We are planning a Safari program for the First Graders! It comprises of songs to sing, songs to move to, and some that will even allow the students (remember, they are all around 6 years old) to play Orff instruments. Between songs, jokes and poems will be read about Safari animals--several accredited to Shel Silverstein. Seven songs will be sung, and we have just started teaching the kids the songs when we got back from the winter break.
My favorite is "Boa Constrictor"
I'm being swallowed by a boa constrictor (repeat x4)
And I don't like it very much.
Oh, no, (oh, no) he swallowed my toe, (he swallowed my toe.)
Oh, gee, (oh, gee) he's up to my knee, (he's up to my knee.)
Oh, fiddle, (oh, fiddle) he's reached my middle, (he's reached my middle.)
Oh, heck, (oh, heck) he's reached my neck (he's reached my neck.)
Oh, dread, (oh, dread) he's SWALLOWED MY slurp!
Poem by Shel Silverstein, music on the recording of Peter, Paul,and Mommy.
The first two lines are slow, and you shake your head to line 2. The following 5 lines accelerando until the apex of he's SWALLOWED MY slurp! Students pat the beat on whatever body part that has been swallowed, and it is fun! We have a "pet" (stuffed) snake we put around the kids. The idea is to additionally have feather boas to pass around and up as if being "eaten" up to that part of the body.
More to come! Here's the list of the songs:
Funga Alafia (Swahili Greeting Song)
Let's Go on a Safari (Orff instruments)
Animal Fair (with piano)
Boa Constrictor (with guitar)
My Rhinoceros (with guitar)
Goin' to the Zoo (with guitar)
The Crocodile Song (with piano)
Let's go on a Safari (repeated)
I will only be providing words in this blog for copyright purposes.
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