Why
We Play Singing Games?
Taken from Sing a Song Dance With Me
Girl Guides of Canada Ontario Council, 1983
Because they are FUN! Here are some of the benefits Singing Games offer:
1. SOCIAL
Singing games demand cooperation as each individual is a vital part of the whole. In some cases they will help provide opportunities for taking turns or being a good sport and certainly they will help girls of your unit know one another better.
2. EMOTIONAL
Many find singing games a good change of pace activity for they release pent up energy and relieve tension. A song idea acted out might often ease feelings of anger, sadness, etc. within an individual. For the unit, singing games should provide a feeling of satisfaction and a sense of accomplishment.
3. INTELLECTUAL
In learning a singing game, the unit must use their listening skills, follow directions and remember a sequence of words and movements.
4. PHYSICAL
Most singing games require a certain degree of individual physical coordination and provide opportunities for those not so well developed to practice and improve.
5. INTERNATIONAL
Singing games are an ideal way to gain knowledge about other lands. They usually reflect something of the life of the people and allow us to absorb a heritage of the past. Playing a singing game of a particular country helps to foster a feeling of fellowship with Guides in other lands.
6. MUSICAL
The words and music of traditional singing games are folk songs that have been handed down from generations to generation, surely a test of their value as good music. They abound in rhythmic vitality and invite our rhythmic response.
Taken from Sing a Song Dance With Me
Girl Guides of Canada Ontario Council, 1983
Because they are FUN! Here are some of the benefits Singing Games offer:
1. SOCIAL
Singing games demand cooperation as each individual is a vital part of the whole. In some cases they will help provide opportunities for taking turns or being a good sport and certainly they will help girls of your unit know one another better.
2. EMOTIONAL
Many find singing games a good change of pace activity for they release pent up energy and relieve tension. A song idea acted out might often ease feelings of anger, sadness, etc. within an individual. For the unit, singing games should provide a feeling of satisfaction and a sense of accomplishment.
3. INTELLECTUAL
In learning a singing game, the unit must use their listening skills, follow directions and remember a sequence of words and movements.
4. PHYSICAL
Most singing games require a certain degree of individual physical coordination and provide opportunities for those not so well developed to practice and improve.
5. INTERNATIONAL
Singing games are an ideal way to gain knowledge about other lands. They usually reflect something of the life of the people and allow us to absorb a heritage of the past. Playing a singing game of a particular country helps to foster a feeling of fellowship with Guides in other lands.
6. MUSICAL
The words and music of traditional singing games are folk songs that have been handed down from generations to generation, surely a test of their value as good music. They abound in rhythmic vitality and invite our rhythmic response.