1. Alomar, Eliana
Ciaffoni, Mara
Viglino, Luciana
SONG LESSON PLAN
STUDENTS AGE: 7-8 years
TIMING: 30’ minutes
LINGUISTIC CONTENTS:
VOCABULARY: parts of the body.
FUNCTIONS: making statements (this is..., these are.).
PHONOLOGY: rhythm
SONG: “HEAD AND SHOULDERS”
Head and shoulders
Knees and toes
Knees and toes.
Head and shoulders
Knees and toes
Knees and toes.
And eyes and ears
And mouth and a nose.
Head and shoulders
Knees and toes
Knees and toes.
Eyes and ears
Mouth and nose
Mouth and nose.
Eyes and ears
Mouth and nose
Mouth and nose.
And hair, hair, hair
I’ve got it, right up there.
Eyes and ears
Mouth and nose
Mouth and nose.
ACTIVITIES FOR THE SONG:
1. Presentation of the song and its video in which students can recognize the parts of the
body. (Listen and watch)
2. Standing in a circle with the teacher, listen to the song and point at each body part.
3. Presentation of flashcards where they can recognize the spelling of each part of the body
together with the picture.
4. Divide the class into four/five groups and give each of them a worksheet.
Solve the tasks:
• Read and match.
• Write.
2. Alomar, Eliana
Ciaffoni, Mara
Viglino, Luciana
GAME
MATERIALS NEEDED:
two posters of the body; one for each team and cards with the words learnt.
Students are divided in two groups, the teacher gives them eight cards with the words
worked and in turns they have to place them on the posters. The winner is the team that
finishes first.