Number Song T.V.

For each number from 0-10 there is a different song, as outlined below:-

Number	Title	Style	Interactive
0	"Old Mother Hubbard"	Country and Western	no
1	"Hickory Dickory Dock"	Traditional Nursery Rhyme	no
2	"Two Kool Kookaburras"	chant	no
3	"Baa Baa Black sheep"	Reggae	no
4	"Four Fat Sausages"	Barber shop quartet	no
5	"Five Little Candles"	Opera	no
6	"I'm the 6th Current bun"	Blues	no
7	"As I was going to St. Ives"	Jazz	no
8	"8 Men went to Mow"	harmony	yes
9	"9 green bottles"	spooky	yes
10	"1 - 2 Buckle My Shoe"	rap	no

Sing away from the computer

* Change the numbers in the songs.

* Find 9 plastic bottles and paint them green. Hang them on the wall to use with the "9 green bottles" song. Painting numbers on the bottles is optional, but it might be a good activity for students to hang the bottles in order.

* A chant to go with the "6 Current Buns" song is:

6 Current buns in the Baker's Shop
Round and Fat with a cherry on the top
Along came Lisa with a cent to spend.
She bought a current bun and took it away.

To play the game, stand the students in a line while the person with the cent walks along, tapping their heads (lightly!) with the beat. On the word "bought", the students buys the bun and takes it away. The chant begins again until only one is left. Naturally, you can have as many buns as you like.

Listening

* Play it to the students.

* Play the student the number song from that music group (In this case, "Five Little Candles") and another that is very different, e.g. "9 Green Bottles".

* See if the students can match the new piece to the correct number.

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