Family Song by Barney

Activity 7

Age group: 3-5 year-olds

Song + Theatre Play: Family Song by Barney (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsKO_r76kfQ)  

Vocabulary: family and friends (mom, dad, brother and sister)

Time: 15’

Material: website , a doll and some paper to make a tie

Interaction Pattern: T-Ss / Ss - Ss

Preparation for the game: Get the doll and give it to the gril who is going to be the mom; make a tie out of a sheet of paper ona staple it to the boy´s T-shirt who is going to be the dad.

 Instructions:

1.   Play the song with the Ss sitting in a circle.

2.   Choose one S to play the role of a dad, another to be the mom and two others to be the kids.

3.    Ask these Ss to make the gestures of the song as it is played for the second time.