We have been sing this song as part of our unit on My Town. Not only does the song fit in with our theme, it also practises an important sound that many Brazilian speakers have trouble with.
The t sound at the end of a word is often pronounced as a ch. This song contrasts both sounds - the lyrics are: Beach, beach, sandy beach, Feel the sand, on your feet. In fact, in some of the videos I have made of the classes, you can clearly hear this problem. Everytime we sing the song, it is an opportunity to reinforce the difference between difficult sounds. That is why songs are such a useful tool for teaching pronunciation.
The original song is by an Australian group called The Wiggles.
Here is a video you can watch with your child and sing along.
Lyrics:
Beach, beach, sandy beach,
Feel the sand, on your feet.
Beach, beach, sandy beach,
Feel the sand on your feet.
Snap, snap, snap, sanp,
Goes the crab.
Swish, swish,
Goes the fish.
Snap, snap, snap, sanp,
Goes the crab.
Blub, blub, blub,
Goes the jellyfish!
Beach, beach, sandy beach,
Feel the sand, on your feet.
Feel the sand on your feet.
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