76. Here we go up, up, up
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Walking, walking
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Jump Jim Joe
79. Roosters and hens
80. Dance to your daddy
81.
Hop little bunnies
82. Row your boat
83.
See-saw Margery Daw
84.
Handy spandy
Last updated: 30/11/2012 13:22
The songs below are part of ‘Away we
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compiled, adapted, translated and illustrated by Dany Rosevear
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76. Here we go up, up, up! O This simple nursery rhyme is
a lovely way to move a baby in different directions, either in the air or on
your knee. Watch a chanted version at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6AqPIZMeDo The game below can be played
individually or with a partner. It could also be played in a circle changing
partners at the end of each time the song is sung. Pairs stand opposite each
other holding hands.
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77. Walking, walking O This simple tune, ‘Frère
Jacques’, can easily be adapted to accommodate any type of movement. Watch an ESL version at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NzBD98NHCQ&feature=related
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78. Jump Jim Joe O This is a song that has its roots
in slavery as ‘Jump Jim Crow’. Watch at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrUE-pYO6a8 Children hold hands with a
partner in a space. This song will also work well played in a double circle.
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79. Roosters and hens O A simple game for the very
youngest. Add movements suggested by the children. For more challenge make
the actions cumulative: WIGGLE! STAMP! CLAP! Watch at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o9CTVlSlIQ
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Popular in Scotland and north
east England, this is traditionally a song for dandling a baby on the knee in
time to the music. Listen to Nancy Kerr’s folk
rendition of this song at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-tU36eyB0k
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81. Hop little bunnies O This nursery tune comes from
Germany but has been adapted to be sung throughout the English speaking
world. Watch at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o9CTVlSlIQ
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Move gently along the river.
For older children this song also works very well as a round. Place hands round mouth to
scream so neighbouring eardrums aren’t hurt! Watch at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bcPci31yKA&feature=related Sit in pairs opposite each
other and spread around the room.
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With its smooth and steady
rhythm it is possible that this song helped foresters keep good time when
sawing wood. A traditional see-saw would
have simply been made of a log and a wooden plank. Watch at: http://www.muzu.tv/kidsmusic/songbox-vol-26-see-saw-margery-daw-music-video/743784
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84. Handy spandy O Dandies were those such as
Beau Brummell in the Regency period of history that strived to appear the
height of fashion but were often mocked for their fancy and often outrageous
clothing.
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