This is a Traditional song from Ireland which creates a restful and positive mood.
I have enjoyed using it with learners of all abilities. I use two sets of contrasting wind chimes, one low and one high. Even learners with physical control difficulties can manage to touch the chimes to accompany the song. Use one set of chimes to be a sound representation of the moon, then change over and use the other set for the sun.
Other learners will enjoy reading the words while we sing. You can make the pauses as long as you like, whilst turning the pages.
AAC
Since the song is sung slowly, you have plenty of time to sign the key words. Again, even learners with physical control difficulties are often able to join in broad gestures for some of the words like ‘I, moon, sun, me, everyone.’
This is another of those useful songs that divide neatly into 4 sections. It fits beautifully on many AAC voice output devices such as a 4Talk4 or a Partner ****check name.
Alternatively you can record the song as a sequence on a simple voice output device .
If your AAC device has more cells on the overlay e.g. 8, you can include some core vocabulary phrases like ‘Let’s sing that some more.’ or ‘I’d like to play drums this time.’
You could sing the song with the sound of one set of chimes recorded onto a voice output device, so some learners will be able to play the accompaniment. Because the chimes are untuned, it will not matter when or how often they activate the switches.
Multisensory possibilities.
Other learners will enjoy reading a tactile book of two pages – one to represent the moon and one to represent the sun. You could spray an ‘icy’ perfume on the moon page and a ‘hot’ perfume on the sun page.
