Liz Kitchen returns with more songs, rhymes and listening games to join in with and the story of ‘Rappa Tappa.’ Today Liz is outside in the town but there’s a queue of cars in a traffic jam.
In this episode
Sound words:J–A–M ('It’s a traffic jam') / B–EE-P ('Beep goes the car horn') / V–A–N ('It’s a red post office van')
Song 1: We’re driving in our car
We’re driving in our carWe're driving in our car
Brmmm, Brmmm, Brmmmety, Brmmm
We’re driving in our car.
We’re stopping in our car
We’re stopping in our car
The lights have turned to red
We’re stopping in our car.
We’re driving in our car
We’re driving in our car
The lights have changed to green
We’re driving in our car.
Rhyme: There was a car called Rappa Tappa
There was a car called Rappa Tappa
When it drove along it went
Rappa Tappa BRRRRMM
When it honked it’s horn it went
Rappa Tappa BEEP
When it stopped it went
Rappa Tappa SCREECH
Rappa tappa tappa!
Story: Rappa Tappa
Once upon an exciting time a boy called Sam goes for a car journey with his Gran. His Gran is taking him to the circus, but they have rather an exciting adventure on the way in her Rappa Tappa car.
The joining in phrase is: RAPPA TAPPA. This phrase repeats with additional words added each time - eg BRRM/ BEEP/ JUMP/BUMP.
Words with medial vowel ‘a’ used in the story: SAM, GRAN, CAR, RAPPA TAPPA, JAM, WAY, CLAP.
Song 2: The Rappa tappa tappa RAP!
Rappa tappa Brrrrmmm
Goes the car
Rappa tappa Brrrrmmm
Rappa tappa Brrrrmmm
Rappa tappa Beep
Goes the horn
Rappa tappa Beep
Rappa tappa Beep
Rappa tappa jump
Go the wheels
Rappa tappa jump
Rappa tappa jump
Rappa tappa Brrmmmm
Rappa Tappa Beep
Rappa tappa jump
Rappa tappa tappa
Rappa tappa Brrmmmm
Rappa Tappa Beep
Rappa tappa jump
Rappa tappa tappa
Goes Gran’s car!
Click on the Teacher's Notes link below for full details.
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