Overview and benefit

Children learn about different aspects of sport through the medium of song.

Equipment required

None

Training Video

Sport Knowledge of the world general advice from MAD Academy on Vimeo.

Sporty Songs from MAD Academy on Vimeo.

Can You Kick A Football-1 from MAD Academy on Vimeo.

Waiting Athletes-1 from MAD Academy on Vimeo.

Meena The Triathlete-1 from MAD Academy on Vimeo.

The Race Is On-1 from MAD Academy on Vimeo.

The Race Is On Alternative-1 from MAD Academy on Vimeo.

5 Little Men In A Running Race-1 from MAD Academy on Vimeo.

Athletes At The Games-1 from MAD Academy on Vimeo.

Madsport Row Row Row-1 from MAD Academy on Vimeo.

If You Want Your Team To Win-1 from MAD Academy on Vimeo.

Duration

Up to six weeks

How it works

Choose from the following songs:

• Can you walk a Balance Beam (S)
• Can you kick a football (S)
• Waiting Athletes (S)
• Meena the tri-athlete
• The Race is on
• Five Little Men running in a Race (S)
• The Athletes at the Games
• Row Row Row (sport version) (S)
• If you want the team to win (S)

What to do in the class

Choose a song. Talk about the song before you do it, use pictures if you like to explain a few aspects of the song. Put the song on and sing and dance to it together. For the more complex songs try to repeat them the following week. See what the children remember from what you told them the week before and give them a little more information.

Adaptations for older/younger children

For walkers to two stick with the simpler songs (marked S)

What to do in a nursery setting

No adaptation necessary