Songs as a pedagogical tool to teach English

For Week 13 Tasks, please answer the following questions and post your answers in the drive. You can work in groups. ........
 * 1) What is the theory behind using songs as as pedagogical tool in class? Make a summary.
 * 2) What types of songs can be ideal for teaching English to children? Say the type, the reason and the example.
 * 3) Which are the common activities or tasks you can do with children using songs?

There are songs to teach English especially to primary schools kids. The rhythm from such songs is engaging and might motivate pupils to learn some words from the song. An example of an adapted song from "Wheels of a bus go round and round":

The fish in the sea goes swim, swim, swim,

swim, swim, swim,

swim, swim, swim.

The fish in the sea goes swim, swim, swim,

all day long.

The lobster in the sea goes pinch, pinch, pinch,

pinch, pinch, pinch,

pinch, pinch, pinch.

The lobster in the sea goes pinch, pinch, pinch,

all day long.

The crab in the sea goes click, click, click,

click, click, click,

click, click, click.

The crab in the sea goes click, click, click,

all day long.

The octopus in the sea goes wiggle, wiggle, wiggle,

wiggle, wiggle, wiggle,

wiggle, wiggle, wiggle.

The octopus in the sea goes wiggle, wiggle, wiggle,

all day long.

Identify other songs you might use to teach: greetings, colors, parts of the body, family members, actions.