Text types: Texts for fun & leisure

Songs

This is the way we wash our hands 

	This is the way we wash our hands, wash our hands, wash our hands, This is the way we wash our hands, early in the morning. This is the way we comb our hair, comb our hair, comb our hair, This is the way we comb our hair, early in the morning.
	This is the way we brush our teeth, brush our teeth, brush our teeth, This is the way we brush our teeth, early in the morning. This is the way we drink our milk, drink our milk, drink our milk, This is the way we drink our milk, early in the morning.
	This is the way we pack our bag, pack our bag, pack our bag, This is the way we pack our bag, early in the morning. This is the way we say good bye, say good bye, say good bye, This is the way we say good bye, early in the morning.
	This is the way we go to school, go to school, go to school, This is the way we go to school, early in the morning. Click here if you would like to hear an excerpt from this song.

Teaching suggestions

This song is an obvious choice for getting the students to mime the actions while they sing. You can think up some more actions of your own, and ask the students to suggest some too. 

You can use this song as a listening activity. Prepare pictures of the different actions and put them in random order. Sing the song and students have to number their pictures according to the order they appear in the song. As a follow-up activity, ask students to number the pictures again, this time according to how they prepare themselves for school in the morning.