LEARNING ENGLISH USING SIMPLE SONG

My school is chosen as one of the National Standart Elementary School (SDSN) in kabupaten Probolinggo. Therefore, SDN Kedungdalem 2 has to be creative in teaching learning process. Many kinds of method and strategy is used in this school. For example, in learning English as additional lesson (Mulok) in SDN Kedungdalem 2. The teacher use song to teach English. As we know that the aim of teaching English in elementary school is the application not the function. It means that the students know and love in English first, in order to prepare the students to the higher level.

Songs are one of the best ways to teach English. So I simply took the target English of my lessons and made them into fun, catchy songs with actions and really addictive melodies. The kids loved them and remembered the English! Here, one of song that easy to teach for your students.

"How are you?"
by Richard Graham

*Hello, how are you?
Hello, how are you?
Hello, how are you?
Hello, how are you?

I'm hungry,
I'm tired,
I'm cold,
I'm sad

(Repeat*)

I'm happy
I'm great
I'm good
I'm OK

1. Teach the phrase "How are you?" and the various replies. It's very important to have actions with the song. It becomes easier to remember, and physical movement improves the memorisation of the words! The replies and movements are

"I'm hungry" (they pat their tummies)

"I'm tired", (they go to sleep!)

"I'm cold", (they shiver)

"I'm sad" (they pull a sad face)

"I'm Happy" (a big, smily face!)

Then you can start the recorded version. Maybe do this two times. You can get more out of it by then making them pair up with the person next to them. The people facing the corridor sing the first line "Hello, how are you?" and the people facing the opposite way sing the next "hello, how are you?" and so on. This works really well. You can even do this as a competition, getting them to be louder than the other team!

By: Anita Carolina T,S.Pd.