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Song

Art/Song

We’re Going on a Magic Trip!

Time: 5–10 min

Purpose: To use facial expressions and body language to express changes in action through a call-and-response song.

Skills: Communication, Cooperation, Creativity, Paying attention

You will need…

2–30 participants

Early elementary age participants

Enough space for everyone to stand or sit together

Before You Begin

Prepare the reflection questions you will ask participants in the debrief.

Directions

Introduce the song We’re Going on a Magic Trip! Use this time to reinforce any established expectations that are important for participants to remember during the activity.

Tip: Introduce movements for each line of the song based on what is happening. Consider adding new twists and turns to the story.

Tell participants that for this activity they will be using their imaginations to go on a magic trip.

Explain that you will sing (or chant) where they are going and they will repeat each line after you. To help participants keep the rhythm, consider marching in place as you sing the song, encouraging participants to do the same.

Ask participants if they have any questions about the activity.

Sing:

Let’s go on a magic trip. (Let’s go on a magic trip.)

OK! (OK!)

Let’s go! (Let’s go!)

Walking through the jungle. (Walking through the jungle.)

Looking for a treasure chest. (Looking for a treasure chest.)

Oh look! (Oh look!)

I think I see an ice cream truck. (I think I see an ice cream truck.)

WE’RE GOING ON A MAGIC TRIP!

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DIRECTIONS CONTINUED

Continue to sing:

Let’s go see! (Let’s go see!)

Let’s eat some ice cream! (Let’s eat some ice cream!)

Walking through the jungle. (Walking through the jungle.)

Looking for a treasure chest. (Looking for a treasure chest.)

Oh look! (Oh look!)

I think I see a river. (I think I see a river.)

What should we do? (What should we do?)

I know. (I know.)

We’ll swim across it! (We’ll swim across it!)

Walking through the jungle. (Walking through the jungle.)

Looking for a treasure chest. (Looking for a treasure chest.)

Oh look! (Oh look!)

There’s a hole. (There’s a hole.)

Can’t go around it. (Can’t go around it.)

Can’t go under it. (Can’t go under it.)

Can’t swim through it. (Can’t swim through it.)

Let’s jump it! (Let’s jump it!)

Get a running start. (Get a running start.)

Jump! (Jump!)

Walking through the jungle. (Walking through the jungle.)

Looking for a treasure chest. (Looking for a treasure chest.)

Oh look! (Oh look!)

There’s a cave. (There’s a cave.)

It’s dark in here… (It’s dark in here…)

It’s cold in here… (It’s cold in here…)

WOW! What’s this? (WOW! What’s this?)

It has a golden lock. (It has a golden lock.)

It has one magic wand in it. (It has one magic wand in it.)

WE’RE GOING ON A MAGIC TRIP!

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DIRECTIONS CONTINUED

Continue to sing:

It has lots of diamonds, (It has lots of diamonds,)

and shining crowns, (and shining crowns,)

and a bowl of candy! (and a bowl of candy!)

It must be a magic treasure chest!! (It must be a magic treasure chest!!)

Good! Now let’s take it back to school to share with everyone. (Good! Now let’s take it back to school to share with everyone.)

Walking through the jungle. (Walking through the jungle.)

We found the treasure chest! (We found the treasure chest!)

Oh look! (Oh look!)

There’s a hole. (There’s a hole.)

Let’s jump over it! (Let’s jump over it!)

Oh look! (Oh look!)

There’s a river. (There’s a river.)

Let’s swim across it! (Let’s swim across it!)

Oh look! (Oh look!)

There’s an ice cream truck. (There’s an ice cream truck.)

Let’s eat an ice cream. (Let’s eat an ice cream.)

Oh look! (Oh look!)

There’s the school. (There’s the school.)

Let’s go in and share our magic treasure! (Let’s go in and share our magic treasure!)

Explain to participants that now they will reflect on how they experienced the activity.

Debrief

Debrief the song with participants. Remember, this activity is only as effective as your debrief. This is your opportunity to help participants connect the activity to personal experiences, actions, and beliefs. You will want to reinforce any skills or beliefs you are hoping participants will carry beyond the activity.

For more on facilitating debriefs, refer to the Debriefing Tip Sheet on our Digital Activity Center.

WE’RE GOING ON A MAGIC TRIP!

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DEBRIEF CONTINUED

We’ve included some suggested questions below to get you started.

Ask:

What did we do in this song? Who enjoyed singing the song?

What did we have to do for this song to work?

How does this song help us to make a more peaceful community?

Thank players for singing the song with you.