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<strong>Songs</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Poetry</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>ESL</strong>Little Peter Rabbit1 2 3Little Peter Rabbit had a fly upon his nose.1 2 3Little Peter Rabbit had a fly upon his nose.1 2 3Little Peter Rabbit had a fly upon his nose.4 5 6So he flipped it <strong>and</strong> he flapped it <strong>and</strong> it flew away.1. h<strong>and</strong>s above head sticking up like rabbit ears2. flicker fly flying movements with fingers of one h<strong>and</strong>3. point to tip of nose4. wave one h<strong>and</strong> across face5. wave other h<strong>and</strong> across face6.flickering fly flying movement from nose away.1 st time: sing all, with all actions.2 nd time: actions only <strong>for</strong> “rabbit” –Little Peter * had a fly upon his nose.Little Peter * had a fly upon his nose.Little Peter * had a fly upon his nose.So he flipped it <strong>and</strong> he flapped it <strong>and</strong> it flew away.3 rd time: actions only <strong>for</strong> “rabbit” <strong>and</strong> “fly” -Little Peter * had a * upon his nose.Little Peter * had a * upon his nose.Little Peter * had a * upon his nose.So he flipped it <strong>and</strong> he flapped it <strong>and</strong> it flew away.4 th time: actions only <strong>for</strong> “rabbit”, “fly” <strong>and</strong> “nose” –Little Peter * had a * upon his *.Little Peter * had a * upon his *.Little Peter * had a * upon his *.So he flipped it <strong>and</strong> he flapped it <strong>and</strong> it flew away.Continue with actions only on 4, 5, <strong>and</strong> 6 – finally “singing” whole song with actions only <strong>and</strong> nowords at all.Ruth Wickham, Brighton Education Training Fellow24
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