Great suggestions! I especially like the first one as students hold onto the object while tapping the beat and then pass on the last word. I have used the “Corn Grinding Song” usually at harvest time, October/November — “Grinding corn, grinding corn. Here we are, grinding corn. Grains of red and yellow, blue and white corn I am grinding…” Don’t remember from where, but if I find it at school I will reference it. I use bean bags to pass. But there are two white bags I put “x” on with yellow floor tape. While passing around, if students are holding the “x” bag on the last word they are out. They go choose a rhythm percussion instrument to play. They walk around the passing circle and play on the beat while the game continues. The object is to keep singing and keep a steady beat. And of course everyone eventually gets out and has a rhythm percussion instrument!

Thanks for posting these songs all in one place. I know Al Citron as you have it but the Stone passing song from Ghana I learned with different words and a little different melody and a little syncopation in the rhythm of the 2nd and 6th measures.
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Obwa si mensa na-na Obwa si mensa. Obwa si mensa na-na Obwa si mensa. A loose translation is a child is saying to their grandparent that their fingers got pinched between the stones.