1 a Listen to Nine Little Children. Clap along to the rhythm. Nine Little Children &

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American folk tune

Lyrics by Pearson Longman

One and two and three lit – tle friends, One and two and three lit – tle chil – dren, Four and five and six lit – tle friends,

Four and five and six lit – tle chil – dren,

Se – ven, eight and nine lit – tle friends, Se – ven, eight and nine lit – tle chil – dren,

All to – ge – ther ha – ving fun

All to – ge – ther ha – ving fun. .

This song is sung to the tune of Ten Little Indian Boys b Sing the song.

A ta ta ta ta ta ta ta SILENCE! ta ti - ti ta ta ta ti - ti ta SILENCE!

3 a Say the rhythmic syllables and clap the rhythms below. At the Œ, open your palm like this .

Try other actions for the Πb Listen to Skip to My Lou again. Clap the rhythm. c Sing the song with actions. example clap hands, skip, tip-toe like a ballerina d Clap the rhythm below as you sing the song. tells you there are 4 quarter-note beats in a bar. tells you to repeat.

1 a Sing the song below.

One Little Finger

b In your groups, add actions to the song.

How do your actions the words? work out

2 Group Work: Write a rhythm you can play to One Little Finger.

Writing a rhythm is easy! You can: a Write , qq or Πin the below.

1. Use a rhythm in the song.

2. Make small changes to a rhythm in the song.

4 4 : b Some group members can sing the song. The rest can clap the rhythm. c What do you think of your own work? Complete the below. good

3. Write a new rhythm. SingingCompositionTeamwork fairneeds improvement