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Writing a song
SINGING TO LEARN Science Pilot project Spring Term 2005
Song Title: HEALTHY EATING Toes Key Stage 1/2: 1A OURSELVES/ 2A HEALTH AND GROWTH, 3A TEETH AND EATING Written by: Mel Crosby, Sallie Smith, Natalie Lacey, Westmeads Primary School Tune: Heads, Shoulders, Knees and

1. Cream, yoghurt, milk and cheese, milk and cheese Cream, yoghurt, milk and cheese, milk and cheese Are dairy products you keep in your fridge Cream, yoghurt, milk and cheese, milk and cheese. 3. Eggs, chicken, fish and meat, fish and meat Eggs, chicken, fish and meat, fish and meat Are full of protein, they make you fit and strong Eggs, chicken, fish and meat, fish and meat 5. Plums, apples, pears and grapes, pears and grapes Plums, apples, pears and grapes, pears and grapes Are fresh and fruity, theyre full of vitamins Plums, apples, pears and grapes, pears and grapes. 6. Crisps, biscuits, cakes and chips, cakes and chips Crisps, biscuits, cakes and chips, cakes and chips Fat and sugary, you shouldnt eat too much! Crisps, biscuits, cakes and chips, cakes and chips.

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Bread, pasta, spuds and rice, spuds and rice Bread, pasta, spuds and rice, spuds and rice Are carbohydrates to give you energy Bread, pasta, spuds and rice, spuds and rice.

4. Beans, carrots, leeks and peas, leeks and peas Beans, carrots, leeks and peas, leeks and peas Are vegetables, you need to eat your greens. Beans, carrots, leeks and peas, leeks and peas

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The Healthy Food Song

Tune: Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star You need healthy food you know! Healthy food makes you grow! Spaghetti, sandwiches, chicken and cheese. Lots of fruit, please, please, please. Yoghurt, juice and salad too. All these things are good for you. Vanessa Reilly 2011

Art Class Song

Tune: Day oh! Day oh! Painting, painting. I like painting. Do you like it too? Painting, painting. I like painting. Do you like it too? Red, yellow, green and blue. I like painting. Do you like it too? Orange, pink and purple too. I like painting. How about you? Vanessa Reilly 2011

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1. Decide what your song is for presentation or consolidation of the language. 2. What vocabulary do you want to include? 3. What language do you want to include? 4. Which concepts?
5. The chorus is usually the main idea of the song what the song

is about -- that repeats at least twice or more. Often, but not always, the first or last line of the chorus is also the title of the song. 6. There are many tunes that are easy to write new lyrics to: Frre Jacques Head, shoulders, knees and toes. Here we go looby loo Here we go round the mulberry bush Hokey Cokey If youre happy and you know it. Row, row, row your boat. 7. Can you make the words rhyme? 8. Can you do actions to the lyrics? Remember: With young children, language divorced from action seems to be mostly forgotten. Murphy, T, (1992), Music and song, Oxford University Press Shell be coming round the mountain Ten Green Bottles The farmers in his den The wheels on the bus Twinkle, Twinkle little star What shall we do with the drunken sailor?

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Mnemonics
Mnemonic is a very general word. It is defined simply as some device which aids the memorisation of something. The word comes from the Greek mnemoniks, which refers to the mind. Mnemonics tend to rhyme and are quite musical.

For Spelling I before E except after C. Think of believe or receipt.

If you get confused with the spelling of DESERTS (like the Sahara) and DESSERTS (like Tiramisu) remember that the sweet one has two sugars ss.

For the order of colours in the rainbow, or visual spectrum:

(Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet) Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain.

Mnemonics for Vertebrate animals Animals with a backbone. Fish Amphibians Reptiles Mammals Birds

Keyword Strategy
Word Keyword Strategy

Vein

In

The blood flows

into the heart

Artery A

The blood flows away from the heart

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Mnemonics for the order of the Solar System

My (Mercury) * to remember Mercury is first look at the first and last letters M__y =my Very (Venus) Elegant (Earth) Mother (Mars) Just (Jupiter) Served (Saturn) Us (Uranus) Noodles/nectarines/Nachos/nothing/Nocilla (Neptune) For a Mnemonics index see: http://www.eudesign.com/mnems/_mnframe.htm

Can you think of a mnemonics to help the children remember any information in your project?

Bibliography and some useful resources

Cameron, L, (2001), Teaching Languages to Young Learners, CUP Murphy, T, (1992), Music and song, Oxford University Press MacGregor, H, (1998), Tom Thumbs Musical Maths, A & C Black MacGregor, H, (1999), Bingo Lingo, A & C Black Nicholls,S, (1992), Bobby Shaftoe, Clap your hands, A & C Black Nicholls,S, (1998), Michael Finnigin, tap your chinigin, A & C Black Umansky,K, (1998), Three Rapping Rats, A & C Black Umansky,K, (1998), Three Tapping Teddies, A & C Black Super songs, (1997), OUP Boyd Brewer, C, (2005), Integrating Music in the Classroom. On http://www.newhorizons.org/strategies/arts/brewer.htm

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Prescott, J.O., (2005), Music in the classroom an instructors handy guide for bringing music into your classroom. on Music articles: http://www.mrsjonesroom.com/songs/alphlist.html & http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/instructor/Jan05_music.htm

USEFUL WEBSITES http://apps.clusterweb.org.uk/forum/messages/1177/5660.html science songs http://www.bussongs.com/ http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems.html http://www.childrensmusic.org/ http://www.dreamenglish.com/ - simple downloadable songs. http://www.gameskidsplay.net/ - for clapping rhymes http://gardenofpraise.com/grammarsongs.htm http://www.karafun.com/ - you can download karaoke versions of many pop songs from this site. You have to pay for this but it might be worth it for an end of term concert. http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/musica.htm - sing-along versions of traditional songs http://members.tripod.com/~ESL4Kids go to Songs, chants or Fingerplays http://www.preschooleducation.com/song.shtml - great songs http://www.songsforteaching.com - excellent website with songs for teaching anything! http://www.theteachersguide.com/ChildrensSongs.htm - with traditional songs with MP3 recordings for you to listen