Have the students recreate the song in a pocket chart. This procedure develops sequencing and comprehension skills. The transparency can be projected onto the chalkboard so that students can work with the lyrics directly on the chalkboard. Students discuss the mood created by the music and make predictions about the type of story to be read. Students write descriptions of their pictures.
Children enjoy singing and sharing songs with their peers.
For improved reading skills, develop beat competency via clapping, tapping, marching, or dancing. Write each stanza of the song on large sheets of paper. Individual students or groups illustrate a part. When you take the pictures down, put them together as a class book. Provide students with transparencies to illustrate stanzas from the song.