First graders just finished learning an action song called "When I Was One." This silly song about a pirate really got us moving. The song goes like this:
When I was one I ate a bun (hold up one finger)
Going over the sea. (make waves with your hand)
I jumped aboard a pirate ship (jump forward one step)
And the pirate said to me: (point to someone else, then yourself)
“Going over, (reach hands up high)
Going under, (reach down low)
Stand at attention, like a soldier, (salute)
With a one, two, three!” (stomp feet three times)
Add more rhymes as you go. Count up to ten!
After we were comfortable with the movements, we added hula hoop "pirate ships." Students jumped aboard a different pirate ship for each verse of the song and raised it up and over their head when the song asked them to.
Hear Ms. Giguere's class sing this song by clicking the link below.
When I Was One
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