Singing and Clapping: Keeping the Rhythm
Primary 1 · Creative Arts
Singing and Clapping: Keeping the Rhythm
Lesson 4 of 8
11 min
Let's begin
Keza meets her neighbour at the water tap early in the morning.
She looks at her feet and says nothing. The neighbour smiles and walks on.
Today you will learn three words to sing, and to say to real people.
Mwaramutse is for the morning. It means good morning.
Muraho is for when you meet somebody.
Murakoze is for when somebody helps you. It means thank you.
Say each one out loud now, three times.
Sometimes you break something or push somebody.
Then you say you are sorry, and you look at the person while you say it.
That is a polite word too, and it is the hardest one.
Worked example
Sing this line to any tune you know:
Mwaramutse in the morning, murakoze when you help me.
Clap once on mwaramutse. Clap once on murakoze.
Sing it four times at walking speed, with the claps in those same two places.
Careful! Many children keep their polite words for grown-ups only.
Your small brother helps you carry water. He gets a murakoze too.
Your friend shares a mango. She gets a murakoze too.
A polite word costs you nothing and it makes the other person glad.
Tip
Morning, meeting, thank you
Mwaramutse in the morning. Muraho when you meet. Murakoze when somebody helps you.
Say them to the first three people you see tomorrow, big or small.
Say each answer out loud, then tap Show answer to check.
You see your teacher early in the morning. What do you say?
Answer: mwaramutse. It is the morning word.
Gatete carries your jerrycan for you. What do you say?
Answer: murakoze. It means thank you.
You meet your cousin on the path in the afternoon. What do you say?
Answer: muraho. It is for when you meet somebody.
Your small sister picks up your pencil. Does she get a polite word?
Answer: yes. Polite words are for everybody, including the small ones.
Sing the polite line twice, with a clap on each polite word.
Answer: claps on mwaramutse and on murakoze, in the same places both times.
What you learned today
Quick check
Match each word to when you say it.
Tap one on the left, then its partner on the right.
