Language Arts

The song that I have chosen is ‘People I Adore’. I have modified the lyrics from the song of ‘Farmer in The Dell’. I still retain the tune of the song and change the lyrics to suit the proficiency level of pupils in Year 3. I choose this song because the melody or tune for the song is very simple. It is easy for children to follow the melody. Another feature of this song is the repetition of tune patterns. I believe that the repetitive format or rhymes makes the children “rote-able” as repetition is a strategy for learning with pleasure. In my lyrics, I use repetition because I use repetitive in songs will somehow help to activate pupils’ imagination and interest. Therefore, I think it will help pupils to sing along easily as well as repeating sentence structures in a fun way.

Besides that, when I choose this song, I am concern about the gender suitability. For me, I believe that this song is suitable to be sung for boys and girls. This is because this song does not have the bias element for gender. As this song is about the occupations, I think that all pupils can sing this song and appreciate this song. When they listen and sing this song, they can be encouraged to achieve successful career.

Furthermore, the consideration of the text difficulty and language is the most important criteria in selecting songs as the children need to listen thoroughly in order to understand the song. This song is suitable for intermediate level of pupils. That is why I write the lyrics in easy, straightforward manner and by using simple sentences. In addition, I purposely include the words from two word classes in the lyrics. My focus skill in my lesson plan is reading. So through reading and singing the lyrics, pupils will actually learn about word classes which are noun and adjective. I believe that the reason behind teaching song is not only to provide enjoyment but also to comprise linguistic development for children.

Moreover, in line of the KSSR, it emphasizes on