From: Ruellene Seymour
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 08:47:37 -0400
Last week I attended a workshop and a song was sung at the end by a guest
artist. He said something about the book "Everything ..I Learned in
Kindergarten" and proceeded to sing a song with the refrain containing words
about the "roots going down and the plant going up". Can anyone tell me if
this song is recorded or written down somewhere?
Thanks,
Ruellene Seymour
----- Original Message -----
From: "Camille Page"
To:
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 5:50 PM
Subject: [MK8]Re: Program
> >>>>>Do you have a script of Grandma's dialogue? <<<<<
>
> Not exactly. Last year I started with "Grandma's Trunk of Christmas
Treasures" by VIcki Schuh from Music K-8 Volume 3, Number 2-
November/December 1992, pages 4-5. It is a wonderful script full of
fabulous ideas and several options. I didn't want to take the time to
teach the children's speaking parts, so I re-wrote it doing a monologue. I
put my hair up and wore a big flowing apron over a long dress. I had a big
steamer trunk on a table up front by me. We opened with "Over the River and
Through the Woods."
>
> "Welcome to my memories. I have a lot to share.
> I've put them in this big old trunk, packed with a lot of care.
> Christmas means a lot to me, it's my favorite time of year,
> and now I'd like to share with you some things that I hold dear." (from
the magazine)
>
> (Grandma lifts the lid of the trunk. As she unpacks it item by item, she
is reminded of an incident in the past and tells about it in rhyme and an
appropriate song is sung. You can easily use the script in the issue- it's
outstanding!)
>
> Christmas card- White Christmas or I'll Be Home for Christmas or The First
Noel
> Toy Rudolph- Rudolph
> Ornament- O Christmas Tree or Deck the Halls,
> Yellowed paper with poem- I made LARGE pictures on full sheets of
posterboard that illustrated the poem/song and made them in to a flip chart.
As the recording of "Twas the night Before Christmas" played I followed
along with the pictures.
> Stocking- Up On the Housetop, Here Comes Santa Claus, Dressed for
Christmas
> Nativity scene or sheep- marimba band played Song of the Shepherds (kids
sang chorus), Joy to the World, Little Drummer Boy, or The Friendly Beasts
> Blanket- Jingle Bells or Sleigh Bells
> Tree top angel- Dona Nobis Pacem and/or Let There Be Peace on Earth
> Paper and bow- 12 Days of Christmas or The Rap of the Presents
> Music book or Sheet music- Silent Night, O Come All Ye Faithful, or O,
Come Little Children
> Santa doll- Must Be Santa, Jolly Old St. Nicholas, Here Comes Santa Claus
> Picture album- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Remember, or Wish
You a Merry Christmas.
>
>
> Other easy programs:
> One year we asked for volunteer classrooms to prepare a little something:
>
> One third grade class made Rudolph T-shirts using fabric paint. Each
child put a brown footprint in the middle for the head, red hand prints for
antlers and then added details. They sang Rudolph and then the audience
joined in.
>
> Another third grade class prepared a choral reading of a Christmas Poem.
>
> Preschool did a number called "Jingle High" and shook bells at the
appropriate times.
>
> One of our bilingual first grade teacher taught and led her class in
singing Felize Navidad.
>
> A fourth grade class calculated the cost for all the gifts used in 12 Days
of Christmas. Then we sang it while a fifth grade class acted it out. The
Lords a Leaping were a crack-up.
>
> The second grade classes joined together to sing Silent NIght in 3
different languages.
>
> Then we ended with traditional songs to fill up the time.
>
> **Many teachers use the theme of Christmas Around the World. There are
tons of ideas for that. I like the book is "A Bellbird in a Flame Tree" by
Kilmeny Niland, ISBN 0-207-16199-2. It's The 12 Days of Christmas in
Australia with 12 koalas clowning, 11 lizards leaping, 10 dingoes dancing, 9
numbats knitting, 8 quokkas cooking, 7 mice a marching, 6 penguins peeping,
5 crocodiles, 4 pelicans, 3 lorikeets, 2 wallabies and a bellbird in a flame
tree. The pictures in the book are the best part.
>
> When I use Christmas Around the World, I make sure we note the children in
the world who do not celebrate due to poverty. Pictures are essential.
>
> Hope this helps.
> Camille
>
>
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