Archive for June 2020

https://vimeo.com/441014280 Ooh Ooh   music/lyrics by Oren Rosenthal Self-regulation This is a good precursor to doing yoga, and is also helpful in bringing focus and self-regulation to a group.

https://vimeo.com/436788207 Open Shut Them  (traditional) Self-regulation, body awareness, literacy, ESL The “intro” is an opportunity to showcase the movement “vocabulary” of the class. Once you start looking at the world through this lens, you will notice

https://vimeo.com/441358592 Popcorn Chant      traditional Self-regulation Lyrics: You put the oil in the pot, and you let it get hotYou put the popcorn in, and you start to grin.Sizzle sizzle sizzle sizzlesizzle sizzle sizzle sizzlesizzle

https://vimeo.com/441368746 Sam the Clam     by Mark Weltner Self-regulation, science, math (size) Lyrics: Oh I’m a clam clam clam in the sand sand sand Open and shut handsIf you see a little hole, that’s where

https://vimeo.com/440035651 Say Goodbye  by Rick Goldin, from his Family Concert Live CD, 2003 Body awareness, transition song

https://vimeo.com/441472110 Time To Move On    by Tom Petty Just a great song to sing to end the meeting or day! The verses from the original are not something I would sing in preschool, but the

https://vimeo.com/441617445 Touch the Ground     by Mark Weltner Self-regulation Lyrics: Touch the groundTurn aroundShow your shoeHula hoopClap clap clapBig hatMuscles workFireworks Comments: After the children have learned this, you can move through it adding two lines

https://vimeo.com/441351522 Twinkle Twinkle (new version)      traditional, adapted by Mark Weltner Self-regulation, literacy Lyrics: Twinkle, twinkle, little sharkHow I shampoo what you areUp above the butterflyLike a turtle in the skyTwinkle, twinkle, alligatorHow I hug

https://vimeo.com/441598411 I’m Walkin’ Down the Line    by Bob Dylan Literacy I’ve had great conversations with children by asking what the song means. What does this mean: “I’m walking down the line”? Children will have lots