Ballin' The Jack

Ballin' The Jack by Love to Sing is a joyful kids action song that gets children moving, singing, and laughing together. This lively tune is packed with rhythm... read more

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Ballin' The Jack Lyrics

First you put your two
knees close up tight
You swing them to the left
And then you swing
Them to the right
You step around the floor
Kind of nice and light
And then you twist around
And twist around
With all of your might

Stretch your loving arms way out in space
You do the eagle rock with
Such style and grace
You swing your foot way out
And you swing it back
That's what I call Ballin' the Jack!

Stretch your loving arms way out in space
You do the eagle rock with
Such style and grace
You swing your foot way out
And you swing it back
That's what I call Ballin' the Jack!
That's what I call Ballin' the Jack!

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About Ballin' The Jack

Released on: July 31, 2024

05 mins 31 sec

Ballin' The Jack by Love to Sing is a joyful kids action song that gets children moving, singing, and laughing together. This lively tune is packed with rhythm and energy, making it perfect for group activities, classroom fun, or playtime at home. With its catchy beat and playful theme, Ballin' The Jack lyrics invite kids to join in and express themselves through music and movement.

Beyond the fun, this kids action song helps develop coordination, listening skills, and confidence. Inspired by creative ideas like role play, dance, and rhythm games, it encourages imagination and teamwork while reinforcing language and motor skills. Sing along to Ballin' The Jack lyrics and make every moment a

Ballin' The Jack Song Activities

Music

Tempo is the speed of the beat. Listen to 'Ballin' the Jack' and ask the children if they can recognize in which section of the song the tempo speeds up? Children choose an instrument or found sound, play the song again and see if they can match the speed of the beat.

Dance

Ask children if they can match the moves to the words of the song.

Children then view the video song on YouTube and compare the actions with their own ideas.

Create a dance vocabulary listing different dance pathways e.g. left, right, straight, zig zag

Drama

'Facial Expression Tag' Choose a partner. The leader walks around with the partner following behind pulling faces behind the leaders back. If the leader turns around and catches the partner pulling a face they swap roles.

Literacy

Sing and read along to the YouTube song to achieve multi-sensory learning 'Do it, see it and hear it!'

Print out the song PDF

Read the song lyrics - ask children a variety of questions.

Re-read the song lyrics and ask children to join in.

Recognise and use a variety of punctuation when reading. " " ! ? . ,

Look at print and conventions (bold, italics).

Talk about interesting/challenging words and discuss what they mean.

Word study - phonic knowledge, compound words, rhyming word, contractions etc.

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