Object: Printed music for “The Wise Man Built His House Upon A Rock” (at the end of this chapter) for the accompanist to follow; Poster with the lyrics to “The Wise Man Built His House Upon A Rock”:
The wise man built his house upon a rock (3X)
and the rains came tumbling down.
The rains came down and the floods came up (3X)
and the house on the rock stood firm.
The foolish man built his house upon the sand (3X)
and the rains came tumbling down.
The rains came down and the floods came up (3X)
and the house on the sand went splat!
(Show the poster printed with the lyrics and lead the children as they sing “The Wise Man Built His House Upon A Rock.”) The wise man built his house upon a rock and the foolish man built his house upon the sand. Why are we singing about beach construction?
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