Bug Songs

Bug Song (sung to the tune of "If You're Happy and You Know It)

Oh, I wish I were an eensy-weensy spider. *clap, clap*

Yes, I wish I were an eensy-weensy spider. *clap, clap*

I'd go "creepy-creepy-crawly" down your hall and up your "wall-y!"

Oh, I wish I were an eensy-weensy spider.*Clap Clap* (clap hands twice)

Oh, I wish I were a yellow honeybee. *clap, clap*

Yes, I wish i were a yellow honeybee. *clap, clap*

I'd go "buzzy-buzzy-buzzy" and my stripes would all be fuzzy!

Oh, I wish I were a yellow honeybee. *2 claps, 2 stomps* (stomp feet twice)

Oh, I wish you were a wiggly caterpillar. *clap, clap*

Yes, I wish I were a wiggly caterpillar. *clap, clap*

I'd go "munchy-munchy-munchy." All the leaves would be my "lunch-y"!

Oh, I wish i were a wiggly caterpillar.

*clap, clap, stomp, stomp, click, click* (2 clicks with tongue)

Oh, I wish I were a small red army ant.*clap, clap*

Yes, i wish i were a small red army ant.*clap, clap*

I'd go "trompy-trompy-trompy" over hills and through the "swamp-y"!

Oh, I wish i were a small red army ant.

*clap, clap, stomp, stomp, click, click, jump, jump*

Oh, I wish i were a hungry little skeeter.*clap, clap*

Yes, I wish i were a hungry little skeeter.*clap, clap*

I'd go "bitey-bitey-bitey" when you went outside at "night- y"!

Oh, I wish i were a hungry little skeeter.

*clap, clap, stomp, stomp, click, click, jump, jump, Shhhh, Shhhh!!

A Fly is on my toe Sung to: "Farmer in the Dell"
A fly is on my toe, A fly is on my toe,
Hi-ho, just watch me blow. A fly is on my toe

Other verses: A fly is on my nose ,my head, my ear, my elbow, my knee,
etc..

Teaching Tip: I point to the body part and have the children tell me where the fly is now.

Bee Hive 

(Put your hands together like a bee hive and say...) 

This is my bee hive, but where are the bees,

 hidden inside where nobody sees, 

one two three four five (Pop fingers up while counting) 

And then Buzz the children with your fingers.

A hunting we will go Sung to “The Farmer and the Dell”

A-hunting we will go, A-hunting we will go,
We'll catch a butterfly
And put it in a box,
Then we'll let it go!

Substitute other insects for butterfly

Baby Bumble Bee Song

I'm bringin home a baby bumble bee
Won't my mama be so proud of me
I'm bringin home a baby bumble bee

Yuck!!!!  That bumblebee got honey all over me!

I'm tasteing the honey from the  bumblebee
Won't my mama be so proud of me
I'm tasteing the honey from the  bumblebee

Yuck!!!!  It's all over me!!!!

I'm wiping off the honey from the bumblebee
Won't my mama be so proud of me
I'm wiping off the honey from the bumblebee

Uh Oh!!!!!!  Here comes mommy!!!!!

Music Bingo: Faber and Faber Level 1 Bingo Game

Faber Bingo Game Level 1
Faber Bingo Level 1 Cards

Music Bingo: Faber and Faber Level 2A Bingo Game

Faber Bingo Game Level 2
Bingo Cards Level 2A

Fruit and Vegetable Songs

Click on the picture to get a copy of the songs!

OH, Do You Eat Your Vegetables? Sung to: "Muffin Man"

Oh do you eat your vegetables, vegetables, vegetables?
Oh, do you eat your vegetables-each and every day?

Oh, yes we eat our vegetables, vegetables, vegetables:
Oh yes we eat our vegetables-each and every day!

To continue the song, ask each child in turn to name a vegetable. 

Substitute the child's name and her vegetable choice, and have everyone sing the new words. For example:

Oh Janet eats green beans, green beans, green beans,
Oh Janet eats green beans-each and every day!

The Good Food Song 
Sung to: "Old MacDonald Had A Farm"

Fruits are good for me,
EE I EE I O
And so I eat them happily,
EE I EE I O
With an apple here
and an apple there
Here a apple, there a apple
Everywhere a apple, apple.
Fruits are good for me,
EE I EE I O.

*Use your own creativity to add other vegetables

Variation: Vegetables are very good for me

Vegetable Soup Song Sung to: "Farmer in the Dell"
The soup is boiling up
The soup is boiling up
Stir slow-around we go
The soup is boiling up.

First we add the broth
First we add the broth
Stir slow-around we go
The soup is boiling up.

Now we add some carrots
Now we add some carrots
Stir slow-around we go
The soup is boiling up.

Teaching Tips

I have the students pick vegetables from some play food and add it to the soup bowl

Vegetables  Sung to: "Mary Had a Little Lamb"
We are pumpkins, big and round
Big and round, big and round
We are pumpkins, big and round
Seated on the ground.

We are string beans, green and fine.....
Growing on a vine.
We are onions, round and white....
We make soup taste right.
We are carrots, orange and long...
Help us sing our song.
We are cabbage, green or red....
See our funny head.
We are corn stalks, tall and straight....
Don't we just taste great.

Lemon in the Bowl 
Five big lemons in the bowl. (hold up five fingers)

One fell out and started to roll. (Fold down one finger, and roll hands)
It bumped the table and hit my toe (clap once, and touch toes )
How many lemons in the bowl? 1-2-3-4 (Count fingers)


Continue counting down to zero
Variation:
Start with 10 lemons and take away two or more.  
Write the subtraction problem on the board.
Use lemons to help students visualize the song.

Check out these resources!

Garden Songs

Plants Sung to: "The Farmer In The Dell"
The farmer plants the seeds The farmer plants the seeds
Hi, Ho and Cherry O

The farmer plants the seeds
The rain begins to fall
The sun begins to shine
The plants begin to grow
The buds all open up
The flowers smile at me

Parts of the plants Sung to: "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes"
Do you know the parts of plants, parts of plants?
Do you know the parts of plants, parts of plants?
All kinds of plants that grow and grow and grow.
Do you know the parts of plants, parts of plants?

The roots hold the plant in place, plant in place.
The roots hold the plant in place, plant in place.
The roots store food and water too.
The roots hold the plant in place, plant in place.

The stem moves water up the plant, up the plant.
The stem moves water up the plant, up the plant.
The stem brings water to the leaves.
The stem moves water up the plant, up the plant.

The leaves soak up the sun, soak up the sun.
The leaves soak up the sun, soak up the sun.
The sun helps the plant to grow and grow and grow.
The leaves soak up the sun, soak up the sun.

The flower grows into a fruit, into a fruit.
The flower grows into a fruit, into a fruit.
Inside the fruit are little, tiny seeds.
The flower grows into a fruit, into a fruit.

Daffodils fingerplay
One little daffodil had nothing much to do,
Out popped another one, then there were two.
Two little daffodils were smiling at a bee,
Out popped another one, then there were three.
Three little daffodils were growing by the door,
Out popped another one, then there were four.
Four little daffodils were glad to be alive,
Out popped another one, then there were five.
Five little daffodils were wearing golden crowns,
They danced in the breeze in green satin gowns.

The Planting Flowers Song (sung to "Peanut, Peanut Butter, and Jelly
First you take the seed and you plant it, you plant it
Chorus: Planting, Planting Flowers, for Springtime

Next you take a shovel and you dig, you dig
Chorus: Planting, Planting Flowers, for Springtime

Put it in the soil and you cover, you cover
Chorus: Planting, Planting Flowers, for Springtime

Next you take the can and you water, you water
Chorus: Planting, Planting Flowers, for Springtime

Give it lots of sun and it will sprout, will sprout
Chorus: Planting, Planting Flowers, for Springtime

Look at all the flowers that are growing, are growing
Chorus: Planting, Planting Flowers, for Springtime

Five Spring Flowers
Five spring flowers, all in a row.
The first one said, "We need rain to grow!"
The second one said, "Oh my, we need water!"
The third one said, "Yes, it is getting hotter!"
The fourth one said, "I see clouds in the sky."
The fifth one said, "I wonder why?"

Then BOOM went the thunder
And ZAP went the lightning!
That springtime storm was really frightening!
But the flowers weren't worried–no, no, no, no!
The rain helped them to grow, grow, GROW!

Out in My Garden Sung to: "Down by the station"
Out in my garden early in the morning
see the little vegetables all in a row
see the rows of carrots
and the rows pf peas, water, hoe, grow, grow
In my garden please.

Teaching Ideas: Substitute carrots and peas for other vegetables

This is the way we plant the seeds
Sung to: "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush."
This is the way we plant our seeds,
Plant our seeds, plant our seeds.
This is the way we plant our seeds,
Early in the morning.

This is the way the wind does blow,
This is the way the rain comes down,
This is the way the sun shines bright,
This is the way the seed grows up,
This is the way we hoe the soil,
This is the way we pick our beans,

Earth Day Songs

Recycling In My Home

(to the tune of "The Wheels On the Bus")

Recycling in my home goes round and round,
Round and round, round and round.
Recycling in my home goes round and round,
All through the day.

Tie up the papers and take them back,
Take them back, take them back.
Tie up the papers and take them back,
All through the day.

Crush the cans and take them back.....
Rinse the milk bottles and take them back....
Save the glass and take it back......

Working on the Trash

(to the tune of "I've Been Working on the Railroad")

We've been working on RECYCLING All the trash we can,
We've been working on recycling, It's a very simple plan,
Separate your glass and paper,
Separate your plastic and tin.
Take the trash that you've recycled To your recycling bin!

We've been working on REDUCING All the trash we can.
We've been working on reducing It's a very simple plan.
Don't go wasting any products, Use just exactly what you need.
Don't buy things in extra wrapping, Reduce and you'll succeed!

We've been working on REUSING All the trash we can.
We've been working on reusing, It's a very simple plan.
If it's a paper bag you're using, Don't use it once, use it twice!
Give old clothes and toys to someone, To reuse them would be nice! 

Reduce Reuse Recycle (to the tune of "The More We Get Together")

Reduce Reuse Recycle Recycle... recycle
Reduce Reuse Recycle It's easy to do
Cause your trash And my trash
Make up way Too much trash
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Its easy to do! 

Down at the dump Sung to: "Down by the station"
Down at the factory early in the morning,
See the recycling trucks standing in a row.
See them dump the plastic

In a great big pile, dump, dump, toot, toot
Watch them go.

Substitute plastic for metal, glass, paper, bottles, cans, etc. . . 

Recycle for our earth
Sung to Mary Had a Little Lamb 

Hear the cans go crunch, crunch crunch, crunch, crunch, crunch, crunch, crunch, crunch, Hear the cans go crunch, crunch crunch, Recycle for our earth. 

Hear the paper go crinckle, crinckle, crinckle...crinckle,crinckle,crinckle,...Hear the paper go crinckle, crinckle, crinckle...Recycle for our earth. 

Hear the bottle go ding, ding, ding
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding,
Hear the bottle go ding, ding, ding
Recycle for our earth.

I'm A Piece of Litter (Sung To: "I'm A Little Teapot") 

I'm a piece of litter, Pick me up,
Put me in the garbage, Or recycle me,
When you do this, You'll make the earth,
Much more beautiful, For you and me,

See the pond all grimy, Help clean up,
You'll see more happy faces,
Where ever you go,
You'll make the earth more beautiful than ever before,
You'll be able to hear it say "Thank you!"

Flashcard Tip

Do you ever want to drill a student on notes or chords, but have to sort through the cards to find all the notes they know and take out the ones they haven't learned yet?  I finally came up with a easy system to help.  I have organized my flash cards according to the students level.  I use a sticker that is the same color as the students books and place it on the back of the card.  I use Faber and Faber a lot, so purple cards are all the notes they will learn by the end of the book.  Then red cards add High C position and some notes in G position.  This saves me a lot of time!!!

Group Lesson Easter Style

This week I am having group lessons.  I started giving group lessons about three years ago and am so glad I did.  I do two group lesson each semester.  Students sign up for a time and come for an hour.  The group lesson takes place of their regular lesson.  It is a great way to reinforce musical concepts and I always have my students share a piece they are working on, so it is a great motivation to get a piece ready for a performance.

This time I have an Easter themed group lesson.  We did a fun activity with Easter Eggs.  I take plastic Easter eggs and write A,B,C,D,E,F,G on them with a sharpie.  Inside the eggs I put slips of paper with questions or symbols to identify.  I try to have my students arranged by level in their group lesson so that we can focus on learning the same things.  Sometimes I have mixed levels and have to accommodate for the differences.  If all the students are the same level, then the eggs can be mixed up, but if you have different levels I assign the level a color of egg.  For example, purple eggs have questions for level one and orange eggs have questions for level two.

Here are some examples of what questions are in the eggs:
1. What is a skip above C?
2. Play an E major chord
3. How many flats are in the key of Db Major?
4. What note is 3 beats long?
5. Name the 5 lines of the Treble Clef
6. To gradually slow down.

I also have musical symbols they identify.

First I hide the eggs and the students try and find them.  I tell the students the can only find a set amount of eggs so everyone can find the same to be fair.  Then I have the student match the letter on their egg to a staff card, chord card or just a keyboard note, depending on the level.  After they match their egg they can place it in my Easter basket.  Then I tell them to pick an egg, a certain color if necessary and they answer the question inside.
Enjoy!

Lucky Penny

Lucky Penny

This game is fun around St. Patrick's day and great way to review note names.

Items needed:

Pennies

Staff cards

Green sticker

Candy

1. Place a green star or sticker on two - five pennies.

2. Place these pennies on the keyboard.

3. Students take turns taking off the penny that matches the staff card.

4. If they get a lucky penny with the green sticker on it they get a small candy (starburst, piece of bubble gum, etc. . .)

St. Patrick's Day Songs

St. Patrick's Day Songs

The Leprechaun Song (sung to Mary Had a Little Lamb)

I'm a little leprechaun leprechaun leprechaun 

I'm a little leprechaun Who likes to hide my gold.

I dress in green from head to toe head to toe head to toe 

I dress in green from head to toe I wear green all day long!

You'll never catch me or my gold not my gold not my gold 

You'll never catch me or my gold I hide it much too well!

St. Patrick's Day (tune: If You're Happy and You Know It)

On Saint Patrick's day, you might see a leprechaun. (wee little lad)

If you close your eyes and wish, and pretend you are Irish, 

On St. Patrick's Day, you might see a leprechaun. 

On St. Patrick's Day, you might see a rainbow bright. (Ah make rainbow with arm)

On St. Patrick's Day you might see a pot of gold. (I’m rich Snap finger)

On St. Patrick's Day you might see a shamrock green. (Make a wish)

Leprechaun stew

Leprechaun stew, Leprechaun stew,

If I don't get some,

I don't know what I'll do.

Give away my pot of gold

Give away my shoe.

But don't give away my Leprechaun Stew.

Mix in potatoes, carrots too

Add some celery and broccoli too

Just wait till you taste my Leprechaun stew.

Go On A Leprechaun Hunt (an adaptation of the Bear Hunt)
Ask the children to listen closely and follow the directions. Instruct
them to clap the rhythm or slap their knees as you tell the story.

Going on a leprechaun hunt. I'm not afraid.
Let's go! Oh. look! I see a grassy field.
Can't go around it. Can't go under it. Can't go over it. Let's go through it.
Let's go! Swish, swish, swish, swish.
Oh, look! I see a giant tree.
Can't go over it. Can't go under it. Can't go through it. Let's climb it.
Let's go! Climb, climb, climb.
Oh, look! I see a river.
Can't go over it. Can't go around it. Can't go under it. Let's Swim it.
Let's go. Swim, swim, swim.
Oh, look! I see a dark cave.
Can't go around it. Can't go under it. Can't go over it. Let's tiptoe into it.
Let's go. Tippy, tippy, toe.
It's really dark in here. Better turn on my flashlight

Oh, no. I see something!
It's mean! It's green! It's a leprechaun! Let's go!
Run! Run! Swim! Swim! Climb! Climb! Swish! Swish!
Whew...safe at home again.

Secret Color Game

The Secret Color Game

This is a great game to work on note location.  Many students can name notes on flash cards, but when it comes to playing the note in the right place on the keyboard, they sometimes are too high or low.

Directions:

1. Place bingo chips or jewels on the keys you want to review.  I have different colored jewels that I use.

2. Before you start the game you take one jewel and hide it under a book or cup.  This is the secret color.

3. The student takes a jewel off the key that matches the flash card. 

4. You or another student take turns taking jewels off.

5. At the end you reveal the secret color and that color is worth two points.  You add up your jewels and get two points for each jewel that is the secret color.  Whoever has the most colors wins!

Variations:

1. For beginners you can just use alphabet cards instead of flash cards.

2. For students who don't know many note names, you can put more than one jewel on a key.

3. Another way to start the game is to have the student put the jewel on the key as you review the note names and where the location of the note is.

Rhythm Puzzle

Rhythm Puzzle

Rhythm puzzle is a game designed to help students with note values, counting and playing rhythms.

1. You set a times signature

2. You have cards with note values on them ranging from quarter note, to triplets, dotted rhythms and sixteenth notes.  

3. You place the card in four lines so that each line has four beats.

4. Then mix up the cards by switching them.  You cannot add any cards to a line or take away cards.  In other words, each line must have the same number of cards it started with.  Some lines may have 5, while other may only have one card.

5. The student must switch the cards to get each line to equal the correct amount of beats, according to the time signature.

6. When completed, I have the student point and count and then clap and count.

The fun part of this game is that the solution to the puzzle can be different each time, depending on which cards you switch.  I have played this in teams where the kids take turns switching cards.  

The first picture is of the cards arranged in four rows, each row equaling four beats.

I believe this game originally came from Music Mind Games.

The second picture is of the cards mixed up.

Snow Songs

Snow Songs  

10 Little Snowmen Sung to "Mary Had a Little Lamb"

10 little snowmen dancing all around

Dancing all around, dancing all around

10 little snowmen dancing all around

The sun came out and one melted to the ground.

Continue with different actions: 

9. Hopping

8. Sliding

7. Marching

6. Twisting

5. Bending

4. Tip toeing

3. Skipping

2. Running

1. Jumping

Teaching Idea

1. Use a bigger number and subtract two or three or more at a time for harder problems

2. Have children represent the snowmen and melt to the ground.

10 little snowballs
Snow fell last night and it fell so hard
When I looked out my window
It covered up my yard
I made 10 little snowballs and I put them in a line
One fell off and then there were 9
9 little snowballs I put them on the gate 1 fell off and then there were 8
8 little snowballs I hit 1 up toward heaven.  It came down splat! and then there were 7
7 little snowballs I hit 1 with a stick.  It broke into pieces and then there were 6
6 little snowballs all lined up side by side.  My dog stole 1 and then there were 5
5 little snowballs I took them to the store 1 fell off my sled so then there were 4
4 little snowballs underneath a tree I threw 1 at a monster and then there were 3
3 little snowballs I'll share them with you.  You have one and and I  have two
2 little snowballs left out in the sun.  1 melted away and then there was 1
1 little snowballs left all alone, I'll put it in my pocket and take it home.

Teaching Ideas
1. Have numbers either felt, magnet or wood and have the student hold up the number of snowballs left
2.  Make a snowball out of paper and give ten out.  Students shoot the snowball in a basket each time you count down.

Built a Snowman
I built a snowman (pretend to build)
Pat, pat, pat (pat in air 3 times)
He turned out great (make Okay sign)
Now clap, clap, clap (clap 3 times)
I put a hat (pretend to put on a hat)
On his head, head, head (touch head 3 times)
I made his mouth (touch mouth)
Gave him bread, bread, bread (touch mouth 3 times)
I patted snow (pat snow)
On his cheeks, cheeks, cheeks (touch cheeks 3 times)
His button eyes are (point to eyes)
Pink, pink, pink (touch eyes three times)
An acorn for his  (make a fist)
Nose, nose, nose (touch nose 3 times)
Big black boots (make arms wide)
For his toes, toes, toes (touch toes 3 times)


Teaching ideas
1. Talk about rhyming words and review the ones in the song.
2. Have a snowman made out of felt or construction paper and build him as directed in the song.
3. Talk about the sequence of events and have the children tell you what was 1st, 2nd, etc. . .

Recommended Books
1. The Biggest, Best Snowman by Margery Cuyler
2. Snowballs by Lois Ehlert (63)
3. White Snow, Bright Snow by Alvin Tresselt (70)
4.  The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

Bear Songs

I like to do a bear theme in winter because it lends itself well to talking about hibernation.  I have bear songs about grizzly bears, polar bears and teddy bears.  I also have a cute song about the famous story "Goldilocks and the Three Bears."

The Bear in the Dell  (sung to FARMER IN THE DELL)

The bear stretches his legs, the bear stretches his legs,
Hi ho the derry-oh the bear stretches his legs
The bear scratches his back, the bear scratches his back,
Hi ho the derry-oh the bear scratches his back
The bear runs through the woods, the bear runs through the woods,
Hi ho the derry-oh the bear runs through the woods 

The bear climbs a tree, the bear climbs a tree
Hi ho the derry-oh the bear climbs a tree 

The bear eats some honey, the bear eats some honey,
Hi ho the derry-oh the bear eats some honey 

The bear takes a nap, the bear takes a nap,
Hi ho the derry-oh the bear takes a nap

Did You Ever See a Bear? (sung to DID YOU EVER SEE A LASSIE?)
Did you ever see a polar bear, polar bear, polar bear?

Did you ever see a polar bear going for a swim?

He swims this way and that way and that way and this way.

Did you ever see a polar bear going for a swim?
Did you ever see a brown bear, a brown bear, a brown bear?
Did you ever see a brown bear catching a fish?

He catches it this way and that way and that way and this way.

Did you ever see a brown bear catching a fish?
Did you ever see a teddy bear, teddy bear, teddy bear?

Did you ever see a teddy bear taking a nap?

He naps this way and that way and that way and this way.
Did you ever see a teddy bear taking a nap?

Three bears with a beat
(Snap or clap or pat, or keep the beat in any way you want, on the
words in parenthesis.)

(Once) upon a (time) in the (mid)dle of the (woods)
there were (three) (bears).
(One) was a (Pa)pa bear, (one) was a (Ma)ma bear, (one) was a (Wee) Bear. ((x)) ((x)).
A(long) came the (girl) with the (gold)en curls.

She (knocked) on the (door) but (no) one was (there).

So she (walked) right (in) cause she (did)n't care.
(Home), (home), (home), came the (Pa)pa bear,

Grrrrrrrr" (hold hands in front like sharp claws)
(Home), (home), (home), came the (Ma)ma bear,

Ahhhhhhh" (throw both hands up in surprise)
"
(Home), (home), (home), came the (wee) bear. ((x)) ((x))
Hmmmmmph!" (cross arms on chest and pout)
(change voice with each bear)
"
(Some)one's been (eat)ing my (porr)idge!" ((x)) said the (Pa)pa
(bear). "
Grrrrrrrr" (hold hands in front like sharp claws)
"(Some)one's been (eat)ing my (porr)idge! ((x)) said the (Ma)ma
(bear). "
Ahhhhhhh" (throw both hands up in surprise)
"
(Hey)-baba-(ree)-bear," (said) the little (wee) bear,
"(Some)one has (eat)en my
(soup)!
Hmmmmmph!" (cross arms on chest and pout)
"(Some)one's been (sit)ting in (my) (chair)!" said the (Pa)pa (bear).
"Grrrrrrrrr"

"(Some)one's been (sit)ting in (my) (chair)!" said the (Ma)ma (bear)!"
"Ahhhhhhh"
"
(Hey)-baba-(ree),bear," said the little (wee) bear, "
(Some)one has
(brok)en my (seat)! Hmmmmmph!"
"(Some)one's been (sleep)ing in (my) (bed)!" said the (Pa)pa (bear)!
"Grrrrrrrrr"

"(Some)one's been (sleep)ing in (my) (bed)!" said the (Ma)ma (bear).
"Ahhhhhhhh"
"(Hey)-baba-(ree)-bear, (said) the little (wee) (bear), "
(Some)one is
(still) in my (bed)! Hmmmmmph!"
(Change to a whisper)
Just then Goldilocks woke up. (Scream, arms raised:) "Aaaaahhhhhhhhh!"
She (jumped) out of (bed) and she (beat) it out of (there)! (point with thumb)
"(Bye),(bye), (bye)," said the (Pa)pa bear. (wave)
"
(Bye), (bye), (bye)," said the (Ma)ma bear. (wave)
"
(Hey)-baba-(ree)-bear," (said) the little (wee) bear, "
(This) is the
(end) of our (tale). Hmmmmmph!"

Index Cards

I found some index cards in Office Depot the other day cut the size of playing cards.  I plan on using them for all kinds of games.  Here is a link I found at Amazon

Dental Health

Dental Health Songs

Brush Your Teeth Sung to "Jingle Bells"

Brush your teeth, Brush your teeth (swish hands)

Give your teeth a treat  (Clap hands)

Brush up and down and all around  (Point up, down and around)

To keep them clean and neat.  (Clap hands)

Brush them once, Brush them twice  (Hold up fingers)

Brush three times a day  (Hold up fingers)

Brush up and down and all around  (Point up, down and around)

Keep cavities away.  (Clap hands)

My Toothbrush   Sung to "Jimmy Crack Corn"

I have a little toothbrush

I hold it very tight

I brush my teeth each morning

And then again at night

I go brush, brush, brush

And rinse, rinse, rinse

And then when they're clean

I'll blow you a kiss

Brush, brush, brush

Rinse, rinse, rinse

Brush, brush, brush

Rinse, rinse, rinse

Brush, brush, brush

Rinse, rinse, rinse

And then when they're clean

I'll blow you a kiss

The Toothbrush Song  Sung to "Row, Row, Row your Boat"

Pat to the beat

Brush, brush, brush your teeth

Brush them everyday

We put toothpaste on our brush 

To help stop tooth decay.

Swish hands to the beat

Floss, floss, floss your teeth

Floss them everyday

Using the string to clean between

Keeps the plaque away.

Clap hands to the beat

Clean, clean, clean your teeth

Clean them everyday

Your teeth will sparkle for years to come

In the most beautiful way.

I Had A Loose Tooth Sung to "Little White Duck"

I had a loose tooth

A wiggly, jiggly loose tooth

I had a loose tooth, hanging by a thread

So I pulled my loose tooth

This wiggly , jiggly loose tooth

And put it 'neath the pillow

When I went up to bed.

The fairies took my loose tooth

My wiggly, jiggly loose tooth

So now I have a nickel and a hole in my head.

High Score Hoops

This week is "High Score Hoops."  We are naming notes and shooting baskets in an attempt to have the highest score of the week.  The game needs the following items:
• Basketball hoop or trash can

• Ball
• Staff cards or Chord Cards
• Keyboard

1. First I have the students take a staff card and find the note on the piano and play it.  The must find the note in the correct place in order to move to the next step.
2. After identifying the correct note, they take a shot with the basketball.
3. I record the number of baskets made and notes named on a board.

Students are motivated to shoot baskets and gain a high score.  You can have a set number of cards to name or use a timer.  Chord cards are used for more advanced students.

I have also used this to drill any concept.  If they identify the symbol, clap the correct rhythm, etc . . they get to attempt a shot.  My boys beg for this game!

Thanks to Susan Paradis for this idea