Alomar, ElianaCiaffoni, Mara

Viglino, LucianaSONG LESSON PLAN

STUDENTS AGE: 7-8 years

TIMING: 30’ minutes

LINGUISTIC CONTENTS: VOCABULARY: parts of the body. FUNCTIONS: making statements (this is..., these are.). PHONOLOGY: rhythm

SONG: “HEAD AND SHOULDERS”Head and shoulders 

Knees and toes Knees and toes. 

Head and shoulders Knees and toes Knees and toes. 

And eyes and ears And mouth and a nose. 

Head and shoulders Knees and toes Knees and toes. Eyes and ears 

Mouth and nose Mouth and nose. Eyes and ears 

Mouth and nose Mouth and nose. 

And hair, hair, hair I’ve got it, right up there. 

Eyes and ears Mouth and nose Mouth and nose.

ACTIVITIES FOR THE SONG:1. Presentation of the song and its video in which students can recognize the parts of

the body. (Listen and watch)2. Standing in a circle with the teacher, listen to the song and point at each body part.3. Presentation of flashcards where they can recognize the spelling of each part of the

body together with the picture.4. Divide the class into four/five groups and give each of them a worksheet.

Solve the tasks: Read and match. Write.

Alomar, ElianaCiaffoni, Mara

Viglino, Luciana

GAME

MATERIALS NEEDED:

two posters of the body; one for each team and cards with the words learnt.

Students are divided in two groups, the teacher gives them eight cards with the words worked and in turns they have to place them on the posters. The winner is the team that finishes first.