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Songs
Primary children love singing songs both in class and in assembly and what better way to celebrate EDL than by teaching the children a song from another culture in another language.
The children will quickly learn the tune and the lyrics, especially if they can combine them with actions. You can also speak with the children about where the songs are from, research the country, listen to and discuss how the words are spoken, look at similarities (and differences!) to English.
If you have a native speaker in the school or in the wider community they can be invited to speak about the songs and to help the children with pronunciation.
And when the children are ready, the song can then be performed on the day to families and the wider community.
There are many examples from many countries but here are examples given in French and German, together with ideas for use.
You might also want to look at Pathfinder songs and rhymes in the media library section of the primary languages website.
