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Cover of The Farmer in the Dell

Music bookLittleTune Classics · Level 2 · Sing Along

The Farmer in the Dell

  • 10 spreads
  • About 2 min of song
  • English · Español

The farmer in the dell, heigh-ho, the derry-o! The farmer takes a wife, the wife takes a child, and on down the line to the dog, the cat, the mouse and the cheese. And when the cheese stands alone? Everyone runs back in. Play the singing game everyone knows, choose a friend, and find the little pixel butterfly on every page.

Level 2 · Sing Along

Sing the parts that come back.

The child: Sings the chorus and the lines that repeat, answers a call, says their own name in the song.

The grown-up: Leads the verses and hands over the parts that come back. Pause points and the name round fit here.

What the levels mean

Goals

  • Socialchoosing a friend, being chosen, joining a group, waiting for a turn
  • Communicationanimal sounds, naming who comes next
  • Motorwalking in a ring, jumping up, stretching, tiptoeing, standing still

In a session

Ring game, choosing by pointing, name, eye gaze or photo card, animal sounds (woof, meow, squeak), a freeze (spread 8), a group hug or self-hug, a roll call, find-it

Session ideas

  • Play the game
  • Seated version
  • Animal voices

The full ideas open with the book.

An activity kit for this book

Downloadable, to print or use on screen. They come with the book.