CHANTS

Chant is the rhythmic speaking or singing of words or sounds and it is use for variety of reasons:

• To teach the natural rhythm, stress and intonation of conversational

English.

• To recall a grammatical point, i.e., present simple, past simple, pronouns,

questions, etc...

• To teach language functions, i.e., asking for information, giving

explanations, etc...

• To develop students' listening and speaking skills.

• To create an interesting, relaxing atmosphere that helps students in

acquiring the new language.

WHAT IS THE CHANT ABOUT?

The chant is about the activities that children have to do and places that they can go using present continuous.

 I’m a kid, I’m a kid

I’m a special kid – I’m a special kid
I have special things that I do
I have special things that I do
Like cleaning my room
Like cleaning my room
And washing dishes
And washing dishes
Going to school
Going to school
And doing my homework
And doing my homework

I’m a kid, I’m a special kid
I have special places that I go.
I have special places that I go.
Like going to the store.
Like going to the store.
And to the mountains.
And to the mountains.
And to the beach.
And to the beach.
And to the park.
And to the park.

I’m a kid, I’m a kid
I’m a special kid – I’m a special kid
I have special people to help me.
I have special people to help me.
The doctor, the doctor.
The nurse, the doctor.
The dentist, the dentist
The firemen, the firemen
The postman, the postman
The teacher, the teacher
The parent, the parent
Hoorah, hoorah, hoorah

I’m a kid, I’m a kid
I’m a special kid – I’m a special kid

REFLECTION:

In my opinion, chant is very useful for students because it builds children's confidence in oral language, offers opportunities for repeated readings, which build fluency and provides a change of pace and mood to improve student motivation.