Goodbye October, Hello November! I hope those who celebrate had a great Halloween. I was ready to hand out candy and not a single child stopped by my house. I usually only get one or two groups so it wasn't that big of a surprise. I miss seeing them all dressed up though!
As a teacher, I have always noticed as holidays approach children get a bit restless. I try my best to make learning fun to keep them engaged and one of the best ways to do so is through music! Here are my favorite Thanksgiving songs from The Learning Station.
My favorite has to be the song "A Turkey Dance". This fun song will have your children dancing and giggling!
"Albuquerque Turkey" is a fun song about a turkey that doesn't that doesn't want to be eaten on Thanksgiving dinner. Listen to the song to hear what the family ate for Thanksgiving instead of turkey. This song would also make for an excellent writing assignment where the children decide what they should eat for Thanksgiving dinner instead of turkey!
"Little Pilgrim" is the perfect song to tell the story of the first Thanksgiving Day.
Other favorites include:
"5 Little Turkeys", which is a great counting song using ordinal numbers.
"10 Little Turkeys", which works on the skill of counting backwards from 10.
"Thanksgiving Feast" is a great song about all the yummy food we eat for Thanksgiving!
Thanks for hoppin' by Hopkins' Hoppin' Happenings! Keep on smiling!
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Favorite Thanksgiving Songs for Children
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
The Learning Station: Action! Fun! Dance! For Kids Giveaway
I am lucky enough to receive a copy of The Learning Stations great new CD Action! Fun! Dance! For Kids to review and giveaway a copy to one of you! If you can't wait, click the picture to order your copy today!
This is fun CD filled with fun movements and many of the songs come from different cultures from around the world! Children need brain breaks to keep them focused and this CD is perfect for that.
1. A-Root-Chy-Cha is a fun upbeat song that will have your students clapping, putting their knees together, elbows together, bottoms out, tongues out, etc.
2. Zumba Dance is a fun song from Africa. This one will have your students dancing, jogging in different ways, wiggling shoulders, feet, etc. The twist is all of a sudden they have to STOP just like the song "The Freeze" by Greg and Steve. Kids love that!!!
3. Icky Sticky Bubble Gum - This has to be my favorite song on the CD and I did have time to try it out with one group of Kindergarten students when we had a little extra time in Music. They loved it. They pretend like they have bubble gum and the song tells where it gets stuck: nose, ears, knees, etc. They try to pull it off themselves! I can't wait until their is a video of this one!
4. Jamaican Dance - Here's a fun song from Jamaica that will get your students moving! This song will have your students moving their hands and arms and pretending to shake maracas.
5. Funky Nursery Rhymes - Pre-K and Kindergarten students are bound to love these fun Nursery Rhymes. This song also incorporates body movement making it even more fun!
6. Boogaloo Song - This is another fun action song that ends with your students putting themselves to sleep. haha You must watch the video to watch Don at the end. haha Check out the video on a previous post of mine about music in the classroom by clicking HERE.
7. Shabooya - This one will have your students dancing, tapping their feet, hopping like a bunny, swimming, chicken dancing, etc.
8. Ballin' the Jack - This movement song will have your students moving their feet, knees, and arms.
9. Funga Alafia - This is a repeating song that I learned in college when becoming a teacher. The booklet includes the movements for the song. Perfect song to open your school day as it is about welcoming each other.
10. Doctor Knickerbocker - This song incorporates counting to 9 and keeping a rhythm with your hands, feet, hips, and head.
11. Herman the Worm - What kiddo doesn't like worms? haha Herman keeps eating different fruits (in different numbers from 1 to 5) and gets bigger and bigger. What will happen to herman when he eats the 5th fruit? You'll have to hear the song to find out. Fun way to incorporate fruits, numbers, and you could even add it to a measurement lesson!
12. The More We Get Together - This is a sweet song about caring for each other and being there for each other. It's a great song to teach the importance of being friends and being nice to each other. It even has some skip counting in the song!
13. A Ram Sam Sam - This fun song has your students reaching for the sky and singing faster and faster. The booklet includes the fun movements and you can see it in action in the fun video!
14. Fooba Wooba John - The final song will have your students twisting to the beat. The song has snails, frogs, dogs, and other fun animals.
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This is fun CD filled with fun movements and many of the songs come from different cultures from around the world! Children need brain breaks to keep them focused and this CD is perfect for that.
1. A-Root-Chy-Cha is a fun upbeat song that will have your students clapping, putting their knees together, elbows together, bottoms out, tongues out, etc.
2. Zumba Dance is a fun song from Africa. This one will have your students dancing, jogging in different ways, wiggling shoulders, feet, etc. The twist is all of a sudden they have to STOP just like the song "The Freeze" by Greg and Steve. Kids love that!!!
3. Icky Sticky Bubble Gum - This has to be my favorite song on the CD and I did have time to try it out with one group of Kindergarten students when we had a little extra time in Music. They loved it. They pretend like they have bubble gum and the song tells where it gets stuck: nose, ears, knees, etc. They try to pull it off themselves! I can't wait until their is a video of this one!
4. Jamaican Dance - Here's a fun song from Jamaica that will get your students moving! This song will have your students moving their hands and arms and pretending to shake maracas.
5. Funky Nursery Rhymes - Pre-K and Kindergarten students are bound to love these fun Nursery Rhymes. This song also incorporates body movement making it even more fun!
6. Boogaloo Song - This is another fun action song that ends with your students putting themselves to sleep. haha You must watch the video to watch Don at the end. haha Check out the video on a previous post of mine about music in the classroom by clicking HERE.
7. Shabooya - This one will have your students dancing, tapping their feet, hopping like a bunny, swimming, chicken dancing, etc.
8. Ballin' the Jack - This movement song will have your students moving their feet, knees, and arms.
9. Funga Alafia - This is a repeating song that I learned in college when becoming a teacher. The booklet includes the movements for the song. Perfect song to open your school day as it is about welcoming each other.
10. Doctor Knickerbocker - This song incorporates counting to 9 and keeping a rhythm with your hands, feet, hips, and head.
11. Herman the Worm - What kiddo doesn't like worms? haha Herman keeps eating different fruits (in different numbers from 1 to 5) and gets bigger and bigger. What will happen to herman when he eats the 5th fruit? You'll have to hear the song to find out. Fun way to incorporate fruits, numbers, and you could even add it to a measurement lesson!
12. The More We Get Together - This is a sweet song about caring for each other and being there for each other. It's a great song to teach the importance of being friends and being nice to each other. It even has some skip counting in the song!
13. A Ram Sam Sam - This fun song has your students reaching for the sky and singing faster and faster. The booklet includes the fun movements and you can see it in action in the fun video!
14. Fooba Wooba John - The final song will have your students twisting to the beat. The song has snails, frogs, dogs, and other fun animals.
Fill out the Rafflecopter Form to enter the giveaway. You must be a blog follower to enter. There are other ways to earn more chances. Good luck to everyone!
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Top 10 List
Heather over at HoJo's Teaching Adventures has an awesome Top 10 List Linky Party going on. So well I just had to participate!
My Top 10 reasons to teach:
10. We have spring break and summer off!
9. We are constantly learning new things all the time!
8. Receiving hugs from children.
7. Hearing children's laughter.
6. Watching the growth of the students over the year.
5. Being recognized by someone for your hard work whether it be a child, teacher, parent, peer, or administrator.
4. Helping a child get through a tough situation.
3. Seeing smiles on children's faces.
2. When a child has an ah-hah moment and that light bulb pops on!
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1. The kind things children say to you each day!
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Don't forget to hop on over to Heather's Linky Party and tell her I sent you over there!
Thanks for hoppin' by Hopkins' Hoppin' Happenings.
Brian :-)
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