This is a great action and reading song for kids. Have the students read the rhythms and note names for the song, learning the melody by reading it.

Sing the song five times. The first time, sing all the underlined words. The second time, leave out the words "bing bang" and just do the action. The third time, leave out "crash crash." The fourth time, leave out "rattle rattle." The fifth time, leave out "honk honk." If you teach solfa, read the note names in solfa. Teach the rhythm words for this song using the system you prefer.

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This is an excellent activity for practice in keeping a steady beat and reading the notes of the major scale.

The students form a seated circle, sitting with their legs crossed. Each time you sing the song, you do a different body percussion pattern with it.

Artie Almeida does a really fun activity with this song. She makes three bags of one syllable sounds. Choose a syllable from each bag and make up a new word. Sing the song using the new word instead of “chumbara.”

Bag One: zap, fly, bug, gun, pop, sat, yip
Bag Two: letters A E O U
Bag Three: boo, moo, may, day, dee, flee, goo, zoo

Playing and Creating: Teach the melody of this song to the students and have them play it as an instrumental selection.