Wheels on the bus song driver#
Wheels on the bus song windows#

stand up and sit down to help go up and down hills (DonвЂ™t forget to say вЂњPlease sit downвЂќ).

Then start driving the bus and as you go, shout out вЂњlean left!вЂќ and вЂњlean rightвЂќ as you go around corners and get everyone to lean with you. Everyone can enter the bus, pay for their ticket (prepare tickets before class and ever use toy money) and then sit down. Get everyone to line up outside the bus (at the bus stop) and вЂdriveвЂ™ the bus to the bus stop.

Wheels on the bus song driver#

The teacher can be the driver (if you can find a driverвЂ™s cap to wear, all the better!). Arrange all the chairs so that they are facing forwards in rows, just like on a bus. This is the show stopper which your students will love. they touch the wipers on the line вЂњThe wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swishвЂќ) Play the song one more time, and have the students touch the parts of the picture as it is mentioned in the song (e.g. Finally, pin all the pictures to the walls and have each pairs stand in front of their pictures. Keep going until all the pictures are complete and colored in. As they are doing so ask random students what wipers do (вЂњswish- swish-swishвЂќ). Then give the next instruction вЂњNow draw the wipersвЂќ. Give the first instruction вЂњEverybody draw a busвЂќ and encourage each pair to work together to draw the outline of the bus. Each pair will have to cooperate to draw the same picture as yours on the board. Put everyone in pairs and give them a large piece of plain paper (A3 size is good).

Then play the song again and encourage everyone to sing along. First play the song and get everyone to follow you with the actions. Then go faster and faster until it is impossible to keep up. At first go slowly, saying different sentences and having everyone do the action from the gestures section above. вЂњThe doors on the bus go open and shutвЂќ) and get everyone to do the action. Start by saying a random sentence from the song (e.g. Get everyone to stand up facing the teacher. When teaching вЂњPlease sit downвЂќ get everyone standing up and have fun telling everyone to sit down and stand up, so they all get the meaning. Teach / practice вЂњdriverвЂќ, вЂњPlease sit downвЂќ.

Finally, draw the driver sitting on the bus holding the steering wheel.

You can show flashcard pictures if your drawing is not up to scratch! Teach and practice вЂњbabiesвЂќ, вЂњboo-hooвЂќ.

Wheels on the bus song windows#

Now for the tough bit вЂ“ drawing babies on the bus! Draw the windows and draw babies looking out.

Draw the doors on the bus and teach вЂњdoorsвЂќ, вЂњopen and shutвЂќ and practice do opening and shutting actions with your arms.

Then draw a steering wheel (through the window) and motion driving and honking the horn.

Now draw wipers onto the picture and teach вЂњwipersвЂќ and вЂњswishвЂќ and get everyone to do the swishing action with their arms.

Now teach the action word вЂњgo round and roundвЂќ and get everybody making round and round movements with their arms as you say вЂњThe wheels on the bus go round and roundвЂќ.

Next, shade in the wheels and again elicit / teach / chorus the word вЂњwheelsвЂќ.

Start by drawing a large picture of a bus on the board вЂ“ make it as large as you can, filling the whole board.

For this lesson you are going to use your artistic drawing skills.

Introduce the vocab with a drawing exercise.

The song introduces some great vocab and makes for a good вЂpresent simpleвЂ™ lesson. This is a really popular song which kids just love to sing along to. UsingВ вЂњThe Wheels on the BusвЂќ song in class

For verse 6, look angry and wave your finger for вЂњThe driver on the bus says вЂњPlease sit downвЂќ вЂ¦вЂќ part.

For verse 5, put your fists to your eyes and mimic crying for вЂњThe babies on the bus go boo-hoo-hoo вЂ¦вЂќ part.

For verse 4,В swish your arms back and forth for вЂњThe doors on the bus go open and shut вЂ¦вЂќ part.

For verse 3, beep an imaginary horn for вЂњThe horn on the bus goes beep, beep, beep вЂ¦вЂќ part.

For verse 2, swish your arms lefts and right for вЂњThe wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish вЂ¦вЂќ part.

For verse 1, whirl your arms around in the air for вЂњThe wheels on the bus go round and round вЂ¦вЂќ part.

The actions of the song are really easy and mimic what is happening in the song. Gestures and activities to use with вЂњThe Wheels on the BusвЂќ song