This song is available on Hap Palmer's Can A Jumbo Jet Sing the Alphabet?
Skills and Concepts:
- relating spatial concepts to basic fractions
- developing rhythmic awareness and movement skills
Vocabulary:
- high, low, middle, bend, reach, 1/2, 1/4, 3/4, 1/3, 2/3,
Activity:
This is a simple movement sequence using fractions. The sequence is presented three times with
each repetition presenting a new challenge:
1. slowly
2. faster, taking half the time to do each movement
3. without verbal cues.
Everybody's doin' the Action Fraction
Gettin' mathematical satisfaction
Dancin' a radical new sensation
Sweepin' it's way across the nation
Reach up high as you can go
Bend down low and touch your toes
Lift your hands half way up
And mark the middle with a clap, clap, clap
Reach up high as you can go
Bend down low and touch your toes
Lift your hands one fourth the way
Snap your fingers, step and sway
Reach up high as you can go
Bend down low and touch your toes
Lift your hands three fourths the way
Jiggle and shake 'em any old way
Turn one third and wave your hand
Turn another third and wave once more
Turn another third and you're right back home
Ready to what you did before
Reach up high ... bend down low ...
Lift your hands half way and clap
Reach up high ... bend down low ...
Lift your hands one fourth and snap
Reach up high ... bend down low...
Lift your hands three fourths and shake
Turn one third ... turn another third
Turn another third and you're right back home
Ready to what you did before
(Rhythm vamp - Repeat the sequence.)
Everybody's doin' the Action Fraction
Gettin' mathematical satisfaction
Dancin' a radical new sensation
Sweepin' it's way across the nation
Book or Product Suggestions for this Song:
See more of our Elementary School Math Song Lyrics.
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