The Muffin Man

Music
ÒFeel the Beat 4, 3, 2, 1Ó Children sit in a circle. Each child chants a name of a rhyme title e.g. The Muffin ManÉ and others chant and clap Ò4,3,2,1Ó The next child says a rhyme titleÉ e.g. Mary Had a Little LambÉand others chant and clap Ò4,3,2,1. Continue around the circle until everyone has had a turn.

Dance
Children join hands to form a circle. A chosen child is blindfolded and stands in the centre. Everyone sings the question verse. At the end of this verse, the blindfolded child touches someone in the ring. This child sings the response verse, at the end of which the blindfolded child guesses who it can be. If correct, the two children change places.

Health
Bake some healthy muffins!

Literacy
Sing and read along to the YouTube song to achieve multi-sensory learning ÒDo it, see it and hear it!Ó

Print out the song PDF
Read the song lyrics Ð 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. Ò Ó ! ? . ,
Look at print and conventions (bold, italics).
Talk about interesting/challenging words and discuss what they mean.
Word study Ð phonic knowledge, compound words, rhyming word, contractions etc.