See (point to eyes) you (point at others) again (thumbs up!).Īgain, wave both hands left to right while singing goodbye. Wave both hands left to right while singing goodbye. I also use actions for the Goodbye, see you again part. When we sing the song, the students do the actions, and sing. I think it is very important that the students understand what they are singing. I use hand gestures to teach the meaning, but if they don’t understand I translate the lyrics for them. Even if this is the first lesson for the student, they have already learned some important phrases.Īt the end of the class, before we sing the song, I have the students repeat the lyrics, line by line, after me. The students follow my action, and I encourage them to say “stand up.” Next I do the same with “sit down”, and “clap your hands”. This makes the kids have fun right from the start! More teaching ideas belowįor example, when the class starts I say, “stand up!” and do the action. I always show the kids the actions, and even if it takes them a time or two to say the phrases, they can do the action right away. There are a lot of actions here for the kids to learn. I often use the phrases of the song to start the class, as a warm up, then play the song at the end as a review and wrap up. Scroll down for lesson ideas, and lyrics.
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