I Love Summer

Click to hear a sample of I Love Summer sung by children.

Click to hear a sample of I Love Summer sung by the author Charles Goodger

This is what you get with your I Love Summer action song e-book:

• A complete teaching actions video of I Love Summer
  Learn the song and its actions fast before bringing it to your classroom
• Three mp3 files of I Love Summer: two guide-voice versions (Goodger and child voice) and the music-only version to check learning and to play for performances and events
• A song sheet (with guitar chords)
• A set of 6 illustrated worksheets  to recycle the contents of the song in a variety of contexts. To photocopy or project.
• Teacher’s Notes and Lesson Plans: suggestions on how to use this resource.

Vocabulary and language

Nouns: Sea, waves, sun, water, seaside, fun, sandcastle, sand, beach, playground, end, land, day, ice-cream, tongue, month, school
Verbs:   to run, to splash, to jump, to play, to lick, to cycle, to build, to do, to love, to have fun
Adjectives:  cool, long, hot, sweet, salty, over
Key words:  summer song,  beach song seaside,vacation song, playing on the beach

Teach I Love Summer to:

• Present and practise words related to the sea-side. the beach and summer vacations.
• Introduce a sense of anticipation as the school year draws to an end.
• Sing about things children enjoy doing and associate with the summer.