Riggedy Jig
Children will love to sing and dance
along with this fun action song!
Can you walk, stroll, ride and riggedy jig?
Give it a try! Learn the actions below
Lyrics
As I was walking down the street,
down the street, down the street.
A little friend I chanced to meet.
High ho, high ho, high ho.
Chorus: A riggedy jig and away we go,
away we go, away we go.
A riggedy jig and away we go.
High ho, high ho, high ho.
As I was strolling down the street,
down the street, down the street,
A little friend I chanced to meet,
High ho, high ho, high ho.
Chorus: A riggedy jig and away we go,
away we go, away we go.
A riggedy jig and away we go.
High ho, high ho, high ho.
As I was riding down the street,
down the street, down the street.
A little friend I chanced to meet.
High ho, high ho, high ho.
Chorus: A riggedy jig and away we go,
away we go, away we go.
A riggedy jig and away we go.
High ho, high ho, high ho.
Activities
Music
- Watch the video song of “Riggedy Jig” on YouTube and clap the ostinato (the rhythm pattern of the words) – “Hi ho, hi ho, hi ho.”
Dance
- What is a locomotor move? A movement in which the body travels across space (running, creeping, rolling).What is a non-locomotor move? A movement in which the body remains anchored to one spot by a body part (for example, bending, twisting, stretching). What kind of movements can you spot in the song?
- Make up new verses for the song, using movement ideas e.g. galloping, bouncing, jumping, skipping, twirling, twisting…
- Play the instrumental version and match your new moves to the song!
Drama
- Children meet and greet friends using different greetings and gestures.
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.
