<h3>Who Are The People Who Help Us?</h3><p>This song fits in well with a bigger project on 'People Who Help Us'. The children could dress up as the different people who help us. If you have 'People who Help Us' puppets, some of the children could hold them up at the appropriate time (this is a good idea if you can't yet remember all the words!)</p>                                                                <p>You'll hear the complete song first, followed by a couple of clips from the start of teaching it using the <em>First Me, Then You</em> method.</p><p>Some of the children didn't seem to know the word, 'vet' so the teaching process took a little longer than usual and I haven't included all of it.</p>                                                                                                                                                                                <ul class="simple lyrics">            <li>Who are the people who help us?</li>            <li>Doctors, dentists, nurses and the vet</li>            <li>Who are the people who help us?</li>            <li>LetÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s thank them all today</li>            <li>__</li>            <li>Who are the people who help us?</li>            <li>Fire and rescue, teachers and police</li>            <li>Who are the people who help us?</li>            <li>LetÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s thank them all today</li>    </ul>

<h3>Meet Luchia, our Music Playtime Singer</h3><p>Next, I'd like you to meet Luchia Law, the singer on virtually all the sound files. Here she is singing <em>The Wheels on the Bus</em>, which you'll find in the <a href="https://music-playtime.com/member/topics/going-places/early-years/introductory">Going Places</a> unit. Most of the songs lend themselves to mime, which you can see Luchia doing here. Mime is great fun, it helps with understanding the meaning and character of a song and the children can do it with, or without, singing the words.</p>                                                                <h4>The Wheels on the Bus - Activity</h4><p>Try asking the children if they think Mrs Crocosaurus would like Luchia's singing. Hopefully, they will say. 'Yes'! If you ask why, you may get the same answer from all the children and it will go something like, 'Because she likes it'. This is fine - little children will almost certainly never have been asked this question before and it gives you the chance to say what you like about it! You could say that Luchia:</p><ul><li>sings the right tune</li><li>uses her singing voice, not her talking voice</li><li>sings not too fast and not too slow</li><li>makes a lovely sound - not shouty and not as quiet as a mouse.</li></ul>                                                                                                                                                                    

The Wheels on the Bus - Video

<h3>Lollipop Stop (silence)</h3><p>If you make a big stop/go sign on a stick like that used by a Lollipop Patrol person you can play the Lollipop Stop game. When you hold the lollipop showing <em>Go,</em> the children sing and when you turn it round to <em>Stop</em>, they stop. </p><p>The children <a href="https://music-playtime.com/member/topics/ourselves-and-our-friends/early-years/introductory">sing-song</a> this little rhyme and you turn the lollipop to <em>Stop</em> on the word Stop! The children begin again when you turn the lollipop to <em>Go</em>. Wait for different lengths of time before turning to <em>Go!</em></p>                                                                <ul class="simple lyrics">            <li>I like to see the lollipop</li>            <li>It tells the cars and vans to stop!</li>            <li>(silence ....)</li>    </ul>                                                                <h4>Lollipop Stop Variations</h4><p>The same game can be played with walking on the spot instead of singing, or with everyone playing a hand-held, untuned percussion instrument.</p>                                                                <p>If you have the <em>Out of the Ark: People Who Help Us </em>songbook with Audio CD, you might like to try the song <em>Lollipop Lady</em>. You'll need to spend some time teaching it if the children are to sing it in tune, so allow time to practise it yourself first! Here's a clip from the song: </p>                                                                                                                                                    

Lollipop stop (silence) - Song

<h3>Lollipop Stop (silence)</h3><p>If you make a big stop/go sign on a stick like that used by a Lollipop Patrol person you can play the Lollipop Stop game. When you hold the lollipop showing <em>Go,</em> the children sing and when you turn it round to <em>Stop</em>, they stop. </p><p>The children <a href="https://pango.education/lesson/184743/Ourselves & Our Friends Level: Early Years - Introductory">sing-song</a> this little rhyme and you turn the lollipop to <em>Stop</em> on the word Stop! The children begin again when you turn the lollipop to <em>Go</em>. Wait for different lengths of time before turning to <em>Go!</em></p>                                                                <ul class="simple lyrics">            <li>I like to see the lollipop</li>            <li>It tells the cars and vans to stop!</li>            <li>(silence ....)</li>    </ul>                                                                <h4>Lollipop Stop Variations</h4><p>The same game can be played with walking on the spot instead of singing, or with everyone playing a hand-held, untuned percussion instrument.</p>                                                                <p>If you have the <em>Out of the Ark: People Who Help Us </em>songbook with Audio CD, you might like to try the song <em>Lollipop Lady</em>. You'll need to spend some time teaching it if the children are to sing it in tune, so allow time to practise it yourself first! Here's a clip from the song: </p>                                                                <audio class="lazy_av" controls="" controlslist="nodownload">    <source src="https://rippleeducation.blob.core.windows.net/media/Lollipop-Lady.mp3" type="audio/mp3"></source></audio>                                                                    <div class="img img_sml">        <img class="lazy_img" src="https://rippleeducation.blob.core.windows.net/media/stop.png" alt="Stop">    </div>

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Who are the people who help us? - Video

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