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The Leprechaun Song - Great for improvisation with primary grades.

March 13, 2014

I Caught a Leprechaun – New Fun Song!

Lesson Ideas

BI’ve made a podcast episode about this blog post. Check it out on iTunes or wherever you download podcasts! You can also listen to the podcast on the web through this link. Every year I tell my K-1 students about the Leprechaun that keeps showing up in my room. I […]

December 17, 2013

First Grade Carolers and Even Rondo Form

Lesson Ideas

Just wanted to quickly share about a fun little tradition that I have with my first graders. Every year I teach them “We Wish You A Merry Christmas” and talk about carols, caroling, and teach them the fun story of this song. We first learn the song and I […]

Five Fat Turkeys - Adding a B section and playing with the form of the song.

November 18, 2013

Five Fat Turkeys – ABA form

Lesson Ideas

“Five Fat Turkeys Are We” is one of my favorite songs to teach to little folks during the holidays. It’s a fun song with a great story and most importantly it gets kids to think critically. I love asking kids questions and telling the story of the song in a way […]

Pumpkin on the Vine - Perfect song for fall with ABA form!

November 5, 2013

The Pumpkin on the Vine – Identifying ABA Form

Lesson Ideas

One of the things that is required in our district curriculum is teaching first graders to identify ABA form in song. Last year I couldn’t find any songs in my Thanksgiving or Fall repertoire that I really loved that were easy for my kids to see ABA form. So, I […]