Tooty Ta Song!
Building Listening and Language with Action Songs
Stage of Literacy Development:
Stage 0: Foundation for LiteracyStage 1: Beginning Literacy
Grade Range:
PreK KFood Groups:
Primary: Oral Language Secondary: Motivation for Literacy
Transcript
Teacher and Students: A tootie ta, a tootie ta, a tootie ta ta. A tootie ta, a tootie ta, a tootie ta ta. Thumbs up. Thumbs up. A tootie ta, a tootie ta, a tootie ta ta. A tootie ta, a tootie ta, a tootie ta ta. Thumbs up. Thumbs up. Elbows back. Elbows back. A tootie ta, a tootie ta, a tootie ta ta. Thumbs up. Thumbs up. Elbows back. Elbows back. Feet apart. Feet apart. Kneestogether. Knees together. Bottoms up. Bottoms up. Tongue out. Tongue out. A tootie ta, a tootie ta, a tootie ta ta. A tootie ta, a tootie ta, a tootie ta ta. Thumbs up. Thumbs up. Elbows back. Elbows back. Feet apart. Feet apart. Knees together. Kneestogether. Bottoms up. Bottoms up. Tongue out. Tongue out. Eyes shut. Eyes shut. A tootie ta, a tootie ta, a tootie ta ta. A tootie ta, a tootie ta, a tootie ta ta. Thumbs up. Thumbs up. Elbows back. Elbows back. Feet apart. Feet apart. Knees together. Kneestogether. Bottoms up. Bottoms up. Tongue out. Tongue out. Eyes shut. Eyes shut. Turn around. Turn around. A tootie ta, a tootie ta, a tootie ta ta. A tootie ta, a tootie ta, a tootie ta ta. Teacher: Yay.
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Activity Objective
The goal of Tooty Ta Song!: Building Listening and Language with Action Songs is to help students develop oral language skills by following directions from a song. The teachers and students sing together while moving through various actions.
Quick Tips
Additional Comments:
- Pairing actions with song is a great way to keep students engaged while developing oral language skills.
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