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Week of may 18th, 2015

Grandma’s Feather Bed!


We got some energy out this week in music class while listening to a classic favorite by John Denver—“Grandma’s Feather Bed!” The kids learned that John Denver was a famous singer who played guitar and had round glasses (check out the video below to see them making pretend glasses with their fingers!). We also read the book “Grandma’s Feather Bed”, a book adapted and illustrated by Christopher Canyon! The children enjoyed the colorful illustrations, and they helped me with sound effects by “oinking” each time the lyric “…and the piggy we stole from the shed” popped up, as well as helping to repeat the phrase in unison: “Grandma’s Feather Bed!”.


We then had a blast by pretending to jump on the “bed”, or stacked mats from the rec room, along with partner dancing. There were plenty of giggles and lots of tired munchkins after our activity!

Don’t miss out on the cute video below and make sure to ask your child about the extender questions. Have a wonderful week!



QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR CHILD

1) What kind of animal did they steal from the shed in “Grandma’s Feather Bed?” A piggy!

2) Do you remember what John Denver wore on his face? Round glasses

3) Did you jump on the pretend feather bed? Can you show me how?

Week of September 22nd, 2014


AND THE WALLS CAME TUMBLIN' DOWN!

Today and Monday in music we sang "Joshua Fought The Battle of Jericho" (look below for lyrics!) and had fun building our very own walls of Jericho using Jenga blocks (and other building blocks for our younger children). What a blast! 

As we sang, children marched around the rug in a circle, pretending to be the priests who blew the trumpets for 7 days in Jericho. After blowing our pretend trumpets (older children had small plastic cups with the bottoms cut off) and shouting, we had fun knocking our block towers down and starting all over again!

Check out the video below to hear the song being sung to infants and don't forget to ask your child some of the questions I've posted below to extend this week's lesson!


JOSHUA FOUGHT THE BATTLE OF JERICHO

Joshua fought the battle of Jericho,
Jericho, Jericho,
Joshua fought the battle of Jericho,
And the walls came tumbling down!

You may talk about your men of Gideon,
You may talk about your men of Saul,
But there's none like good old Joshua
And the battle of Jericho!













QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR CHILD

1. Who fought the battle of Jericho? Joshua!

2. What happened when the priests blew their horns on the 7th day, and the people yelled loudly? The walls fell down!

3. Did you build a tower in music class? How tall was it? How many blocks did you use?

Week of February 4th, 2013

BEANBAG DANCING!

It never gets old! All students had a great time dancing with bean bags today to music. Many giggles ensued as bean bags were tossed, balanced and moved to the rhythm. Beyond large and fine motor control, it was a great opportunity to follow directions and listen as well!

Check out the pictures, lyrics and free download below!

THROW THE BEANBAG AND CATCH 
(Listen to the tune in video below!)

 Throw the beanbag, and catch! 
Turn around, turn around, stomp, stomp, stomp! 
Throw the beanbag, and catch! 
Turn around, turn around, stomp, stomp, stomp!

 Put it on your head and walk around the room! 
1-2-3-4 
Put it on your head and walk around the room!
 1-2-3-4 

Continue with other body parts!