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melody of “Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes,” a children’s song. The lyrics have
been translated to refer to body parts in Filipino.

Mata, Tenga, Balikat, Tuhod (Eye, Ear, Shoulder, Knee)

Mata, tenga, balikat, tuhod Eye, ear, shoulder, knee

balikat, tuhod. shoulder, knee.
Mata, tenga, balikat, tuhod Eye, ear, shoulder, knee

balikat, tuhod. shoulder, knee.
Mata, tenga, balikat, tuhod Eye, ear, shoulder, knee

balikat, tuhod. shoulder, knee.
Ilong na maganda. Beautiful nose.

Gawain

Play a game to remember the body parts. Classroom learners can work in pairs
while individual learners can get two dolls or puppets and use them for this

exercise.

Laro (Game ) : Balikat sa Balikat (Shoulder to Shoulder )
Two people start the game by being the “it pair.” The “it pair” shouts the phrase
“Balikat sa balikat (Shoulder to shoulder!)” The other pairs move quickly to stand
shoulder to shoulder. The “it pair” then tries to catch a pair who are NOT standing
shoulder to shoulder. If they fail to catch a pair, then they give other directions until
they do succeed; the commands are given using the following structure: “Bahagi ng
katawan sa bahagi ng katawan (Body part to body part).” For example, “Tuhod
sa baywang (Knee to waist).” This means that Person A in a pair should bring
his/her knee up to Person B’s waist.
The game can also be made more challenging by reviewing “kanan (right)” and
“kaliwa (left)” as part of the command. For example, “Kanang kamay sa kaliwang
balikat (Right hand on left shoulder.)” Thus, one person puts his/her right hand on
his/ her partner’s left shoulder. Note that the partners don’t have to mirror each
other with both people putting their right hands on the other’s left shoulder.

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