During the month of March, I sang a song "The Alley Alley O" in which the students hold hands and move around the room - pretending to be a great big ship. This coincided with the concept of immigration and St. Patrick's Day. Each student got a chance to be the "Captain" of ship to lead their peers in navigating the waters of the ocean safely and responsibly. Extra points for those who led musically, paying attention to walking the beat of the song.
February was Black History Month and I often sing an African-American version of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears." Here is a recording of when I sang it with the Lilypads. The song helps reinforce basic beat and the concept of low, medium and high notes. Notice during the second verse how I mistakenly sing "someone has eaten mine up" instead of "someone has broken my chair." One student hears this and tries to correct me as I unknowingly move on to the next verse.
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