This song is available on Hap Palmer's Can Cockatoos Count by Twos?
Objectives:
· Provide opportunities for problem solving and creative expression
· Enhance imaginative powers
· Increase vocabulary
Materials:
A scarf for each participant.
Setting:
Participants spread out in an open area with room to move freely.
Activity:
You can pretend your scarf is many different things. In this song you can imagine your scarf is a pom pom,
a cloud, the tail of a pony, a ghost, a hula skirt, an ocean, and a cape that gives you the power to fly. Create
ways of moving that go with the imagery of the words and the mood of the music you hear.
Lyrics:
Let's see how many things a scarf can be
The many, many things a scarf can be
Make believe puts magic in a piece of fabric
The power of pretending is the key
Your scarf is a pom pom shaking in the air
Up, down, here, there, shake it everywhere
Your scarf is a cloud floating in the sky
Casting shadows as it slowly passes by
Pretend you are a pony; your scarf becomes a tail
It bounces in the wind as you gallop down the trail
Yippee yi-yi-yo, off we go!
Your scarf is a ghost, haunting you everywhere
Hovering in the air, tickling your face and hair
Swooping and swirling, tumbling and twirling
A spooky spirit out to give you a scare!
Your scarf is a hula skirt, can you make it sway?
Swing your hips from side to side as ukuleles play
Your scarf is an ocean, waves are rolling into shore
They break upon the sand then rush out to sea once more
Your scarf is a cape
When you wear it you can fly
Now you have the power and you're free
Soaring through the sky -
Climbing and diving, circling a star
Landing in lands so far away -
We've seen so many things a scarf can be
Can you find other things a scarf could be?
Make believe puts magic in a piece of fabric
The power of pretending is the key
Follow Up:
Can you think of other things your scarf could be? Go through your music collection and play different
segments of classical, jazz and popular music. What images do they suggest? Create your own sequence of
things to pretend with your scarf.
Book or Product Suggestions for this Song:
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