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A free printable of transition songs and chants for lining up and moving in the hallway for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten classrooms
Transform your preschool day with effective transitions. Explore how music, chants, and stories can engage and guide children through different activities.
I love the first week of library lessons!! While it’s often a blur of activity, it’s always fun to see the kids walking into the library, some for the first time, some for the 100th time, but all of them having that look of excitement. I know just how they feel! ... Read more
Teach how to spell color words in kindergarten with color songs videos. I'll list the videos and l share how I taught a few of them with great success.
Print out and make these early learning music resources for your own children or preschool classes. 16 kids songs in printable PDF card format.
10 fun and easy hallway songs to prepare students to go into the hall quietly!
Using transition songs in your preschool classroom is a great way to get your class to move through transitions quickly and easily.
This is a collection of ideas to offer transitions for young children in your preschool or kindergarten classroom. Free from The Curriculum Corner.
Here's a "Spring Pencil Walk" that I hope your children will enjoy this week. Story symbols can help children develop top to bottom and left-to-right orientation. They’re also an engaging way to develop small motor skills. These stories should be told multiple times so children can practice the pre-writing strokes and feel more competent. You might want to do the same story every day for a week as you invite the children to recall what will come next. *Make a tape of the story to put in a listening center. Hint! Demonstrate these stories on the board or a large chart so children will be able to copy what you do on white boards or clip boards. A SPRING WALK Let’s put a green dot at the top of the page to show us where to start. And let’s put a red dot down here at the bottom to show where our story will stop. Pick up your pencil and let’s use it to tell a story. It’s a beautiful spring day, so let’s go for a walk. The grass is growing nice and tall. The sun is shining in the sky. The clouds are rolling around. The insects buzz up and down. The little rabbits hop around. The kites are flying in the air. All of a sudden, the wind starts to blow. The wind is blowing in every direction. Better run home as fast as we can! Home at last! https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1SnEagA4jljc0J0SF95WHZnS2s/view?usp=sharing Here's another story about a walk in the zoo. Can you guess what the different symbols represent? https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1SnEagA4jljY0FscXBmekxxSDg/view?usp=sharing
With Mother's Day just around the corner, I'm getting a head start on learning our two songs for sacrament meeting: My Mother Dear and Grandmother. This lesson is just for My Mother Dear, since I will be doing actions for Grandmother (which if you look at the lyrics to Grandmother the actions are pretty self explanatory.) With this lesson, the children will get to choose a word that's missing. Have fun and maybe sing the wrong word on purpose :-) After each word, they will sing a song that gets the wiggles out. At the end, you will have a Flipchart to continue learning and reviewing the song for Mother's Day. For Senior Primary, there is a Relay Game using the words of this song. Click here to Print FLIPCHART PDF Click here to Print Senior Primary Relay Game Images were found on Google Images Introduction: "Who knows what a poem is??! That's right. It's a different way to tell a story or feelings. Sometimes it rhymes or has a unique rhythm. Did you know that a lot of songs are poems?! In fact, the song we will be learning today is a poem. Now, I learned about poems in school, so let's pretend we are in Singing School today! When I say go, you guys can come sit in front of me on the floor and I'll be the teacher. You guys are going to help me write this poem for our song. Sing reverently as you come and find a spot on the floor. Go." Start singing I am a Child of God as the children find their spot. Have the Flipchart papers displayed on the board with only the first line showing and the rest turned over. Read the 1st line with the missing word, "Like blank in the morning that wakens day from night. Hmmm...what would waken day from night? Sunshine or Raindrops? Raise your hand if you think Sunshine. Raise your hand if you think Raindrops." Whichever one they pick, sing the line with that word until they pick the right one. "Yes, I agree. I think Sunshine fits best for this poem! Let's sing a song about Sunshine." Stand up and sing Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam. Flip over the next two papers. Read the 2nd line with the missing word, "Like blank in the springtime so colorful and bright. Hmm...what is so colorful and bright? Flowers or squirrels? Raise your hand if you think flowers. Raise your hand if you think squirrels." Whichever one they pick, sing the line with that word until they pick the right one. "Yes, I agree. Flowers fit best for this line of the poem. Let's sing about flowers." Stand up and sing Popcorn Popping. "Did you know Popcorn popping is about flowers?!" Flip over the next two papers. Read the 3rd line with the missing word, "Like blank of bluebirds that fill the air with cheer. Hmm...fill the air with cheer? We have either happy songs or scaly feet. Raise your hand if you think happy songs. Raise your hand if you think scaly feet." Whichever one they pick, sing the line with that word until they pick the right one. "Yes, I agree. Happy songs fits best and scaly feet is just silly. Let's sing a happy song." Stand and sing If You're Happy. Flip over the last two papers. Read the last line with the missing word, "A blank bright and lovely is my mother dear....Hmm...what is your mother? A person or a starfish. Haha I think we all know. But let's vote to make sure. Raise your hand if your mother is a person. Raise your hand if your mother is a starfish. Oh good! No one has a starfish mom :-) Let's sing about being a person." Stand up and sing Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes. "Hurray we finished our poem! We will be singing this one quite a bit so we can sing it to your mother's on Mother's Day! Thanks for helping me with it!" Bear your testimony. Senior Primary Relay Game (Printable PDF at the top of the page). I put magnets on the back of the words, but you could use sticky tack or tape. Write before Singing Time or have them sing a song while you write it on the board. 1. Sing through the song one time using the Flipchart above. Before singing, remind the children to listen carefully and try to remember the words. 2. Split the children into two teams. Have them line up facing the board. Explain the rules of the game, which are: The person at the beginning of the line will come to the board. He or she will choose a word and place it in one of the blanks where they think it should go. Then they race back and touch the hand of the next person in line. That person will go to the board. They can choose to place a new word, or move a word that has already been placed to a different blank. When all the blanks are filled on any team the race is over and everyone must STOP. 3. Sing the song as written on the board; even with words in the wrong spaces. Keep playing until all the words are correct. *If they know the song, remove more words. *Switch out words and do different rounds.
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We use singing to remember all kinds of things: why not self-advocacy strategies too? Introduce self-advocacy strategies to young children through this interactive song book to the tune of "Wheels on the Bus." Click here to save 20% with the bundle! 3 BOOKS: Hearing Aids, Cochlear Implants, and BAHA Seven verses cover: • Putting on hearing aid/cochlear implants • Changing dead batteries • Connecting the FM • Preferential seating • Background noise • Asking for repetition • Explaining hearing aids/cochlear implants to peers Example: My hearing aids go on my ears On my ears, on my ears My hearing aids go on my ears Every single day! The song is simple and repetitive to help students remember things they can do throughout the day to help them hear and understand. This booklet can be used as a starting point to discussing strategies for the classroom. Includes 2 Versions: • Interactive Song Book: Laminate and use velcro to make half size book with interactive pieces on bottom. As students sing the song, they put the appropriate piece on the page. • No Prep: Includes version with all the pieces already on the book. Print out full page in color for read aloud style book, or 2 to a page in black & white for emergent reader style book. More Self-Advocacy for Deaf Education: Problems and Solutions Worksheet and Game Jeopardy Style Game Self Advocacy Writing Prompts Parts of the Ear Remember to click the green star to see future updates and resources!
Kids love music and it's so helpful for memorization! I've written before about using music for learning parts of speech here and here. I've had a few people say that they wish they could hear
Free printable rhymes, songs, chants and fingerplays for home, preschool, homeschool and kindergarten. A great teacher resource for circle time.
Vinyl LP pressing. 2023 release from the British singer/songwriter. "Last autumn, I found that my friends and I were going through so many life changes. After the heat of the summer, everything either calmed, settled, fell apart, came to a head or imploded," says Ed Sheeran. "My dad and brother told me about a composer called Elgar, who composed 'Enigma Variations', where each of the 14 compositions were about a different one of his friends. This is what inspired me to make this album. When I recorded Subtract with Aaron Dessner, we clicked immediately. We wrote and recorded non-stop and this album was born out of that partnership. I feel he has captured the feeling of autumn so wonderfully in his sonics and I hope everyone loves it as much as I do."Track List:Disc: 11. Magical 2. England 3. Amazing 4. Plastic Bag 5. Blue 6. American Town 7. That's On Me 8. Page 9. Midnight 10. Spring 11. Punchline 12. When Will I Be Alright 13. The Day I Was Born 14. Head > Heels Disc: 21. Page 2. Midnight 3. Spring 4. Punchline 5. When Will I Be Alright 6. The Day I Was Born 7. Head > Heels
Tips and advice for preschool and kindergarten teachers about how to handle a disruptive child during circle time.
Check out my top 5 Welcome Songs for your Pre-k through 2nd grade classrooms!
Describing 3D shapes in kindergarten is now an expectation as it is a key geometry standard. Also referred to by its indicator number K.G.3 this standard focuses on four main 3D shapes - the cylinder, sphere, cube and cone.
Transform your preschool day with effective transitions. Explore how music, chants, and stories can engage and guide children through different activities.
Find fantastic resources for teaching inferences (with free mini lesson). The resources are ideal for 4th graders but also features ideas for grades 1-3.
This week I will be beginning a poetry notebook in my kindergarten classroom. We will use each of our poems as a shared reading a...
Using poems and chants as transition songs for the classroom is a great way for young children to learn daily routines. As you come up with a classroom management plan, you will find the use of
I've been spending my winter break reading a lot of things for my classroom. I've been scouring blogs, watching YouTube videos, reading books and generally thinking about how my classroom runs. I work at a unique place, it's an all kindergarten school. You heard me right, all kindergarten! All the kids in my district come to my school for kindergarten then they go to their neighborhood school for 1-5 grades. It's super unique and extremely awesome! All the kids in our district get to know each other in kindergarten so when they see each other on the sports fields or around town, the community is united. It's really wonderful and I love working in my district. The kids and parents build lasting friendships with families that don't live in their immediate neighborhood. Since we are an all kindergarten school (8 kindergarten classrooms and 2 EAK classrooms) we have the unique opportunity to do many innovative things. For instance, we have a school wide program where the kids go to a small group every day for reading (20 minutes), then to a Phonemic Awareness room (20 minutes), then to 2 of the following places (20 minutes each), depending on the day of the week- Music keyboarding, Spatial-Temporal Math on the computers, SPARKS PE, or Word Work. We call this program "Pathways Plus" and we all love it. Because we are an all kindergarten school and because we collaborate weekly with each other, we can do many unique things like Pathways Plus. We have a school wide behavior system that we teach at the beginning of the year. Everyone on campus is aware of the rules and expectations for behavior at each of the different locations around the school. We teach the kids the playground rules, the bathroom rules, the library rules, etc. etc. One thing that we are doing is to switch from individual behavior systems in our own classrooms is to move to a more standardized system that is school wide. We think this will help the kids with consistency from room to room (since they move around so much). Every teacher has her own behavior system set up in her classroom. Mine was a chart where kids started on green and moved up or down the behavior ladder depending on their behavior. They took a ticket home each day. When they save 10 good tickets then they got a chance to choose treasure from my treasure box. This system has worked well for me for over 10 years. Well, now it's time to change that (YIKES) and move toward the Whole Brain Teaching model. Now you see what types of videos I've been watching and understand what types of things I've been reading. I've been busy because we will be switching over to this new system in January (mid year- YIKES!) I'm both excited and apprehensive about the switch. It's hard to change from something that has been working for you to something new and different. I know that it is a good thing for the kids, but it means a steep learning curve for me. I will keep you posted on how it's going. I'm sure I'll have many funny stories to tell. In the mean time, I'm not throwing the baby out with the bath water! I still plan to use my songs and chants to help my transitions run smoothly. I've updated my file and added some new things. If you own it, make sure to go back to TpT to get the updated file. If you don't own it yet, I highly recommend it. It is full of songs and posters that cover topics like cleaning up, lining up, writing your name on your paper, not using too much glue, etc. I have a sub binder with all of these in it, and I have them posted around my room so that I remember to use them. The kids LOVE them and it makes transitioning super easy and fun.
Title: Put Your Head on My Shoulder By: Paul Anka Instruments: Voice Treble Clef Instrument, range: D4-E5 Piano Scorings: Piano/Vocal/Chords Original Published Key: F Major Product Type: Musicnotes Product #: MN0138236 Price: $4.99 Includes 1 print + interactive copy with lifetime access in our free apps. Each additional print is $3.99 Number of Pages: 3 Lyrics Begin: Put your head on my shoulder, hold me in your arms, baby.
For every teacher you ask about how to run circle time, you will get a slightly different answer. Today I want to share with you a little bit about our circletime process along with ten tips for making circletime more than just a routine experience but instead an engaging and interesting experience in the preschool classroom...
The Gummy Bear Song by Dr. Jean is by far one of my prekinders' favorite songs. They ask me to play it over and over and over again. They love to have
Do you do a Community Helpers theme in your classroom? This Community Helpers Pack not only meets social studies learning standards, but literacy standards too! Here’s 6 Reasons This Community Helpers Pack is the Best. 6 Reasons This Preschool Community Helpers Pack is the Best 1. This Community Helpers Unit Is Easy to Use Every printable...Read More
Lucky me to have my granddaughter help me demonstrate these handshakes! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOD5TUqILcQ&feature=em-upload_owner#action=share What? sentence strips, markers, graphics How? Choose a different handshake each week and practice it every day. Write the name of the handshake on a sentence strip and add a picture cue. Post it on the wall. After you’ve introduced several handshakes the helper each day can choose the one she likes best to start the day. Butterfly – Hook right thumbs together. Extend the other four fingers to make the butterfly’s wings. Pretend to flutter the butterfly’s wings as you move your hands in a circular motion. Squirrel – One friend extends her arm. The other friend quickly runs fingers from the wrist up to the shoulder. Switch places. Farmer – The teacher crosses her fingers and points thumbs down to represent the cow’s utter. The child grabs the thumbs and pretends to milk the cow. Cool Dude – Partners knuckle bump and then open their fist and slide it back as they say, “Pssshhh!” Lumberjack – Partners hold up right thumbs and grab them with the left hand. Partners then clasp right fingers and pretend to saw back and forth. Builder – Shake hands and move them up and down vertically as you say, “Here’s a hammer.” Move hands horizontally back and forth as you say, “Here’s a saw.” Gently twist wrists as you say, “And here’s a screwdriver.” Potato – Bump fists as you say, “Baked potato.” Bend index fingers and touch as you say, “Tader tot.” Open fingers and wiggle with your partner as you say, “And fries.” Ghost – Extend arms and swish back in forth as you say, “Woooo!” Buzz! Extend index finger and touch to your partner’s index finger as you make a buzzing sound. Fisherman – Place right hand on each other’s right forearm and tap gently like a fish tail. Bend right arm back as if reeling in a fish as you say, “Good morning!” Thumb Kiss – Hold up thumbs and touch as you make a smacking sound. Hand Hug – Hold up right palms and touch in the air. Bend thumbs around and gently squeeze. Burger – Children bump fists and say, “Burger.” Open fists and wiggle fingers together as they say, “Fries.” Hands in the air and shake fists and hips as they say, “Shake.” Spiderman – Partners hold up four fingers and intertwine. Spiders have 8 legs and you have 8 wiggly fingers. Biker – Children hold out fists and stick up thumbs. The teacher grabs the thumbs and pretends to turn them while making a “Brrrrmmmm” sound. “Now your brain is revved up and you’re ready to learn!” Body Parts – Call out different body parts and challenge children to greet partners by gently touching elbows, knees, heads, ankles, toes, chins, etc. Jellyfish – Bump fists and then open and close fingers as you pull them back like a jellyfish. Bow Wow – Partners bow and then make “w’s” by sticking up three middle fingers. Open mouth and place “w’s” on either side to create the word “WOW!” Circle Hug – Form a circle, hold hands, and pass a “squeeze” around. Sit down when you feel the squeeze. 4-H Hello – Children can choose one of these “H’s.” High Five (High five partner.) Handshake (Shake hands.) Hug (Hug each other.) Hollywood kiss (Air kiss on left and right.) *They can also choose a homerun, which is all four! Hint! Cut a hand, numeral “5”, heart, and lips out of fun foam or felt. Place on the floor so the children can stand on the one they’d like. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1SnEagA4jljSDF3NEFIT281T0E/view?usp=sharing You can watch me demonstrate some of the handshakes here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaONx6N7-kM
(This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase using these links, you will pay the normal price and I will earn a small commission.) Here’s a cute little echo song that you can sing with preschoolers. The Watermelon Echo Song is sung to the tune of Frère Jacques and each line is sung ... Read More about Song: The Watermelon Echo Song (Free Printable Sheet Music)
Kids Line up tips for your preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten classroom. Lining up tips to help you teach your kids how to line up quickly!
One of my favorite parts of being a preschool teacher is the singing. In what other educational setting can you sing basically all of your instructions? In fact, most everything that you want to tell Little People can be sung to the tune of "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" or some other traditional tune. We do a lot of other singing, as well. Starting a song is one of my favorite ways to capture their attention and transition to a new activity, and of course we have Music and Movement time at the end of every day. Lately I have been enjoying using new song props with some of our favorite songs. I keep the container of them by our stereo, and we used them in several different ways. One way is for me to hold and move them as we sing together. I find that it's always more meaningful when singing a counting song to be able to hold up the speckled frog props in your hand (after several of them jumped into the pool where it was nice and cool) and say, "How many frogs? Are left? Yes, three are left. Let's count them together. One, two...three!" I also occasionally let the Little People hold the props and "act out" the song as we sing. If we're singing "Five Green and Speckled Frogs", I hand one to each participant. When we get to the point when one frog jumps, I say, "Johnny jumped into the pool", and off Johnny goes, jumping onto the carpet. A negative to using the props is that if you have a large class, it can take a lot of time to do the song enough times to let everyone get a turn to hold a prop. However, I had an epiphany on this lately when I realized that it doesn't _have_ to be five little monkeys swinging in a tree. It could be ten monkeys - or twelve. That way, lots of Little People can hold the props, and you might only have to do it twice to given everyone a turn. Another possibility is to line up 12 on one side of the carpet and 12 on the other, and then I call two names at a time (one on each side of the carpet) jump in the middle of the carpet (aka pool). Of course, you can use any kinds of props for these songs. I know they are actually puppets and cute little props made for most of the popular songs. However, they can be quite expensive, so I started making my own. I just put a set of them in my Teacher Stores. Here's what is included: Five Green and Speckled Frogs Five Little Ducks Five Little Monkeys (There is no alligator in this picture, but one is included in the set.) As you can see, I like to put laminate mine and put them on popsicle sticks for easy holding. I used glue dots to put them on, because they stick very, very well. If you are interested in these printables, you can find them here.
