Pets & Other Animals Level: Key Stage 1 - Introductory

Meet Maestro the Dog

Everyone loves Maestro and he's very good at sitting in the middle of the ring, or being passed round in music games. This is the first little song we sing about Maestro in the Early Grades activities. We meet Maestro again in the Elementary School Christmas Tree unit and in More Maestro Stories.

Alice the Camel (pitch, structure, rhythm, pulse)

Everyone loves this song! You could teach it in a First me, then you way or by playing the recording, and have the children join it initially with the words, Five humps, four humps and so on for each verse. When the children have heard the song a few times they will know it. Later, you can make them laugh by changing the ending to Alice is a hippopotamus, or what ever amuses you!

• Alice the camel had ... five humps
• Alice the camel had ... five humps
• Alice the camel had ... five humps
• So go, Alice, go!

More Alice fun

1. Everyone hold up five fingers for the words, Five Humps, then four for the next verse, and so on.
2. Have five children standing up for verse 1, then one sit down for verse 2, and so on.
3. Give out untuned percussion for the children to play on the words, Five humps, and so on for each verse.
4. The notes for Five Humps, four Humps, and so on, are G E. Choose a child to play G, E on chime bars every time the words are sung.