Nursery favourites
85. Alice the camel
86.
Ha ha this away
87.
Wind the bobbin up
88. Aeroplanes, aeroplanes
89. Kangaroo Brown
90.
The bear went over the mountain
91. Bobby Bingo
92.
Tiny Tim
93.
My pigeon house
Last updated: 06/02/2013 13:55
The songs below are part of ‘Away we
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compiled, adapted, translated and illustrated by Dany Rosevear
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85. Alice the camel O As subservient beasts of
burden for thousands of years, Watch at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpoqrvTLc8M A challenging song for young
children, despite the simple words, as co-ordinated singing and actions are
needed with counting down from five or even ten. Practice however will make
perfect or at least confident. Initially play the game with children standing
still in a circle using their fingers to show the number of humps.
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86. Ha, ha this away O You can be anything you like
in this song: animals, Halloween creatures, musicians. For more challenge introduce
directions such as: ‘jump left this away’ ‘jump right that away’. Listen to Leadbelly sing the original: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgicvAZ4D1A&feature=related Stand ready to move into
spaces around the room.
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87. Wind the bobbin up O Look out for the American
version ‘Wind, wind, sugar baby’ in one of the ‘Wonderful world’ collections. Here is the familiar and simpler version sung in English speaking nurseries around the world. Watch it being sung to teach English in a Catalan
class: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5Jxvcb4I0c&feature=related Play either individually or
with a partner making sure there is plenty of room for vigorous movement.
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88. Aeroplanes, aeroplanes O This nursery favourite of many decades was originally adapted from a children’s poem by Barbara Ireson. Make your own adaptations to accommodate other forms of transport; tractors, trains, diggers. Watch this video from the excellent Songbox collection: http://www.muzu.tv/kidsmusic/songbox-vol-4-aeroplanes-aeroplanes-music-video/743751 Make sure you have a calming down method available
as this is a lively game can and children can become very excitable. Let children take it in turns to be the airport
controller with a red/green lollipop sign; when it shows red children must be
ready to land and rest. With outstretched wings they will need to understand
how to make the best use of space so there are no accidents!
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89. Kangaroo Brown O Jump to Australia in this
energetic workout with a simple rhythm. Try singing at different speeds with
leisurely long jumps for a tired kangaroo or fast little ones as Kangaroo
Brown hurries off to town. Watch a rather bizarre
animated video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqzCe5TkP0w Younger children can move
individually to the music. Older ones can synchronize actions with those of a
partner. Verse two and three added by
Dany Rosevear Jump,
jump, Kangaroo Brown! Jump,
jump, jump off to town! Jump,
jump, up hill and down! Jump,
jump, Kangaroo Brown! Hop,
hop, Hippetty Hare! Hop,
hop, hop up in the air! Hop,
hop, hop here and there! Hop,
hop, Hippetty Hare! Bounce,
bounce, Wallaby Woo! Bounce,
bounce, to Bounce,
bounce, can we come too? Bounce,
bounce, Wallaby Woo! |
90. The bear went over the mountain O March around the room singing
this song. Pause each time the long word “mountain” is sung, gradually making
a stretchy mountain shape with hands above the heads and feet on tiptoes. Put
hands to eyes and look from side to side on the words “to see”. Then continue
marching round the room. Sung to the tune of “For
he’s a jolly good fellow”, these words can be added to follow up the first
verse. Join up in pairs, marching side by side, with arms on shoulders or
waist, round the room. Skip round on the spot for “Which nobody can deny”. Encourage children to make up additional verses with appropriate actions: the bear went “into the forest”, “down to the river”, “off to the seaside”. Watch at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwItV8IZ9ls&feature=related http://www.gfes.tpc.edu.tw/board/abc-song/ will take you to a Flash player where you will find a cheerful video
of this song
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91. Bobby Bingo O Sung as an adult comic song
in the 18th century and later at harvest suppers, by the end of
the 19th century it had been turned into a children’s game. A popular version of this
song involves clapping the letters. At each singing a letter is missed out,
until the last but one where all letters are clapped rather than sung. A
rousing final verse is sung with all letters re-instated Watch at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIuEtkRpwLM&feature=related Make three class circles
with a child in the middle of each.
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92. Tiny Tim O Great as a skipping game,
with three children entering the swung rope to ‘In came...’ and the retiring
on the words ‘Out went...’ It is also fun played as a playground clapping
game. Watch at; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pM-ohj49-0Y In the game below mime
actions in groups of five.
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93. My pigeon house O Grandparents from many
countries including Romania, Scandinavia, Spain, Russia and Ireland and have
sung versions of this beautiful lullaby to send young children to sleep. In
Germany this traditional tune is known as ‘Muss I Den’ and was popularised by
Elvis Watch at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q00fe_Uj_nM Play as below or spread
around the room with all children miming the movements of the pigeons. Half
the class form a circle, the others ‘the pigeons’ stand in the centre.
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