People who don't speak English struggle with English, but we have songs for children which could help them. For example, Heads and shoulders, knees and toes.
If you know somebody who is starting to learn English, or you are teaching and want a fun filler for the last part of a lesson, or for the start, that is one of several possibilities.
I have been struggling for years to learn the Greek, Hebrew and Russian (Cyrillic) alphabets. This week I discovered that you can find Heads and shoulders, knees and toes in Hebrew.
Type in the words of a nursery rhyme or type of word or exercise (alphabet, numbers, days of the week) and your chosen language. you tube will show other similar types of song in the column on the left and when your chosen video ends another will start on a similar them in the same language.
So, I got three songs in Hebrew.
Useful Websites
Heads and shoulders knees and toes sung by cute cartoon characters on YouTube
also teaches: heads, shoulders, knees, toes, eyes, ears, mouth, nose, march
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4eueDYPTIg
You tube alphabet songs
h for hat, jfor juice, j for jug and so on, k for king, k for kite etc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdS5XMX2Aq8
Heads and shoulder, knees and toes with adults and children performing and subtitles in Hebrew and English
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJVE8TMUzk8
Hebrew alphabet song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHqjNHxmB7c
Counting one to ten in Greek
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zr24jKgwdQc
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head,_Shoulders,_Knees_and_Toes
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Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker. Member of Harrovian Speakers Toastmasters International club in NW London; also VP PR for Braddell Heights advanced club in Singapore.
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