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Stir up some excitement by adding a bit of music to your bat lessons!
Below is the lyrics to our song, "The Little Brown Bat". The song is a great way to kick-start a unit on the only nocturnal mammal, and it can also be used as a way for students to learn lots of interesting "batty facts"--like how important bats are to our environment!
To get started:
Below is the lyrics to our song, "The Little Brown Bat". The song is a great way to kick-start a unit on the only nocturnal mammal, and it can also be used as a way for students to learn lots of interesting "batty facts"--like how important bats are to our environment!
To get started:
- Provide students with a graphic organizer or a blank piece of paper.
- Have them write 3-5 facts they hear in the song... (such as: 1. Bats are the only flying mammal. 2. Bats are nocturnal. 3. Bats navigate with echolocation. 4. The Little Brown Bat is one type of bat. 5. Bats are good for the environment.)
- Have students include a drawing with their facts.
- Encourage students to label their bat drawings.
Lyrics:
The Little Brown Bat:
Way back up
in the woods
Where the
sun never goes
Lives the
only flying mammal that we all
know
He sleeps
all day
Leads a
nocturnal life
And uses
echolocation
Instead of
his sight
Then he
goes “eeeeeeeeeeee”
Another bug
done gone
Chorus:
This little
brown bat is one you’ve probably seen
Over a
thousand different species from here to the Caribbean
They’re
expert fliers
The
acrobats of the sky
Their
ecological efficiency is one you can’t deny
Now wait a
minute children, there’s a reputation to correct
Bats aren’t
mean and evil and they deserve a little respect
They eat
the mosquitoes, the gnats and pesky flies
There’s
much more to a bat than really meets the eye
Yeah, in
their roosts
Is where
they like to hang
It’s been
the same old story since the bats began
Repeat
Chorus and second verse
Be sure to check out our website: www.toucheedi.com for free Bat Printables and Activity Ideas.
