Rolling, Rolling, Rolling…Into a Kindergarten Transportation Unit with These Great Songs
We love songs for their ability to help set the mood for a lesson, get students back on track, practice some phonemic awareness skills and review topical vocabulary – all in just a couple of minutes of fun! Here are some great songs to get you and your kids “revved up” for a transportation unit. All of these are available from Amazon for download and each are only 99 cents...
Read MoreStar Spangled Books to Get Your Class in a Presidential Mood
Somehow we’ve blinked again and it’s February! Between Groundhog Day, Valentine’s and President’s Day, it’s a super busy month. We hope these books and activities will help you add a little patriotic flavor this month, as we get ready to honor Presidents Washington and Lincoln. Welcome Books are a great way to add non-fiction to your classroom bookshelves. Each...
Read MoreI’m a Little Snowman – A Wintery Song for Cold Kindergarten Days
The days have grown very short and Jack Frost is in the air, even here in California. Here’s a wintery song that quick and easy to learn and will have you all up and moving, too! So come on and get rid of some of those pre-holiday wiggles with: I’m a Little Snowman (to the tune of “I’m a Little Teapot”) I’m a little snowman, (bend knees) Short and...
Read MoreA Quick and Easy Fall Song
The days are growing shorter and the trees barer! We know that Halloween is right around the corner, but we recognize that not all schools are celebrating it. So, here’s a simple song we all can sing to celebrate the fall season with your class. To the tune of ”Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” Orange, yellow, red and brown Red and brown. Orange, yellow, red and brown Red...
Read MoreHere We Go Round the Apple Tree – An Active Way to Get Ready for Fall
Here’s a fall song that will get your students up and moving. Round the Apple Tree Sung to “Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush.” (Children skip in a circle, holding hands, while singing the first verse, and then act out the rest.) Verse 1: Here we go round the apple tree, The apple tree, the apple tree. Here we go round the apple tree, So early in the morning. Verse 2: This...
Read MoreGreat Songs to Begin and End Your Day
Transitions are always challenging, especially in kindergarten. Singing is a great way to ease into and out of your day. The right song can get all your students with you and help unify your class. Begin and end your day on a positive note with these great songs: Rise and Shine, Raffi – “Rise with the blue bird/ Shine like the sun/ Now is time to rise and shine.”...
Read MoreOur 31st Annual Conference
We are thrilled to announce that our 31st conference in January, was a huge success! We are so thankful to Jim Gill, Peggy Campbell Rush and all of our great presenters who made it a fabulous time. It was wonderful to see so many of you there! We hope you're planning to join us in 2014!
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