Witch's Brew Game Level Two

Here is a great game around Halloween Time.: Witch's Brew Game.

I plan on picking the cards from a cauldron and then using a witch's finger to count and point to the rhythms.  The witch's finger is just a fake witch finger you can find at a party store or Halloween store.

Witch’s Brew: Players draw cards and perform the rhythm on each card.  When the Witch Card is drawn they get a little prize: sticker, candy, Halloween treat.

You can keep adding on to the cards you have drawn, making an extended rhythm.

You can clap the cards, perform them on a rhythm instrument or piano.

Another idea is to use some Halloween words to say the rhythm.  For example, a triplet could be "Halloween" and eighth notes could be "Pumpkin" or "Mummy".  I have more ideas in the directions on page four.

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Witch's Brew Game Level One

Here is a great game around Halloween Time.: Witch's Brew Game.

I plan on picking the cards from a cauldron and then using a witch's finger to count and point to the rhythms.  The witch's finger is just a fake witch finger you can find at a party store or Halloween store.

Witch’s Brew: Players draw cards and perform the rhythm on each card.  When the Witch Card is drawn they get a little prize: sticker, candy, Halloween treat.

You can keep adding on to the cards you have drawn, making an extended rhythm.

You can clap the cards, perform them on a rhythm instrument or piano.
CLICK HERE FOR Witch's Brew

Fire Safety Songs

Five Little Firefighters

Five little firefighters sit very still

Until they saw a fire on top of a hill

The first one ring the bell, ding dong

The second pulls his big boots on

The third one climbs on the truck right away

The fourth one joins him, no one can wait

The fifth one drives the truck to the fire 

The big yellow flames go higher and higher

Whoo-oo Whoo-oo Hear the fire truck say

As all cars get out of the way

Shhhh goes the water from the fire hose spout

And quicker than a wink the fire is out.

I’m a Firefighter: (Sung to Mulberry Bush)

Come let us ride the fire truck The fire truck, the fire truck

Oh we can ride the fire truck Whoo! whoo Whoo!

This is the way I pull on my boots Pull on my boots, pull on my boots

This is the way I pull on my boots I’m a fire fighter

This is the way I drive the fire truck Drive the fire truck, drive the fire truck

This is the way I drive the fire truck I’m a fire fighter

This is the way I fasten the hose,  Fasten the hose, fasten the hose

This is the way I fasten the hose I’m a fire fighter

This is the way I squirt the water Squirt the water, squirt the water

This the way I squirt the water I’m a fire fighter

This is the way I climb the ladder Climb the ladder, climb the ladder

This is the way I climb the ladder I’m a fire fighter.

What do you do when there’s a fire? (Sung to What shall we do with the drunken sailor)

What do you do when there’s a fire? What do you do when there’s a fire? 

What do you do when there’s a fire?

Dial 9 1 1

What do you do when plan for fire? What do you do when plan for fire? 

What do you do when plan for fire?

Have a fire drill

What do you do if you’re on fire? What do you do if you’re on fire?  

What do you do if you’re on fire?

Stop, drop and roll

What do you do if you find matches? What do you do if you find matches? 

What do you do if you find matches?

Give them to a grown up

Who comes in a truck if there’s a fire? Who comes in a truck if there’s a fire? 

Who comes in a truck if there’s a fire?

It’s the fireman

Fire Safety Song (Sung to the Farmer and the Dell)

My fire truck is red My fire truck is red

Hi- ho to the fire we go

My fire truck is red

The smoke detector rings The smoke detector rings

Hi-ho to the fire we go

The smoke detector rings

Stop, drop and roll Stop, drop and roll

Hi-ho to the fire we go

Stop, drop and roll

The water puts out the fire The water puts out the fire

Hi-ho to the fire we go

The water puts out the fire

What happens if there is a fire? (Sung to Bingo)

What happens if there is a fire?

Do you know what to do?

Get out, get out quick Get out, get out quick Get out, get out quick

Stay very low and go, GO!

What happens if there is a fire?

Do you know what to do?

Stay out, don’t go back Stay out, don’t go back Stay out, don’t go back

Don’t go back in the house NO!

What happens if there is a fire?

Do you know what to do?

Get help, Call 911  Get help, Call 911  Get help, Call 911 

The fire truck will soon come

Five Brave Firefighters 

Five brave firefighters sleeping so

The fire bell rings and down the pole they go

Jump in the fire truck, Hurry down the street

Climb up the ladder, Feel the fire’s heat

Five brave fire fighters, Put the fire out.

Hip Hip Hooray All the people shout

I’m a little firefighter (Sung to I’m a little teapot)

I’m a little firefighter dressed in red

I wear a fire helmet on my head

I hurry to the fire and give a shout

With a burst of water the fire is out

I’m a little firefighter on the go

Here is my helmet, here is my hose

When I see a fire hear me shout

Turn on the water and put the fire out!  SSSSHHHHHH

Fire Story

Everything is quiet.  The fire truck is ready to go.  

The fire fighters are asleep at the station(Snore)

Suddenly the fire alarm rings (Briiiinnnng)

The fire fighters jump out of bed and slide down the pole (Wheee)

The run to the red fire truck (stamp, stamp)

The truck races away to the fire (Vrooom)

The siren wails all the way (oooh, oooh, )

When they reach the fire, the truck screeches to a stop (Screeech)

The fire fighters hook up the hose to the fire hydrant (Wrench sounds)

The fire fighters spray water on the fire (hisssss)

At last the fire is out.  The fire fighters are tired (Yawns)

The climb on the truck and drive back to the station (vroom)

The put away the truck.  Everything is quiet.  

The fire truck and fire fighters are ready for the next fire.

Recommended Reading

1. Stop, Drop and Roll by Margery Cuyler

2. Fire! Fire! by Gail Gibbons

3. Fire Fighters by Norma Simon

Smaller Cards for Musical UNO: Colored Leaves Version

Here are the UNO playing cards in a smaller version

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HEc2un_hnPDo3wHLcCNSSdt5jbpPZbB_3Q/view?usp=sharing

UNO: Colored Leaves Version

I created a UNO Game, using staff cards printed on colored leaves.  It is played like the original UNO game, except you match note names: A,B,C,D,E,F,G, instead of numbers.  Middle C can match Treble C, and so on.  A fun way to reinforce those all important note names.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_noK3FTJrq_R19Nc0xkVy1tMjg/view?usp=sharing

Leaves in the Fall Songs

Leaves are Falling  Sung to "Are you sleeping?"

Red leaves falling, Red leaves falling   (wiggle fingers down to the ground)

On the ground, on the ground   (Hit floor 3 times)Autumn time is coming, autumn time is coming   (Clap 3 times)All around, all around   (Spread arms around in circle)

Substitute Red for the fall colors: Orange, yellow, brown.

Idea #1: You can cut out leaves from paper and pretend they are falling

Idea #2: Use scarves to pretend with as you sing about the leaves falling

Idea #3: Have leaves cut out and spread out on the floor or table. Tell the children they have to find the leaf you sing about it the song


Leaves are Falling  Sung to “Jingle Bells”

Leaves are falling, Leaves are falling

One fell on my nose

Leaves are falling, Leaves are falling

One fell on my toes

Leaves are falling, Leaves are falling

One fell on my head

Leaves are falling, Leaves are falling

Yellow, orange and red

This is the way Sung to “Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush”

This is the way we rake the leaves, rake the leaves, rake the leaves

This is the way we rake the leaves at Autumn time

Throw the leaves

Jump in the leaves

Five little leaves

Five little leaves in the autumn breeze

Tumbled and fluttered down from the trees

The 1st leaf said “I am red

I shall rest in a flower bed”

The 2nd leaf said “I am yellow

I’m a happy-go-lucky fellow”

The 3rd leaf said “I am green

I change color so you shall see”

The 4th leaf said “Orange am I

Brightly colored I will fly”

The 5th leaf said “I am brown

I shall blow all over town”

The leaves on the trees Sung to “The Wheels on the Bus”

The leaves on the trees are changing colors

Changing colors, changing colors

The leaves on the trees are changing colors

All around town

The wind makes the leaves go “Swish,swish, swish”

Then the leaves come tumbling down

The leaves on the ground make a crackling sound

We’ll rake them up into a pile

It Must Be Autumn  Sung to “When the Saints go Marching In”

Oh, when the leaves fall off the trees

Oh, when the leaves fall off the trees

We know it must be autumn

When the leaves fall off the trees

When the wind begins to blow

When the leaves are changing colors

When the squirrel gathers his food

When there’s a chill out in the air

When we put our jackets on

Recommended Reading

1. Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert

2. Why do leaves change colors? by Betsy Maestro

3. When the leaf blew in by Steve Metzger

4. Leaves by David Ezra Stein

Candy Match Up

Here is a fun worksheet for primer levels that have students match the notes to the missing letters.  Download to print, for some reason it is not linking up right to print straight from this page.