Little bird, little bird (rhythm, pulse) - Video

Little Bird, Little Bird (rhythm, pulse)

This is a chant for practising walking in time. I was surprised, when I first started teaching, to discover how difficult some children find walking in time! You'll probably need to do this truly 'one step at a time'! Don't forget that it's easier for the children to copy you if you are in a row or if you have your back to them so that they can match your left and right. We walked on the spot here but, if you have enough space, let the children follow you in a line, like ducklings. Here's me getting my right and left feet muddled up!

• Little bird (left, right)
• Little bird (left, right)
• Left your nest (left, right)
• Was it right? (left, right)
• __
• Little bird (left, right)
• Little bird (left, right)
• Came back home (left, right)
• In the night (left, right)