learning through songs

When I was teaching the Year 1 and Year 2 students, I usually liked to teach them through songs.

Songs such as
Are you sleeping?
Clementine

What I did was I substituted the words,

I taught my students about the topic, Personal Details, ie,
What is your name? How old are you? Where do you live?

Clementine chorus tune
What is your name?
What is your name?
What is your name, my friend?

I am Annie,
I am Annie,
I am Annie, my friend.

How old are you?
How old are you?
How old are you,
My friend?

I am seven years old.
I am seven years old.
I am seven years old, my friend.

Are you sleeping tune
Where do you live?
Where do you live, my friend?
My friend?

I live in Ipoh.
I live in Ipoh, my friend.
My friend.

So much so my students got drilled through singing.

Next, I gave them an oral test. I asked them questions about personal details. They would think about the songs and sang out the answers. Funny, haha.. Anyway, they passed with flying colours.