Oct. 18, 2019
Draw the Circle Wide I Wish I Were – all verses Windy Day – I wrote this poem (with movement) yesterday as a way to help the children process the effects of the big storm; when I introduced
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October 18, 2019
You Gotta Sing When the Spirit Says Sing Alligator Pit I Clap My Hands Yoga – star mountain; house moon; waterfall elephant. These go in pairs in a breathing pattern: we breathe in for star then out
Week of Oct 15
Baa Baa Black Sheep We’ve started using the “feely jar” – an object is placed inside and we feel it with our hand and try to guess what it is. Paw Paw Patch: Studio Blue Itsy
Week of Oct 7
Baa Baa Black Sheep We’ve been passing a red mini-medicine ball around the circle at meeting, and giving it a squeeze. I’ve started singing Country Roads, and they really enjoyed it this week, many children tapping or
Oct. 7, 2019
We’re Gathering Together Popcorn Chant We passed a red mini-medicine ball around the circle and gave it a squeeze. Yoga – butterfly and turtle; then: candle snake cat dog then backwards, ending in mouse. Jack In the
Week of Oct 1
We used the rope and sang: Row Row Row (“crocodile” and “putt putt” verses) and Shake It All Over Town Baa Baa Black Sheep Baby Fish When I See You In Studio Blue We’ve been passing a red
Oct. 4, 2019
Draw the Circle Wide I Clap My Hands 3 Little Hot Dogs You Gotta Sing When the Spirit Says Sing Ants Go Marching We worked on a poem in sign language: Quiet voice, quiet shoes, Quiet
October 4, 2019
You Gotta Sing When the Spirit Says Sing I Clap My Hands Under One Sky Alligator Pit I passed out the jingle bells for accompaniment as we sang: Shake the Bells, I’ve Been Working On the
Sept. 27, 2019
Draw the Circle Wide We tried a movement exercise where I would start by tapping two parts of the body, say back and belly, and then the next person would switch one, such as keeping the
September 27, 2019
Willoughby Wallaby Woo There Was a Little Turtle I Wish I Were – we sang the “bar of soap,” “hunk of mud,” “onion,” and “mosquito” verses. Under One Sky Form the Corn Ants Go Marching – this is