Origin
The amazing children’s rhyme “Around and Around the School Bus” came from the United States in 1939. Verna Hills is the genius songwriter that took this song to many countries. The school bus youtube song has over seven millions views going back to 2011 when it was first uploaded. The rhymes and song don’t really have a specific culture, but it is used in pre-schools for learning purposes. The rhymes are just meant to fascinate the children, while being on long school bus trips. Preschoolers who are just staring to learn basics express the culture of the song. Using amusement is the best way to teach and also keeps kids occupied.
Examples used in teaching/learning
Mainly used to amuse children on school bus trips. Rhymes still are very beneficial for children to learn. Language, cognitive, physical, social/emotional development happens when kids learns rhymes. Kids learn how to process information better by remembering and thinking. At a young age being expose to many sounds and visuals, helps them develop more rapidly. They learn to how feel and understand their emotions. There aren’t many lessons kids have to need to learn for this rhyme, because the lessons naturally are learned from them just remembering the rhymes. There is hand motion as well, which is helpful because performing physical activities enables to process information better. Auditory, visual, kinesthetic lessons are all applied to give kids the best experience to learn. The around and around the school bus rhyme is one the best, because it’s the most amusing and popular up to this day.
Variations
There aren’t many variations of “Wheels on the Bus” that differs from the original, because it’s mainly about one topic. There are some that changes the lyrics to focus on something specific from the main topic. For example, instead of just using the regular amusing lyrics, rules or lesson would be applied to add more of an educational experience. Hand motions would also be changed to better fit the rhymes as well. There is one variation of the school bus song that is quite different and very popular with over 60 millions views. The song is very educational, because it teaches kids how on to prepare for going to school. It has a sequence of events that tells kids what they need to do first. It’s also important how it maintains the same rhythm, because the best way children learn is by having fun.
Interesting facts
Song is very popular and is spread out in many countries in different languages. The song has a very repetitive rhythm so it can be easier to be sung by many people. In 2002 the feature version of Madonna’s “Ray of Light” single reached the 17th spot in the United Kingdom and also made near same numbers in other countries. The original song’s length was 3 minutes or going up to even one hour.