Riggedy Jig

Music

Watch the video song of “Riggedy Jig” on YouTube and clap the ostinato (the rhythm pattern of the words) – “Hi ho, hi ho, hi ho.”

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?

Make up new verses for the song, using movement ideas e.g. galloping, bouncing, jumping, skipping, twirling, twisting…

Play the instrumental version and match your new moves to the song!

Drama

Children meet and greet friends using different greetings and gestures.

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.