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Presenter Liz Kitchen with songs, movement activities and a story.

Suggestions for use in the classroom

Movement
Movement words: forward and back

Actions: Rowing a boat

1. Sitting on the floor rowing forward and back to the rhythm of the music.
2. Repeating the sequence keeping in rhythm, but rowing a bit faster.
3. Sequence one last time, faster still. The focus should be on a distinct forward and backward motion, keeping in time with the music throughout.

Rhyme/song

You put ONE HAND in
You put one hand out
In out, in out, shake it all about
You do the hokey cokey
And you turn around
That’s what it’s all about.

CHORUS:
Oh oh the hokey cokey
Oh oh the hokey cokey
Oh oh the hokey cokey
Knees bend, arm stretch rah rah rah.

You put ONE FOOT in
You put one foot out
In out, in out, shake it all about
You do the hokey cokey
And you turn around
That’s what it’s all about.

CHORUS

You put your WHOLE SELF in
You put your whole self out
In out, in out, shake it all about,
You do the hokey cokey
And you turn around
That’s what it’s all about!

CHORUS

This version of the song is not too fast to enable the children to coordinate more easily.

One hand in, one hand out.
One foot in, one foot out.
Whole self in, whole self out.

You may like to practice some of these movements with your group before trying the song, particularly if the children are unfamiliar with the Hokey cokey.

Story - Jolly Jo and the merry ferry

Once upon a river time… Jolly Jo ziggles and zaggles her ferry across the water, narrowly avoiding the ducks! Her big moment arrives when the King appears and wants her to row him across to buy an ice lolly.

Joining in words: FORWARD AND BACK, FORWARD AND BACK, FORWARD AND BACK
The children should pretend to hold a pair of oars and row with Jolly Jo.

See the Teachers' Notes (pdf) below for more suggestions.

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