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Shoo Fly

Animal & Farm Rhymes

Shoo Fly

Children will love to sing and dance along with this fun kid’s nursery rhyme song!

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Shoo Fly Lyrics

Shoo fly, don't bother me,
shoo fly, don't bother me,
shoo fly, don't bother me,
I belong to somebody!

I feel, I feel, I feel, I feel,
I feel like a morning star!
I feel, I feel, I feel, I feel,
I feel like a morning star!

Repeat

Shoo Fly Learning Activities

Music

  • Beat and Rhythm - play the song and clap the beat (the steady pulse of the song). Play the song again and clap the rhythm (the short and long sounds that fit over the underlying beat).

Drama

  • Mime a 'pesky fly scene ' e.g. lying in bed trying to sleep but you can 't because a fly or a mosquito is buzzing around your head!

Dance

  • With a partner dance the moves of the song e.g. pat each other 's hands then link arms and dance around.

Literacy

  • Sing and read along to the YouTube song to achieve multi-sensory learning "Do it, see it and hear it!"

Print out the song PDF

  • Read the song lyrics - ask children a variety of questions.
  • Re-read the song lyrics and ask children to join in.
  • Recognise and use a variety of punctuation when reading. " " ! ? . ,
  • Look at print and conventions (bold, italics).
  • Talk about interesting/challenging words and discuss what they mean.
  • Word study - phonic knowledge, compound words, rhyming word, contractions etc.
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