<h3>My Little Bear </h3><p>This is a counting song to the tune of Alice the Camel. </p>                                                                <ul class="simple lyrics">            <li>My little bear has one nose</li>            <li>My little bear has one nose</li>            <li>My little bear has one nose</li>            <li>I love my little bear</li>            <li>__</li>            <li>My little bear has two eyes</li>            <li>__</li>            <li>My little bear has two ears</li>            <li>__</li>            <li>My little bear has four legs</li>            <li>__</li>            <li>My little bear has four paws</li>    </ul>                                                                                                                                                                                <p>We don't sing all the verses here because it was the first time the children had sung My Little Bear but you can listen to it all here:</p>                                                                                                                                    

My little bear - Song

<h3>My Little Bear </h3><p>This is a counting song to the tune of Alice the Camel. </p>                                                                <ul class="simple lyrics">            <li>My little bear has one nose</li>            <li>My little bear has one nose</li>            <li>My little bear has one nose</li>            <li>I love my little bear</li>            <li>__</li>            <li>My little bear has two eyes</li>            <li>__</li>            <li>My little bear has two ears</li>            <li>__</li>            <li>My little bear has four legs</li>            <li>__</li>            <li>My little bear has four paws</li>    </ul>                                                                <div class="video">    <div class="embed">                    <iframe class="lazy_embed" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/382597360?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;color=A2D6BD" allowfullscreen="">            </iframe>            </div></div>                                                                <p>We don't sing all the verses here because it was the first time the children had sung My Little Bear but you can listen to it all here:</p>                                                                <audio class="lazy_av" controls="" controlslist="nodownload">    <source src="https://rippleeducation.blob.core.windows.net/media/Lucia_My-Little-Bear.mp3" type="audio/mp3"></source></audio>                                                                <h3>Walking speed (tempo)</h3><p>After the song, I took the opportunity to add on an activity that demonstrated slow speed and walking speed by passing the bear round the circle.</p>                                                                <h3>High &amp; Low Bears Chant (pitch)</h3><p>To encourage the children to control the pitch of their voices, recognising high and low, point to baby bear and mummy bear in the picture, switching from one to the other. Everyone chants: </p>                                                                <ul class="simple lyrics">            <li>Baby Bear are you there? (high voice)</li>            <li>Mummy Bear are you there?  (lower voice)</li>    </ul>                                                                    <div class="img img_lrg">        <img class="lazy_img" src="/internal/----/_lrg/marco-secchi-E0su4LQzQ4c-unsplash.jpg" alt="Marco Secchi E0Su4 Lqz Q4C Unsplash">    </div>                                                                <p>What would Daddy Bear sound like? Why do bigger bears have lower voices? The children could compare chime bars - the longest bars have the lowest pitch.</p>

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My little bear - Video

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