Songs and Chants

This week we have been talking about songs and chants and how to use them at the time of teaching a second language to kids. First of all, Let me share with you this link with the differences between sons and chants.
https://prezi.com/oq3calfgcsgu/songs-rhymes-chants-for-younger-pupils/s

Now that you know the differences between songs and chants let me share that activities that we have been performing throughout this week. we have been sharin songs in order to increase the number of activities that we can perform with kids at the time of teaching a second language. let me share you what my classmates and I did throughout this week.

On the first day, I was the one who started the activity by sharing the chant called "The finger family". The finger family is a chant that talks about the family members and we can use it at the time of teaching the family members, this activity is for students between the ages of 5-7 years old because it contains basic vocabulary and we can use it as a warm up activity, in the during or in the wrap up stage.

After that, Eunice shared the chant "Let's go to the zoo" which is about the animals and some movements that they do, I think this song is very dinamic and we can get students' attention with it; also, it is used for kids between the ages of 6-8 years old and we can use it as a warm up activity and in the during stage.

Then, Olmes shared the chant " If you are happy, happy, happy" that I think is very dinamic and that it is a suitable song to talk about feelings with students; moreover, this song can be used with kids between 5-6 years old and I think that we can use this soon as a warm up activity and in the during stage as well.

The song "I see something blue" was shared by Nancy and we inmediately realized that this is a very useful song to teach the colors, we can make some changes by switching the color blue for another one, blue, for example. this song can be used with kids between 5-7 years old and in the during stage and as a warm up or wrap up activity.

Then, Bryan shared the song "I have a pet " which is used to teach the common animals. we can use this song with kids between 6-8 years old.

Josue shared the song "Ten little airplanes" which is perfect to teach the numbers and we can use it with kids between 5-7 years old. It is perfect to be used as a warm up or wrap up activity or in the during stage.

Then, one of my classmates shared the song "What is your name" which is suitable to teach how to ask and answer the question "what is your name". this song is for kids between 5-7 and we can use it as a warm up or wrap up activity or in the during stage.

Afther that, the song "Head shoulders knees and toes" was shared, this is one of the songs that I leked the most because of its rhythm and dynamic. It is perfect to practice the parts of the body and we an use it as a warm up or wrap up activity or in the during stage with kids between I would say 5-10 years old because we can make some changes and adapt the song to the age and knowledge of the kids.

There was a chant about the day of the week which is suitable to teach the topic and also another one about greetings and clothing, all of them are perfect to teach the topic that they refer to.

One of the songs that I like was "The skeleton dance" Which is a very good song to practice the parts of the body but now at a more difficult level, including movements. I personally think that we can use this song as a warm up or wrap up activity or in the during stage because of its contents. it is a very good song with meaningful vocabulary and we can use it with kids between 9-12 years old.

I think that songs and chants are a very important tool at the time of teaching and we as teachers have to be aware that we can apply songs and chants in the second language classroom in order to have an entertaining class but with a meaning apprenticeship.




here you have some of the songs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjFcrv6Lfx8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e54m6XOpRgU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4WNrvVjiTw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z26DWJKwBHU

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