Kindergarten School Theme 2

Kindergarten
Theme for September - School

Second time in Kindergarten I got there a little early (which is huge for me.)  It was technically October but we used the Sept theme since this was only the second visit and there are still four Mondays left of October to use October's theme.

'Fun to Do'

'Wheels on the Bus'

'Be Kind to Your Web-Footed Friend' by Mitch Miller and Gang
    I taught them the words.  Then we played the music and sang.  It was a little low since it was singing with a men's choir.  The kids liked it especially 'the end' and we sang it twice.

'Willoughby Wallaby Woo' by Raffi
   I started this song and they loved it but I kept messing up so we moved on to the next thing.

Book 'Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus' by Mo Willams

'We're Going on a Bear Hunt'

    We were a little shy on time.  I was going to 'Stars and Stripes' by Sousa and probably should have to fill some time.  I wasn't sure at the moment how it would have gone over.  I need to make a system of choosing kids.  I had several kids complain that they hadn't had a turn.

Kindergarten School Theme

Kindergarten
Theme for September - School

So the first time I went to kindergarten I got the time wrong and came an hour early.  The teacher was really sweet about it but it had to be annoying.  We had fun though and it went well.

'Fun to Do' from Children's Songbook
   http://www.lds.org/cm/display/0,17631,8764-1,00.html   Kids got to chose some other things that they thought were fun.

 
Wheels on the Bus

    Made a big bus from an from a Powerpoint clipart image on poster board and had pictures of different parts of the song on a magnetic board for them to take turns picking.
 
Introduced Quarter Note and Eighth Note
   Tore picture of Quarter Note in half to show 1/2 of a beat for Eighth Note


Rhythms stick to ABC by Jackson 5

   Rhythm sticks made out of pcv pipe.  I had four quarter notes on one page and eight eighth notes on another page.  We would switch back and forth between tapping out quarter notes and eighth notes.

We're Going on a Bear Hunt
   I have watched a you tube of Michael Rosen performing the Bear Hunt poem. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytc0U2WAz4s   He did not have anyone repeating after him.  It is quite amusing the way he does it and he has this cool accent.  It kind of bugs me now to listen to a repeat version so I don't repeat.  Plus it is long anyway so it is twice as long if every word is repeated.