Singing Games Year 1 Notations - My mum, Your mum

The singing game 'My mum, Your mum' is a playful and engaging activity designed for Year 1 students that combines singing with simple body movements. The song itself has a catchy tune, with lyrics that reference familiar domestic scenes and playful nonsense phrases. The notation for the song is set in 4/4 time and includes a series of quavers and crotchets that map out the rhythm of the words. The lyrics begin with "My mum, your mum, lives down the street, eighteen, nineteen Marble Street" and continue with a whimsical chant "Ishy wishy lollipop, ishy wishy moo, ishy wishy lollipop, out go you!"

During the game, children stand facing their partners and engage in a series of claps and pats in a 'pat-a-cake' style to the rhythm of the song from the beginning until the line "this is what they say." As the song reaches the "Ishy wishy..." part, children perform jumps with their feet apart and then crossed in time with the pulse. The game introduces an element of competition as the child who ends the phrase with their legs crossed is 'out'. The game can also be adapted to a large circle format, where at the end of each round, all the children who find themselves with crossed legs sit down, adding a visual element to the rhythm and melody of the game.