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One of my favorite movies of all time, "The Wizard of Oz", inspired the song I’m sharing today. It’s about a scarecrow who just can’t scare the crows away, just like the character in the movie. This song is perfect for fall, and it also addresses an important educational area: learning body parts.
The lyrics of "Scarecrow Song" mention several different body parts, including the head, feet, elbows, knees, nose, and ears. Here are just a few ways to use the song as a teaching tool for this particular subject.
- Using either a real or illustrated scarecrow, have your students place paper crows on each body part as it is sung.
- Have students touch or point to each body part at the appropriate time as the song is sung or played.
- As you (the teacher or leader) are singing the song, point to each body part. Do not sing the body parts, though; let the students fill in the blanks.
- Change the order of verses in the song so that students do not simply memorize the order of the body parts as they are mentioned. Keep them on their toes!
Listen to "Scarecrow Song" in the audio player, below.
See my Listen & Learn: Fall collection
and SongsForTeaching’s Songs for Teaching the Parts of the Body.