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One Little Sound: Fun with Phonics And Numbers .
This song is the first half of a two part activity. After participating with this song, go to the next song, BOUNCE, where you will hear the action words used in MARY AND MARVIN presented in parts. Put the parts together and identify the words.
Subject:
Identification of body parts: hands, feet, hair, face
Alliteration and the letter sound M.
Coordination and motor skill development.
Pantomime and creative movement
Vocabulary:
Hands, feet, hair, face, door, drum, banana, ball, knock, bang, peel, brush, itch, scratch, pump, bounce, wave
Activity:
Listen to the first two lines of this song: Mary and Marvin are marvelous monkeys, with millions of things they can do. How many words do you hear that start with the letter 'M'? Now let's listen to the whole song. Pantomime each motion first with your hands then with your feet.
then with your feet.
Mary and Marvin are marvelous monkeys
With millions of things they can do
What they can do with their fingers and hands
They can do with their toes and feet too
They knock on the door with their hands
They knock on the door with their feet
They bang on a drum with their hands
They bang on a drum with their feet
They pick a banana and peel it to eat
Using their hands or feet
They brush their hair with their hands
They brush their hair with their feet
When they itch they scratch with their hands
When they itch they scratch with their feet
They wash their faces so clean and neat
Using their hands or feet
They pump up a ball with their hands
They pump up a ball with their feet
They bounce the ball with their hands
They bounce the ball with their feet
They wave goodbye with a smile so sweet
Using their hands or feet
Repeat First Verse
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