Skinny The Lanky Long Legs

Bring tradition to life with 'Skinny The Lanky Long Legs' by Love to Sing Ð a classic nursery rhyme that supports language development and rhythm awareness in young... read more

Skinny The Lanky Long Legs Lyrics

Skinny the lanky long legs
Big banana feet
Went to the pictures
But couldnÕt find a seat
When he finally found one
He fell fast asleep
WAKE UP!
Skinny the lanky long legs
Big banana feet

Skinny The Lanky Long Legs

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About Skinny The Lanky Long Legs

Bring tradition to life with 'Skinny The Lanky Long Legs' by Love to Sing Ð a classic nursery rhyme that supports language development and rhythm awareness in young learners.

Perfect for circle time or bedtime routines, this song helps children improve memory, pronunciation, and listening skills. Educators can integrate it into literacy activities, while parents can use it to create comforting, musical moments at home.

Skinny The Lanky Long Legs Song Activities

Music

The tempo is the speed of the beat. Listen to the song and ask children to recognize the section of the song where the beat is fast and the section of the song where the beat is slow.

Sing and use body percussion (e.g. slap knees, clap hands) to match the beat of the song.

Visual Art

Draw or paint a picture of "Skinny the Lanky Long Legs Big Banana Feet". Use your imagination!

Drama

Mime the story of the 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.

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