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Gus The Hippo

Gus the Hippo by Love to Sing is a fun and engaging kids' song that inspires movement, singing, and laughter. This lively tune is perfect for classroom activities,... read more

Gus The Hippo Lyrics

My name is Gus,
I travel by bus,
people make an incredible fuss.
Why do they make such a fuss?
Because I 'm a hippopotamus!

As I was walking down the street,
a hippopotamus I happened to meet.
Striking yellow shoes adorned his feet, his red and blue suit looked oh so neat.

My name is Gus,
I travel by bus,
people make an incredible fuss.
Why do they make such a fuss?
Because I 'm a hippopotamus!

I 'm cool!

Gus The Hippo

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About Gus The Hippo

Released on: May 10, 2023

01 mins 16 sec

Gus the Hippo by Love to Sing is a fun and engaging kids' song that inspires movement, singing, and laughter. This lively tune is perfect for classroom activities, group play, or family sing-alongs. With its catchy rhythm and playful theme, Gus the Hippo encourages children to join in, act out the lyrics, and explore their creativity through music and movement. Beyond the fun, this song helps develop coordination, listening skills, and confidence. It supports imaginative play, teamwork, and language development, making learning an exciting adventure. Sing along to Gus the Hippo and turn every moment into a joyful experience!

Gus The Hippo Song Activities

Music:
Listen to the song. Make a rhythm pattern using the rhyming words e.g. Gus, bus, fuss, hippopotamus; or street, meet, feet, neat
Chant and clap the words rhythm patterns.

Maths
How do you travel to school?
Create a list of the different ways children get to school; walk, bus, car, bike etc.
Sort into groups and make a bar graph.

Visual Art
View the video song of "Gus the Hippo."
Draw or paint a scene from the video song.

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.