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Do Re... Me?: Row, Bounce, Turn & Sway Your Boat
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Enriching little lives with rhythm, melody and harmony in the precious formative years. Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature can not do without." Confucius. Wednesday, March 20, 2013. Row, Bounce, Turn and Sway Your Boat. Nothing like adding a little creativity to an old classic! This time, we're taking the ever-faithful "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" and adding a little more activity to it. Here's what we used:. 1 Laundry baskets (if you're doing this with a class or more kids than you have b...
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Do Re... Me?: February 2013
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Enriching little lives with rhythm, melody and harmony in the precious formative years. Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature can not do without." Confucius. Thursday, February 28, 2013. Pete the Cat" - Song and Activity. I, for one, think there is a shortage of fun song-books out there. But, I'm glad this one is around! Pete the Cat - I Love My White Shoes" by Eric Litwin (Ill. James Dean) has been around for a few years, but I'm just finding it now. takes me a while. K wanted his to be g...
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Do Re... Me?: March 2013
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Enriching little lives with rhythm, melody and harmony in the precious formative years. Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature can not do without." Confucius. Friday, March 29, 2013. Easter: Simple and Meaningful Activities. During their reading time this week, I have been reading through the Easter story with them and today we learned this very simple song to the tune of "God Is So Good" (melody: go here. He rose again, He rose again, (hand motions: lift hands from low to high). In choosin...
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Do Re... Me?: Make-It-a-Song Monday: Good Morning Songs!
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Enriching little lives with rhythm, melody and harmony in the precious formative years. Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature can not do without." Confucius. Monday, June 18, 2012. Make-It-a-Song Monday: Good Morning Songs! Imagine. It's a beautiful day. you got a great night's sleep. the birds are chirping. the children are skipping around the house with laughter. the coffee is perfect. Ahh. If the morning is going great or not-so-great, singing helps! Anyway - Having a morning song is on...
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Do Re... Me?: "Pete the Cat" - Song and Activity
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Enriching little lives with rhythm, melody and harmony in the precious formative years. Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature can not do without." Confucius. Thursday, February 28, 2013. Pete the Cat" - Song and Activity. I, for one, think there is a shortage of fun song-books out there. But, I'm glad this one is around! Pete the Cat - I Love My White Shoes" by Eric Litwin (Ill. James Dean) has been around for a few years, but I'm just finding it now. takes me a while. K wanted his to be g...
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Do Re... Me?: DIY "Peter And the Wolf" - Characters with Instruments
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Enriching little lives with rhythm, melody and harmony in the precious formative years. Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature can not do without." Confucius. Tuesday, May 14, 2013. DIY "Peter And the Wolf" - Characters with Instruments. Who doesn't love "Peter and the Wolf" by Sergei Prokofiev? The melodies, instruments, story, etc. Well, you can create your own Peter And the Wolf. We had a lot of fun with this, hopefully you can too! Next, I had the kiddos go and gather instruments. We pr...
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Do Re... Me?: Easter: Simple and Meaningful Activities
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Enriching little lives with rhythm, melody and harmony in the precious formative years. Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature can not do without." Confucius. Friday, March 29, 2013. Easter: Simple and Meaningful Activities. During their reading time this week, I have been reading through the Easter story with them and today we learned this very simple song to the tune of "God Is So Good" (melody: go here. He rose again, He rose again, (hand motions: lift hands from low to high). Musical cr...
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Do Re... Me?: January 2013
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Enriching little lives with rhythm, melody and harmony in the precious formative years. Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature can not do without." Confucius. Tuesday, January 29, 2013. Head and Shoulders" a la Haydn. Probably the most meaningful way to understand music is to MOVE to it. I was just telling a piano student yesterday, as she was struggling through a Minuet. That it's really silly that we sit and struggle over music when in fact, Minuets. Is one of my favorite Music Ed. gu...
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Do Re... Me?: Grizzly Bear Song
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Enriching little lives with rhythm, melody and harmony in the precious formative years. Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature can not do without." Confucius. Wednesday, February 1, 2012. This song is great for working on loud and soft singing! Kids usually love it because you get to be really loud at the end, and the part where you sing quiet rings true for when mom or dad say, "Be quiet! Your baby brother is sleeping! Or at least that's what happens around here.). Here are the words:.
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