1st Graders' newest fingerplay is called The Wise Man. This is such a fun fingerplay because it not only helps us show the form of the music with our motions, but we also get practice keeping the steady beat as the man builds his house. Read the lyrics below:
The wise man built his house upon the rock,
The wise man built his house upon the rock,
The wise man built his house upon the rock,
And the rain came tumbling down.
The rain came down and the floods came up,
The rain came down and the floods came up,
The rain came down and the floods came up,
And the house on the rock stood firm.
The foolish man built his house upon the sand,
The foolish man built his house upon the sand,
The foolish man built his house upon the sand,
And the rain came tumbling down.
The rain came down and the floods came up,
The rain came down and the floods came up,
The rain came down and the floods came up,
And the house on the sand fell flat.
We had to discuss why the house on the rock stood firm but the house in the sand fell flat. What happens when you stand in the wet sand at the beach? How does that feel? Would a house be able to stand up in the muddy sand?
Listen to Mrs. Bayer's class perform this song in the video below.
