Singing Activity

Optional: Invite someone to play the guitar or piano and lead the children in singing this song about Noah to a familiar tune. (A good key for children’s voices on this song is G.) 

“MY FRIEND NOAH HAD AN ARK” — Lead the children in singing a song to the tune of “Old McDonald Had a Farm,” but change the words to be, “My friend Noah had an ark.” For each verse, have a different child suggest a different animal to sing about, such as chickens, sheep, cows, dogs, and cats. Then fill in the blanks with the appropriate sound that the animal makes.

My friend Noah had an ark, E-I-E-I-O.

And on that ark, he had some ________ (chickens).

E-I-E-I-O.

With a ________  _________ (cluck, cluck) here,

And a ________  _________ (cluck, cluck) there,

Here a ___________ (cluck).

There a __________ (cluck).

Everywhere a ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­________  _________ (cluck, cluck).

My friend Noah had an ark, E-I-E-I-O.

The children may also want to dance and move to the verses of the song.