Marching To The Beat

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

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Marching To The Beat Lyrics

"Let's get ready to march on the spot
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1"
Marching on the spot to the beat of 8
Use your power arms, it's really great
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Marching on the spot to the beat of 8

"8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1"
Marching forward to the beat of 8
Use your power arms, it's really great
"Forward now" 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Marching forward to the beat of 8

"8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1"
Marching backwards to the beat of 8
Use your power arms, it's really great
"Backwards now" 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Marching backwards to the beat of 8

"For the last time - marching on the spot
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1"
Marching on the spot to the beat of 8
Use your power arms, it's really great
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Marching on the spot to the beat of 8

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About Marching To The Beat

Marching To The Beat 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, Marching To The Beat 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 Marching To The Beat lyrics and make ev

Marching To The Beat Song Activities

Music

"Beat circle" draw eight dots in a circle and clap once for each dot while a leader points. Circle some of the dots, which could now be rests (silent beats). Start at different points in the circle to create different rhythm patterns.

Dance

What is a locomotor move? A movement in which the body travels across space (running, creeping, rolling).What is a non-locomotor move? A movement in which the body remains anchored to one spot by a body part (for example, bending, twisting, stretching). What kind of movements can you spot in the song?

Making pathways - students walk through the space making curved, straight, sudden turns and zigzag pathways as you call them. Freeze when the music stops.

Maths

Listen to the song - when the song counts back from 8 slowly sit down; when the song counts up to 8 slowly stand up.

Ask before and after numbers e.g. what comes before 8? 7 What comes after 4? 5

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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