I love singing. I got to sing with the 5th graders again, only for a few minutes, but the time doesn't matter. I was just glad we got to sing.
When we sang "Da Moose, Da Moose." I don't think the teacher in there had heard it before. He was laughing so hard, and had to video the song so he could watch it again.
On an unrelated note, I am getting very good at knitting! It is amazing how quickly I can do it now! I have already made 5 hand warmers, or 2 and half sets of hand warmers. I am pretty proud of myself! Now I just need to make sure I can get them done by the time Christmas rolls around.
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Friday, November 20, 2015
Day 22: Melodies and Harmonies
Music with Sylvia today was enlightening. I learned so many new songs and had several insights into classroom management.
Sylvia taught 2-4th graders and they all loved to sing with her. I think all children love to sing. She spoke to them in English at a normal pace, but used a lot of hand motions. I think those hand motions are what helped the students to understand.
I am very excited to bring music into the education of my students. There are so many songs available on Youtube and through other resources, I could even make some of my own if I wanted to. Music is a powerful way to teach and a wonderful way to help the students learn what they need to learn.
Sylvia taught 2-4th graders and they all loved to sing with her. I think all children love to sing. She spoke to them in English at a normal pace, but used a lot of hand motions. I think those hand motions are what helped the students to understand.
I am very excited to bring music into the education of my students. There are so many songs available on Youtube and through other resources, I could even make some of my own if I wanted to. Music is a powerful way to teach and a wonderful way to help the students learn what they need to learn.
Thursday, November 19, 2015
Day 21: It's An Action Word!
♫"A Person, Place, or Thing is a noun!"♫ This song has not only been stuck in my head all day, but also in my student's heads. This is a good thing because hopefully they will remember it! We practiced all day today.
"When I say 'what is a noun?' You say..."
♫"A person, place, or thing is a noun." ♫ We only went over it about 50 times today before moving onto verbs!
"What is a verb?"
♫"A verb is a word, it's an action word!"♫ This one is a rap. They loved learning the words to this one. Yesterday when we learned these songs Sylvia suggested that we add in different actions to make the song a little different each day. I think we may do that on Monday. Or Wednesday as that is when I teach 4th grade English next.
I am going to teach both of these songs to the 6th graders. I feel like I am using a lot of music recently, but that is not a bad thing. Quite the opposite. When the kids learn a song they remember it. They might remember it for years. But at least it will be stuck in their heads for the rest of the day, so they will remember it for at least that long!
"When I say 'what is a noun?' You say..."
♫"A person, place, or thing is a noun." ♫ We only went over it about 50 times today before moving onto verbs!
"What is a verb?"
♫"A verb is a word, it's an action word!"♫ This one is a rap. They loved learning the words to this one. Yesterday when we learned these songs Sylvia suggested that we add in different actions to make the song a little different each day. I think we may do that on Monday. Or Wednesday as that is when I teach 4th grade English next.
I am going to teach both of these songs to the 6th graders. I feel like I am using a lot of music recently, but that is not a bad thing. Quite the opposite. When the kids learn a song they remember it. They might remember it for years. But at least it will be stuck in their heads for the rest of the day, so they will remember it for at least that long!
Friday, November 13, 2015
Day 17: Music in my Soul
It was strange to go to school today because yesterday I did not go. But today was my music day, and so I was happy.
I love to sing and to share that with my students is wonderful.
I was asked if I could make a large heart for an exhibition that Valen school is doing at the Husnes library. I am pretty excited about, and very glad that I have the opportunity to create something for this.
The students of my school are all learning a dance and will be performing it soon, though I don't know when. They had a practice outside today and it was so cool to see all of the students dancing, the first graders through the 7th graders. The 7th graders tell me that they don't like the dance, but they were obviously enjoying themselves.
I also played some football with the kids during recess, they loved it! And I did as well. Though playing with the 7th graders is a little intimidating because they have all been playing for ages, and me... well I was on a team once when I was 10...
During 5th grade music there was a substitute teacher. When I say substitute teacher, I don't mean like we have in America. One teacher was sick, so they fenagled the teachers around until they could get one to cover her classes. This works out well here because everyone works together to keep the students learning. Anyway, the sub didn't really know what he was going to do for music. I told him I had some songs ready that I could teach if he wanted me to. The look on his face was so relieved. So we went over the songs that we learned last week and learned two new ones. I think their favorite was Da Moose Da Moose. I love that song, and they loved doing the voices and the actions. I hope they like all the songs, but it is cool to have a favorite.
I love to sing and to share that with my students is wonderful.
I was asked if I could make a large heart for an exhibition that Valen school is doing at the Husnes library. I am pretty excited about, and very glad that I have the opportunity to create something for this.
The students of my school are all learning a dance and will be performing it soon, though I don't know when. They had a practice outside today and it was so cool to see all of the students dancing, the first graders through the 7th graders. The 7th graders tell me that they don't like the dance, but they were obviously enjoying themselves.
I also played some football with the kids during recess, they loved it! And I did as well. Though playing with the 7th graders is a little intimidating because they have all been playing for ages, and me... well I was on a team once when I was 10...
During 5th grade music there was a substitute teacher. When I say substitute teacher, I don't mean like we have in America. One teacher was sick, so they fenagled the teachers around until they could get one to cover her classes. This works out well here because everyone works together to keep the students learning. Anyway, the sub didn't really know what he was going to do for music. I told him I had some songs ready that I could teach if he wanted me to. The look on his face was so relieved. So we went over the songs that we learned last week and learned two new ones. I think their favorite was Da Moose Da Moose. I love that song, and they loved doing the voices and the actions. I hope they like all the songs, but it is cool to have a favorite.
Friday, November 6, 2015
Day 13: Sing A Little Song
Music today. And that was wonderful!
I got to teach music with the 4th and 5th graders.
For the 5th graders I was trying to teach them ordinal numbers and so we learned the song " I knew an old lady who swallowed a fly" and then went through what she swallowed first, second, third, and so on. I think they enjoyed the song but it did get a little monotonous after a while. And my lesson did not take up the entire time. Thankfully, I already had some other lessons planned and was able to use those to fill up the time. I am often thankful that I am good a thinking on my feet so that when things like this happen I can just take it in stride.
Then I got to teach 4th grade music. We learned some fabulous songs such as John Jacob Jingleheimer Shmidt, Turtle Tim (I had a tiny turtle), and There's a Hole in the Bucket. For John Jacob Jingleheimer Shmidt I had to tell them to say "SHHHHMIDT" other wise they said it all silly. They enjoyed the hand motions I used for the Turtle Tim song. For me it was hilarious to watch their frustration as we learned There's a Hole in the Bucket. Each time I pulled up a new slide they had an audible sigh and I just smiled. That song is ridiculously long, but fabulous.
Back to 5th grade for the 4th lesson. I watched them dance to a song that they were getting ready to do with the whole school and after they had done it twice the teacher turned to me. "Do you have anything you would like to teach them?" Seeing as I had just finished teaching the 4th graders, I was excited to teach them some of the same songs.
They loved learning the Turtle Tim song and If All The Raindrops. But I think their favorite song was Da Moose Da Moose. When I got to the end of the song and it says "he decomposed" I had to explain what decomposed meant, but after that they all started laughing. I thought it was fabulous to see them singing. A full day of music always makes me happy.
I got to teach music with the 4th and 5th graders.
For the 5th graders I was trying to teach them ordinal numbers and so we learned the song " I knew an old lady who swallowed a fly" and then went through what she swallowed first, second, third, and so on. I think they enjoyed the song but it did get a little monotonous after a while. And my lesson did not take up the entire time. Thankfully, I already had some other lessons planned and was able to use those to fill up the time. I am often thankful that I am good a thinking on my feet so that when things like this happen I can just take it in stride.
Then I got to teach 4th grade music. We learned some fabulous songs such as John Jacob Jingleheimer Shmidt, Turtle Tim (I had a tiny turtle), and There's a Hole in the Bucket. For John Jacob Jingleheimer Shmidt I had to tell them to say "SHHHHMIDT" other wise they said it all silly. They enjoyed the hand motions I used for the Turtle Tim song. For me it was hilarious to watch their frustration as we learned There's a Hole in the Bucket. Each time I pulled up a new slide they had an audible sigh and I just smiled. That song is ridiculously long, but fabulous.
Back to 5th grade for the 4th lesson. I watched them dance to a song that they were getting ready to do with the whole school and after they had done it twice the teacher turned to me. "Do you have anything you would like to teach them?" Seeing as I had just finished teaching the 4th graders, I was excited to teach them some of the same songs.
They loved learning the Turtle Tim song and If All The Raindrops. But I think their favorite song was Da Moose Da Moose. When I got to the end of the song and it says "he decomposed" I had to explain what decomposed meant, but after that they all started laughing. I thought it was fabulous to see them singing. A full day of music always makes me happy.
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