Lesson 3: Singing snail and mouse

Arrange the children sitting down in a large horseshoe.

Explain to the children that they will listen to the Audio: Snail and mouse rhyme and they must keep the beat to both verses of the rhyme by tapping their knees without saying the words.

Play the following Audio: Snail and mouse rhyme and invite the children to tap their knees in unison to the beat.

Arrange the children into pairs and have them face each other. Play the Audio: Snail and mouse rhyme and invite one child to keep the beat to both verses and for the other child to observe and then give feedback on whether their partner's beat accurately matched the beat on the audio. Ask the children to swap over.

Take feedback from the children about what they noticed.