Page 21 - Summer Music Song Bank

Up and Down
Up and down and up and down, This is the way to London town.
Suggestions for alternate verses:
Up and down and up and down, This is the way to Birmingham town.
...This is the way to Candy town. ...This is the way to Chocolate town.
...This is the way to Princess town.
Activities for classes with parents 1. Demonstrate the song with your small teddy, moving it up and down according to pitch and pulse.
2. The adults lift their babies up and down according to pitch and pulse.
3. The group sings the song and shows the pitch by moving the parachute up for the higher pitches and down for the lower pitches. "Let's send Teddy on an adventure." Repeat with the teddy on top. "Let's send Teddy somewhere new.” Suggest other places to send the teddy and adjust the lyrics accordingly.
Activities for classes in the nursery 1. Same as for classes with parents.
2. Same as activity three for classes with parents.
1. You sing the song holding your hand at forehead level for the higher pitches and just above belly button for the lower pitches. Encourage the older toddlers to join in with the actions.
2. You suggest some alternative places to sing about, and the children choose one of the suggested places to sing about. You then sing the song replacing 'London' with the suggested place. Repeat several times.
3. The group sings the song and shows the pitch by moving the parachute up for the higher pitches and down for the lower pitches. "Let's send Teddy on an adventure." Repeat with the small teddy on top. "Where shall we send Teddy this time?" The children think up new places to send the teddy.
1. Tell the children you are going to sing them a song where you show the pitch with your hands. You sing the song holding your hand at forehead level for the higher pitches and just above belly button for the lower pitches.
2. You sing the song and the children join in with the actions.
3. The children sing the song and do the actions with you.
4. The children sing the song and do the actions without you.
5. Volunteers think up other places to sing about and everyone sings the song replacing 'London' with the suggested place.
6. A volunteer sings the song on their own (inserting the name of their chosen place) and the group copies immediately after, like an echo.
7. Same as for toddlers activity three.
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small teddy & parach ute
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