As the holidays rolled around we got so busy at Joyful Noise that music classes were sort of scattered and not the same as their usual times, etc. So, enjoy this combination post from the weeks of November 18th and November 25th!
We Are Thankful!
For the week of the 18th, we celebrated Thanksgiving in music class! We started off by discussing what thanksgiving was, and some things that we might be thankful for. We then spent our time together singing about how we're thankful for God, our families and everything we have. We all got to pick from a wide variety of shakers to use and we tried to sing to the beat with them. It was also fun to give our turkey some feathers with the Turkey Feather song where we worked on our color words and recognition! To finish off class we ended with the book "I Know An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie!". This book is fun to read because it takes on a rolling rhythm that can be sped up and up as you sing once you're comfortable with the words! The kids always enjoy this one.
Songs this week included...
Hello Mr. Turkey
Funny Turkey
Let's Be Thankful
Thank You Rhyme/Prayer
I'm a Little Turkey
Albuquerque Turkey
Thanksgiving Colors
ABC Thanksgiving
Five Plump Turkeys
I Eat Turkey
It's Thanksgiving
Turkey Feathers
Dinner Bells
Turkey Hokey Pokey
If You're Thankful
Turkey and Dressing
Twos
Toddlers
Infants
Toddlers
Infants
Threes
Fours
Animals!
The week of the 22nd our focus was on animals. The classrooms are starting to incorporate Zoophonics into their lessons and I thought it would be a fun way to make a little connection. We revisited some of our current favorites like "Slippery Fish", "Five Little Fishies" and Raffi's version of "Five Little Ducks". Counting was incorporated with "Baa Baa Black Sheep" as well as "One, Two, Zoo!" which uses rhyming words.
One of their favorites this week was "A Silly Slippery Snake". It's a very simple song that can be made even more fun by adding body movements, hand/finger actions, or puppets! It is sung to the tune of "If you're happy and you know it." and goes as follows:
One of their favorites this week was "A Silly Slippery Snake". It's a very simple song that can be made even more fun by adding body movements, hand/finger actions, or puppets! It is sung to the tune of "If you're happy and you know it." and goes as follows:
Oh, I wish I was a silly, slippery snake.
Oh, I wish I was a silly, slippery snake.
Oh, I'd slither across the floor,
and I'd slip under the door!
Oh, I wish I was a silly, slippery snake.
Songs this week included...
How Much is that Doggie in the Window?
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Slippery Fish
One, Two, Zoo!
Five Little Fishies
Five Little Ducks
The Jungle Song
A Silly Slippery Snake
Hibernation
Tiny Tim
The Elephant's Trunk
A Squirrel Song
MP3's used:
Animal Freeze Dance by the Kiboomers
Fours
