<h3>Row Row Row Your Boat</h3><p>The children love doing rowing actions in time with this song, sitting one behind the other with legs out to the sides. I like to do the original verse first, with the ending Life is but a dream - this way, the children enjoy the 'naughty' version about the crocodile even more! The song is so well known that I have not written out the words.</p>                                                                                                                                                    

<h3>Apusskidusski</h3><p>In the <a href="https://music-playtime.com/member/topics/seaside-under-the-sea/key-stage-1/songs-and-chants">Seaside and Under the Sea</a> unit there's a traditional Swedish song called <em>I Medelhavet,</em> with an approximate translation of the original words (which happen to begin with a line about sardines!) plus an additional verse that I made up. It's a song that would be ideal for a mother or father to sing to their child, so I've included it here too.</p>                                                                    

Apusskidusski - Song

<h3>Apusskidusski (two ways!)</h3><p>This is a traditional Swedish song, with a lovely tune, called <em>I Medelhavet</em>. Here is an approximate translation of the original words, with an additional verse that I made up. It's a song for a mother or father to sing to their child, but you could ask the children what they think the words mean and then they could make up a third verse. In this version, the song is almost like a lullaby.</p>                                                                                                                                    <ul class="simple lyrics">            <li>In middle ocean</li>            <li>Sardines are swimming</li>            <li>Apusskidusski Apusskidu</li>            <li>But in my own heart</li>            <li>You&#039;re swimming too</li>            <li>Apusskidusski Apusskidu</li>            <li>__</li>            <li>Up in the blue sky</li>            <li>The birds are flying</li>            <li>Apusskidusski Apusskidu</li>            <li>But in my own heart</li>            <li>You&#039;re flying too</li>            <li>Apusskidusski Apusskidu</li>    </ul>                                                                <p>In the video, the song is begins in Swedish and is then translated into four other languages, including English. You'll be amazed at how different the song sounds at an upbeat tempo and I wonder how many children will prefer this version! Sometimes children surprise me with a preference for gentle music.</p>                                                                                                                                                                                

Apusskidusski - Video

<h3>Down There Under the Sea</h3><p>You'll probably need to listen to this song and sing along several times to learn it really well before teaching it, as it's easy to muddle up the words, <em>big blue ocean</em> and <em>deep blue sea</em>! You could teach it using the First Me, Then You method and then use the sound track to sing along to. The verses go in this order:</p><ul><li>Lots to see</li><li>Lots of fish</li><li>Whales and sharks</li><li>Crabs and shells</li></ul><p>For each verse, choose different instruments for children to represent the different things in each verse eg shell shakers for their verse about crabs and shells Ã¢â‚¬â€œ shake only on the words <em>crabs and shells</em>, and so on.</p>                                                                                                                                    

Down there under the sea - Song

<h3>Apusskidusski (two ways!)</h3><p>This is a traditional Swedish song, with a lovely tune, called <em>I Medelhavet</em>. Here is an approximate translation of the original words, with an additional verse that I made up. It's a song for a mother or father to sing to their child, but you could ask the children what they think the words mean and then they could make up a third verse. In this version, the song is almost like a lullaby.</p>                                                                <audio class="lazy_av" controls="" controlslist="nodownload">    <source src="https://rippleeducation.blob.core.windows.net/media/Lucia_Apusskidusky.mp3" type="audio/mp3"></source></audio>                                                                <ul class="simple lyrics">            <li>In middle ocean</li>            <li>Sardines are swimming</li>            <li>Apusskidusski Apusskidu</li>            <li>But in my own heart</li>            <li>You&#039;re swimming too</li>            <li>Apusskidusski Apusskidu</li>            <li>__</li>            <li>Up in the blue sky</li>            <li>The birds are flying</li>            <li>Apusskidusski Apusskidu</li>            <li>But in my own heart</li>            <li>You&#039;re flying too</li>            <li>Apusskidusski Apusskidu</li>    </ul>                                                                <p>In the video, the song is begins in Swedish and is then translated into four other languages, including English. You'll be amazed at how different the song sounds at an upbeat tempo and I wonder how many children will prefer this version! Sometimes children surprise me with a preference for gentle music.</p>                                                                <div class="video">    <div class="embed">                    <iframe class="lazy_embed" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/382922865?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;color=A2D6BD" allowfullscreen="">            </iframe>            </div></div>                                                                <h3>Down There Under the Sea</h3><p>You'll probably need to listen to this song and sing along several times to learn it really well before teaching it, as it's easy to muddle up the words, <em>big blue ocean</em> and <em>deep blue sea</em>! You could teach it using the First Me, Then You method and then use the sound track to sing along to. The verses go in this order:</p><ul><li>Lots to see</li><li>Lots of fish</li><li>Whales and sharks</li><li>Crabs and shells</li></ul><p>For each verse, choose different instruments for children to represent the different things in each verse eg shell shakers for their verse about crabs and shells â€“ shake only on the words <em>crabs and shells</em>, and so on.</p>                                                                <audio class="lazy_av" controls="" controlslist="nodownload">    <source src="https://rippleeducation.blob.core.windows.net/media/Lucia_Down-there-Under-the-Sea.mp3" type="audio/mp3"></source></audio>                                                                <h3>Row Row Row Your Boat</h3><p>The children love doing rowing actions in time with this song, sitting one behind the other with legs out to the sides. I like to do the original verse first, with the ending Life is but a dream - this way, the children enjoy the 'naughty' version about the crocodile even more! The song is so well known that I have not written out the words.</p>                                                                <audio class="lazy_av" controls="" controlslist="nodownload">    <source src="https://rippleeducation.blob.core.windows.net/media/Lucia_Row-Your-Boat.mp3" type="audio/mp3"></source></audio>                                                                    <div class="img img_sml">        <img class="lazy_img" src="https://rippleeducation.blob.core.windows.net/media/baby-natur-1689418-unsplash.jpg" alt="Baby Natur 1689418 Unsplash">    </div>

Seaside & Under the Sea Level: Key Stage 1 - Songs & chants

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Row, row, row your boat - Song

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