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Ah, Fall... the leaves are changing colors, the air is getting cooler, the coffees are infused with pumpkin spice... It's a nice time of year. I'm linking up with my blog tribe to share some of my favorite fall lessons! I am lucky enough to teach in a school that is very pro-Halloween. We have a huge costume parade and every class throws a party. It's easily one of my favorite days of the school year. So I have lots of fun doing Halloween songs along with other seasonal songs this time of year. I'll share some great things I've found to do with each grade level... Pre-K Our Pre-K students just learned the letter "M" in their classroom, so I decided to reinforce that literacy component with a fun movement activity called, "Monsters Stomp Around the House." This is a piggyback song to the tune of, "The Ants Go Marching" which we are going to be learning later in the year. Now that they've heard the melody in this song, it should be more familiar to them when we get to it! Kindergarten I learned this song in college and love doing it with my primaries: To trace the melodic contour, I use foam leaves that I bought at a craft store a few years ago. You could also use scarves or paper cutouts for the same effect. 1st Grade Another favorite song that I learned in college is a piggyback song to the tune of "The Muffin Man." This one is called "The Pumpkin Child." Oh, do you know the pumpkin child? The pumpkin child, the pumpkin child! Do you know the pumpkin child Who goes to [ school name]? I start the lesson by telling my students a story of a day when a little pumpkin came to the school and he went to different teachers in the building and asked them if they knew the pumpkin child. Each time I mention a new teacher, we sing the song again. By the time I've finished the story, they've had at least six or seven repetitions of the song and can sing it independently. Then we play a beat passing game and pass a pumpkin around the circle. Whoever the pumpkin lands on is the pumpkin child! I let the pumpkin child pick a movement (pat, clap, snap, etc.) for us to use to keep the steady beat. 2nd Grade I LOVE the book "The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything" But do you know what I love even more than the book? This great video that has the story set to a song! I had my students sing along and then act out each part. After singing the song, I bring out the book and we add instruments for each part as well. 3rd-5th Grade For my intermediate students, I've found a couple of fun activities on Pinterest that I use... The kids love reading the notation for Ghost of John in this shape! And we sing it in a two or three part round. I'm excited to try this cup passing game next week. I also do a contest with The Addams Family Song... since music class is a place where we practice performing and stage presence, I challenge them to sing the song like Wednesday Addams: with a frown the whole time and NO SMILING. There is nothing funnier than watching a bunch of kids try their hardest NOT to smile!!! I hope you enjoy these Falloween (as my second graders called it) activities. Don't forget to check out some of the other blogs in the linkup! An InLinkz Link-up
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Itâs that time againâ¦the 2012 National Geographic Photo Contest is in full swing. The contest has reached his midpoint but there is plenty of time to enter before the November 30, 2012 deadline. Photographers of all skill levels - from professional to amateur - across the globe, submitted more than 20,000 entries from 130 countries in last yearâs competition. The photographs are judged on creativity and photographic quality by a panel of experts in the field. There is a first place winner in each of three categories: People, Places and Nature, and a grand prizewinner as well. The following images are a sampling of the competition thus far â twelve images in each category. The caption information is provided and written by the individual photographer. â Paula Nelson
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This week we are visiting a farm. I love this trip - 12th time and it still does not get old. I just love feeding farm animals! To make the trip more meaningful to my students, I created a farm themed unit called Down on the Farm Literacy, Math, & Science Centers & Activities. It is a huge 143 page unit! I normally charge about ten cents a page, but I have slashed the price temporarily to nine dollars . I hope you check it out. You can have a chance to win this unit by scrolling down below! You can see the unit in action, in my visual plans from last week, just click any image to download: New units utilized last week: This Columbus Craftivity and Printables Packet is by the talented, A Cupcake for the Teacher. I did not get to use the whole packet this year, but I plan on using more of it next year. I love the ship craft. I am linking up with Deedee again for a Peek at My Week. This week's plans: New units utilized this week and the freebie: I created this math center packet a few years ago and it is still a favorite of mine. Here is the FREEBIE. It is for a dice roll spelling type activity. The students roll the dice and see which animal comes up. Then they write the word on the recording sheet. They continue until one of the animal words has "won." Then they complete the back of the recording sheet. I have included this file in the link for my visual plans, just scroll down after you download it. I place the animal cards in a Kiddocube. It is a foam and felt cube with clear pockets. A friend of mine invented it and I have been using them in my classroom for years! I just love them. More photos! Literacy Centers, Science, and Writing: Math: In the packet, I give you two options for math manipulatives: 1. Print and punch them. 2. Spray paint lima beans. I did both and I have to say that the students preferred the lima bean counters and seemed to be more focused, plus they were easier for them to grab. Here is the flash contest: a Rafflecopter giveaway You might have seen on Instagram that I was in Nashville visiting some of my blogging besties. Here is one photo from the amazing weekend. For more photos go to What the Teacher Wants. Natalie brought her talents and took some awesome pics! We were very lucky to meet up with Chandra of C. Jayne Teach and Elizabeth of Kickin' it in Kindergarten. They were both so sweet! My cousin got married this weekend! It was so much fun. I instagrammed some photos. I hope you have a great week!!
This week we are visiting a farm. I love this trip - 12th time and it still does not get old. I just love feeding farm animals! To make the trip more meaningful to my students, I created a farm themed unit called Down on the Farm Literacy, Math, & Science Centers & Activities. It is a huge 143 page unit! I normally charge about ten cents a page, but I have slashed the price temporarily to nine dollars . I hope you check it out. You can have a chance to win this unit by scrolling down below! You can see the unit in action, in my visual plans from last week, just click any image to download: New units utilized last week: This Columbus Craftivity and Printables Packet is by the talented, A Cupcake for the Teacher. I did not get to use the whole packet this year, but I plan on using more of it next year. I love the ship craft. I am linking up with Deedee again for a Peek at My Week. This week's plans: New units utilized this week and the freebie: I created this math center packet a few years ago and it is still a favorite of mine. Here is the FREEBIE. It is for a dice roll spelling type activity. The students roll the dice and see which animal comes up. Then they write the word on the recording sheet. They continue until one of the animal words has "won." Then they complete the back of the recording sheet. I have included this file in the link for my visual plans, just scroll down after you download it. I place the animal cards in a Kiddocube. It is a foam and felt cube with clear pockets. A friend of mine invented it and I have been using them in my classroom for years! I just love them. More photos! Literacy Centers, Science, and Writing: Math: In the packet, I give you two options for math manipulatives: 1. Print and punch them. 2. Spray paint lima beans. I did both and I have to say that the students preferred the lima bean counters and seemed to be more focused, plus they were easier for them to grab. Here is the flash contest: a Rafflecopter giveaway You might have seen on Instagram that I was in Nashville visiting some of my blogging besties. Here is one photo from the amazing weekend. For more photos go to What the Teacher Wants. Natalie brought her talents and took some awesome pics! We were very lucky to meet up with Chandra of C. Jayne Teach and Elizabeth of Kickin' it in Kindergarten. They were both so sweet! My cousin got married this weekend! It was so much fun. I instagrammed some photos. I hope you have a great week!!
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Looking for new, easy games to help your band? "A 'Band Drop Out Contest' is a chance to have a spur of the moment contest that takes about 1 minute once the kids learn how to play it." Band directors, click here to learn how to implement this easy game with your ensembles, from beginning students to advanced!
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Most people think of our history as a consistently forward march towards civilization, as we achieved one landmark after another in various fields to reach where we are today. If you actually study history, though, you'd come to the conclusion that it's actually made up of vast periods of absolutely nothing of note, and rare, unprecedented moments of massive change and transformation that changed the world - for good and bad. It's no exaggeration to say that modern civilization wouldn't exist without any of these monumental, game-changing turning points in history. While some of them were a result of other
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