Spring Drama Lesson 7 - People Who Help Us

Resources for Spring Lesson Seven: People Who Help Us
Activity: Bang, Bang, Bang’ (adapted from ‘Rat Tat Tat’ by Edward Hughes and Peter Westmore)
This song is about three different people who help us: a dustman who helps us by collecting bins, a postman who helps us by delivering letters and a milkman who helps us by delivering milk.
Bang the floor or an upside down waste paper bin with two flat palms for each “bang” to make the sound of the bins.
Bang, bang, bang here comes the dustman, Bang, bang, bang he’s at the door.
Bang, bang, bang, there go the dustbins, Bang, bang, bang outside the door.
Make a fist and knock on the floor with both hands for “rat tat, tat” to make the sound of the postman knocking.
Rat tat, tat here comes the postman, Rat tat, tat he’s at the door.
Rat tat, tat, there go the letters,
Rat tat, tat outside the door.
Hold an imaginary milk bottle in each hand and clink them together for each “clink” to make the sound of the milkman.
Clink, clink, clink here comes the milkman. Clink, clink, clink he’s at the door.
Clink, clink, clink there go the bottles, Clink, clink, clink outside the door.
Other Ideas!
1. Try making up new verses about other people who help us. E.g. Plough, plough, plough, here comes the farmer... Psh, psh, psh, here comes the fire fighter... Listen, listen, listen, here comes the teacher.
2. Ask your child to nominate their favourite helpful person. Then role play a day in the life of that person. E.g. waking up, getting dressed (possibly in a uniform), driving to work (possibly in a rescue vehicle), doing your job and going home at the end of the day. Ask them how their job makes them feel.
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