Dinah Blow Your Horn, Transportation Theme and Practice for Pre-School Level 3

Class: Pre-School Level 3
Term: Third Term
Week: 7
Age: 4 years
Duration: 30 minutes
Subject: Songs and Rhymes
Curriculum Theme: Songs and Rhymes
Previous Lesson: Oh the Big Ship Sails
Topic: Dinah Blow Your Horn: Transportation Theme and Practice
Subject Matter: Dinah Blow Your Horn. Weekly focus: Dinah Blow Your Horn: Transportation Theme and Practice.

Specific Objectives

By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

Cognitive Domain

• Recall and sing parts of the song “Dinah Blow Your Horn”.
• Identify a picture of a train and other simple vehicles.
• Understand that a horn is used to make a sound.

Affective Domain

• Show enjoyment while singing and participating in actions.
• Listen attentively to the song and teacher’s instructions.

Psychomotor Domain

• Perform actions related to the song, such as blowing a horn or moving like a train.
• Role-play simple actions of a train or driver.

Social Domain

• Participate cooperatively in group singing and activities.
• Take turns making vehicle sounds during discussion.

Reference Materials

• NAPPS National Unified Teaching Scheme for Pre-School Level 3
• Relevant Early Childhood Care and Education resources

Instructional Materials

• Pictures of different transportation vehicles (e.g., train, car, bus, bicycle, okada)
• A toy horn or a picture of a horn
• Toy train or other toy vehicles
• Chart with song lyrics (optional, for teacher’s reference)

Rationale for the Lesson

This lesson introduces pupils to the popular song “Dinah Blow Your Horn,” which helps develop their language, rhythm, and listening skills. By linking the song to transportation, children begin to understand different ways people travel and the sounds associated with vehicles, connecting classroom learning to their everyday experiences.

Prerequisite/Previous Knowledge

Pupils can sing simple songs and rhymes and may have seen different types of vehicles in their environment.

Lesson Content/Board Summary

Dinah Blow Your Horn: Transportation Theme and Practice

The Song: Dinah Blow Your Horn

Tune: Traditional Children’s Song

Lyrics:

Dinah, won’t you blow,
Dinah, won’t you blow,
Dinah, won’t you blow your horn?
Dinah, won’t you blow,
Dinah, won’t you blow,
Dinah, won’t you blow your horn?

Someone’s in the kitchen with Dinah,
Someone’s in the kitchen, I know.
Someone’s in the kitchen with Dinah,
Strumming on the old banjo.

Fee, fi, fiddly-i-o,
Fee, fi, fiddly-i-o, i-o, i-o.
Fee, fi, fiddly-i-o,
Strumming on the old banjo.

Actions:

• “Blow your horn”: Pretend to blow a horn with hands.
• “Strumming on the old banjo”: Pretend to strum a banjo.
• Swaying or gentle movement with the rhythm.

Transportation Theme

Transportation means moving people or things from one place to another. The song talks about a horn, which vehicles like trains use to make a sound. A train moves on tracks and carries many people or goods.

• Train: A long vehicle that moves on railway tracks. It often makes a “choo-choo” sound and blows a loud horn.
• Other vehicles: Cars, buses, bicycles, okadas also help us move.

Key Words

• Dinah – A name.
• Horn – A device on a vehicle that makes a loud sound.
• Train – A long vehicle that travels on railway tracks.
• Transportation – Moving people or things from one place to another.

Watch and Sing Along

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S216LwYtLgE

Teaching Methods/Instructional Techniques

Play-based Learning, Demonstration, Guided Practice, Songs and Rhymes, Picture Talk, Question and Answer, Imitation, Role-play, Repetition, Practical Activity.

Instructional Procedures

Step 1: Introduction

Time: 3 minutes

Teaching Skill: Engaging/Warm-up

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher greets the pupils warmly and starts with a familiar short song or chant to get their attention and prepare them for the lesson.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils respond to greetings and participate in the warm-up song/chant.

Learning Point: Pupils are settled and ready for learning.

Step 2: Introduce the Song and Topic

Time: 5 minutes

Teaching Skill: Introducing/Explaining

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher introduces the song “Dinah Blow Your Horn” and tells pupils they will learn about transportation. The teacher sings the first verse of the song, focusing on “blow your horn,” and shows a picture of a horn.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils listen to the song and look at the picture of the horn. They may try to make a “blowing” sound.

Learning Point: Pupils are introduced to the song title and the concept of a horn.

Step 3: First Recitation with Actions

Time: 5 minutes

Teaching Skill: Modelling/Demonstration

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher sings the entire song “Dinah Blow Your Horn” clearly, demonstrating simple actions like pretending to blow a horn and strum a banjo. The teacher encourages pupils to listen and try to follow the actions.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils listen to the song and try to imitate the teacher’s actions and movements.

Learning Point: Pupils begin to learn the song and associate actions with the lyrics.

Step 4: Discuss Transportation and Vehicles

Time: 5 minutes

Teaching Skill: Explaining/Picture Talk

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher shows pictures of different vehicles, especially a train, and explains that these are ways we travel (transportation). The teacher asks pupils what sounds a train makes and what other vehicles they know.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils identify vehicles in pictures, make train sounds (“choo-choo”), and name other vehicles they know.

Learning Point: Pupils connect the horn in the song to vehicles and understand the concept of transportation.

Step 5: Guided Practice with Video/Role-play

Time: 4 minutes

Teaching Skill: Facilitating/Guided Practice

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher plays the “Dinah Blow Your Horn” video and encourages pupils to sing along and perform the actions. Afterwards, the teacher leads a short role-play where pupils pretend to be a train or a driver blowing a horn.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils watch the video, sing along, and participate in the role-play, making vehicle sounds and movements.

Learning Point: Pupils reinforce the song lyrics and actions through visual and kinesthetic learning.

Step 6: Reinforcement and Movement

Time: 3 minutes

Teaching Skill: Reinforcing/Encouraging

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher leads the pupils in singing the song one more time, encouraging them to sing louder and perform the actions with more confidence. The teacher may ask them to move around like a train (chugging).

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils sing the song with enthusiasm, perform actions, and move like a train.

Learning Point: Pupils gain confidence in singing the song and performing the actions.

Step 7: Evaluation/Review

Time: 4 minutes

Teaching Skill: Questioning/Assessment

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher checks pupils’ understanding through short questions and practical tasks.

1. “Can you sing the part of the song where Dinah blows her horn?”
2. “What sound does a train make?”
3. “Show me how you blow a horn.”
4. “Point to the picture of the train.”

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils respond orally and demonstrate the required skill where appropriate.

Learning Point: Pupils demonstrate understanding of the lesson.

Step 8: Conclusion

Time: 1 minute

Teaching Skill: Concluding/Praising

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher praises the pupils for their active participation and singing. The teacher reminds them about the song and transportation and dismisses them.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils respond to the teacher’s praise and prepare for the next activity.

Learning Point: Pupils feel a sense of accomplishment and the lesson is brought to a close.

Lesson Keywords

• Dinah – A girl’s name.
• Horn – Something on a car or train that makes a sound.
• Train – A big vehicle that moves on tracks.
• Blow – To push air out, like blowing a horn.
• Transportation – How we move from one place to another.

Differentiation

• Support: For pupils who find it difficult to sing, encourage them to focus on the actions or just make the “choo-choo” and horn sounds. Provide hand-over-hand guidance for actions if needed. Use larger, clearer pictures of vehicles.
• Extension: Encourage pupils who grasp the song quickly to identify more types of vehicles they see on their way to school. Ask them to describe what sound another vehicle makes (e.g., car, bus).