Details from the EFDSS website:
'John Kanakanaka' shows the musical treasures to be found both in archives and in today's playground. Hackney school music teacher Pam Davies has clearly enthused her pupils with her selection from the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library archives. The pupils have contributed in turn by sharing their games with Pam.
'John Kanakanaka' is an invaluable resource for play organisers, community leaders, teachers, home educators, in fact anyone who wants to learn and share skills in the traditional manner. After watching and imitating the games on the video the children can explore their natural creativity by incorporating words and ideas of their own. These games also encourage fitness, co-ordination, language practice, tolerance, negotiating skills and team-work - all things that children need to grow into healthy, happy, functioning adults.
The book has helpful tips and teaching suggestions as well as pictures of the children performing the games.
TRACK LIST
1. Old King Glory 2. Who Stole the Cookie 3. Each Peachy Pelly Plum 4. Bingo 5. Red White and Blue 6. Un Deux Trois 7. Here I come 8. I Like Coffee 9. Domina Domina 10. Down in the Meadow 11. One Potato 12. Grandma 13. Muffin Man 14. Coca Cola 15. Pepsi Cola 16. Doggie 17. My Mother Baked 18. I Know a Little Irish Girl 19. Queen Mary 20. ABCD 21. Here Comes a Bluebird 22. Blue Shoe 23. Mrs One Goes In 24. Ribena 25. John Kanakanaka
Project Co-ordinator: Diana Campbell Jewitt, EFDSS
Filming and editing: Doc Rowe
With thanks to Pam Davies (teacher), the pupils, Headteacher and staff of Thomas Fairchild Community School, Hackney, E. London.
