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 songs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label songs. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
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 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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