Humpty Dumpty and The Canon

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Singing Humpty Dumpty in a canon in class is quite simple when you are training your class about music and history. The humpty dumpty lyrics give you an insight into how the world works, and they song will help your children learn how to think about world leaders and people in power. The song begins with someone that has been put on a pedestal, and you may train the children to no longer do that based on the words of the song.

#1: What Are The Words?

The words of the song are set up to explain how someone was on a wall and they were elevated to a position that was too high for them. They fell off that wall, and it was very hard for the king’s men to put that person back together again. Some people may argue that the song has a king that is actually the egg. You may have some frank discussions with your students about this, and they will learn quite a lot about how to judge and discern people in power.

#2: How To Sing The Song

You may teach the children how to sing the song quite easily, and you will find that they prefer to sing along without without singing in the round format. You may teach them this little piece of music theory when you are ready, but it is often wise to start the children with something that is much more simple for them to understand. This is an easy way for the children to become engaged with the song, and you will then move on to a more palatable form of the song the children may enjoy.

#3: Training Them To Sing In Rounds

You may train the children to sings in rounds quite easily once they know how to sing the song on their own. They willstart to take over their own role in the song, and they will sing their part independent of the other children. This is a wonderful way for you to teach focus in your classroom, and you may continue to have them sing the song in this manner for as long as you like. You may go so far as to double the round where the children must start the song over to ensure that they have completed the required format.

#4: Act Out The Song

You may act out the song with the kids, and they will find that acting it out is quite a lot of fun because they need to have something to focus on. You may teach them to handle their own parts, and they may take on many roles that would make the act quite a lot of fun. This is a play that you may put on for the kids in the school, or it is something you may do in your classroom for the parents. Each step you take with the kids will help them better understand music and the moral of the story.