Roaring Lions

Material

• Stuffed lion

Steps

1. Give the stuffed lion to a child.
2. Ask the child to imitate roaring after every sentence you say.
3. Recite and mime the rhyme. Encourage the children to do the gestures with you.

Nursery Rhyme

• Roaring lions wait for Daniel patiently

(Take a fierce look and raise your hands with your fingers bent to imitate claws.)

• The angel of God shuts their mouths

(Pinch your lips together.)

• Balaam persists and hits his poor beast

(Show your head and then pretend to hit a beast.)

• God makes the donkey speak in distress

(Form donkey ears with your hands and pretend to speak.)

• The walls of Jericho resist all assaults

(Raise your arms high.)

• God tore it to pieces

(Drop your arms suddenly.)

• No need to worry

(Nod your head in a way of saying “no”.)

• God is here to help us

(Point to the sky and nod in approval.)