I Wish (Travelling To School)
Sing and Learn the Actions!
Lyrics
I wish I could travel to school today,
by a train or in a plane,
on a boat hey I 'd float.
Or on a bus, there 'd be no fuss
but I have to choose,
walking in my shoes!
I wish I could travel to school today,
in a sports car, I 'd be a star,
on a motorbike or a trike.
On a tram, there 'd be no traffic jams
but I have to choose,
walking in my shoes!
Whistle the whole verse until last line
But I have to choose, walking in my shoes x6
Activities
Music
- Dynamics is the varying levels of softness or loudness. Play the song and hum along softly. Play the song again and hum along loudly.
- Does humming softly or loudly suit the song better?
Dance
- Choose an imaginary pair of shoes. What do they look like? What do they feel like? Dance the song in your imaginary shoes.
Visual Art
- Draw or paint "how you would like to travel to school"?
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.
