The melody is so catchy that even though I usually use this in 2nd grade for "re" and half note, I have used this very successfully in older grades for improvisation, I-V harmonies, etc. The kids love it.
Of course, I prepared a file for Teachers Pay Teachers (found here) that has all of my regular stuff - intro to the rhythm, melodic preparation, etc. It's all great stuff, if I do say so myself.
But, that's not why I'm here. I'm here because I recently attended a conference, and up until then, I had no idea this song had a "game." It's really an old play party song - so it's traditional and everything! And, my goal for this year was to make the kids do more folk dances and move more, so this fits right in with my goal. Yay!
Formation: single circle, with class divided into partners
Verse 1: The whole class stands in a circle and walks to the right (or the left, it doesn't really matter).
Verse 2: Partner #1 walks to the center of the circle and joins hands with the other #1s. Then, Partner # 2 reaches in between the center circle to join hands with the other #2s. On "put one arm around my wife," the #2s raise their arms up and behind the #1s, and on "the other round my daughter," the #1s raise their arms up and behind the #2s.
Verse 3: All shuffle to the right or left while still holding their hands in a "basket weave."
The kids love this! It is so much fun! I am so surprised I didn't learn it until recently, but I'm so glad I did.
Here's a video of some random 3rd grade class I found on YouTube for better visualization:
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