.com/Scraping-Up-Sand-Bottom-Sea/dp/B0010VWPB0
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