Singing together to build a community
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Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can take part in singing games and understand that singing games can be used to strengthen communities
Key learning points
- Playground singing games are often short, memorable folk songs that are passed down orally.
- Playground singing games are often unaccompanied so that they can be played anywhere.
- Playground games can help us connect with one another and can help to build a happy community.
Keywords
Warm up - a sequence of exercises used to prepare the mind, body and voice for singing
Folk song - a song that originates from a particular country, culture or people that is usually passed down orally
Community - a group of people that are connected because they have things or places in common. For example, a school community
Unaccompanied song - a song that uses voices only
Common misconception
Playground singing games (such as clapping games) are only played in my school/schools in the UK.
Playground singing games (including clapping games) are shared in playground communities from all over the world. For example, this unit includes playground singing games from the UK, Ghana, Finland, Japan and USA.
Teacher tip
When learning the playground singing games in this unit, encourage pupils to begin by playing the game slowly and steadily. You could use the videos to support with this. Support pupils to master the game slowly first. Group games could be whole class or smaller groups of 3-10.
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