Singing: Short Songs You Can Sing to Anyone
Primary 1 · Creative Arts
Singing: Short Songs You Can Sing to Anyone
Lesson 5 of 9
11 min
Let's begin
Byiringiro knocks a cup off the table and it breaks.
Nobody is in the room. Nobody saw.
He stands there for a long moment, thinking.
Today you will sing about the choice he has to make.
Some songs teach you words. Some songs teach you how to be.
Tell the truth. Wait your turn. Help somebody carrying too much.
Those are not rules on a wall. They are choices you make all day.
This is the hard part, and it is the whole point.
Being good is not something you switch on when an adult walks in.
Byiringiro tells his mama about the cup, even though nobody saw.
Careful! If you only tell the truth so that you are not in trouble, the song has not reached you yet.
This is a new song, written for you.
I tell the truth when it is hard.
I wait my turn beside the tap.
I help when someone carries too much.
I do it when nobody sees.
Worked example
Habimana sings all four lines, then thinks.
Waiting at the tap is easy for him.
Telling the truth about a broken thing is the hard one.
So Habimana says: line one is hardest for me, because I am afraid of being shouted at.
Naming the hard line is how you get better at it.
Tip
Nobody is looking. Still do it
Ask yourself one question before you choose.
Would I be happy if my mama walked in right now?
Do each one, then tap Show answer to check.
Sing the song, then say which line is hardest for you and why.
Answer: any line, as long as you give a reason.
Keza finds a pen on the classroom floor. What does the song say she should do?
Answer: give it back to whoever lost it, even though nobody saw her find it.
Why do we tell the truth?
Answer: so that people can trust us. Not only to escape trouble.
Somebody is carrying a heavy jerrycan. What is the good-conduct choice?
Answer: take one side and help, without waiting to be asked.
Do one line of the song today, then tell one person which one you did.
Answer: doing it counts more than singing it.
What you learned today
Quick check
Being good is only for when an adult is looking.
