- (An activity for children’s language development.)
Play the song on the cassette/CD. Children listen, look at the illustrations and number. During the second listening, hold up your book and point to the items/people mentioned in the song, encouraging children to join in. Next, demonstrate the actions and play the song, encouraging children to participate fully. Check children’s answers. (1, 5, 4, 3, 2)Here comes a fly, (children use index finger to mime the movement of a fly)
A very big fly
And it lands right on my eye – boohoo! (index finger on one eye and make a sad face)
Shoo fly, shoo! (mime waving fly away)
Go away, I really don ’t want you!Here comes a fly (children use index finger to mime the movement of a fly)
A very big fly
And it lands right on my ear – boohoo! (index finger on one ear and make a sad face)
Shoo fly shoo! (mime waving fly away)
Go away I really don ’t want you!Here comes a fly, (children use index finger to mime the movement of a fly)
A very big fly
And it lands right on my nose – boohoo! (index finger on nose and make a sad face)
Shoo fly, shoo! (mime waving fly away)
Go away, I really don ’t want you!Here comes a fly, (children use index finger to mime the movement of a fly)
A very big fly
And it lands right on my mouth – boohoo! (index fingers on mouth and make a sad face)
Shoo fly, shoo!
Go away, Oh, dear – I ’ve eaten you! (mime swallowing a fly)
Ending the lesson
- Ask children to model the face of a person or monster using plasticine. Then they report back to the class:
Look at my monster.
It has got three eyes and four ears. etc