Visualization

I try to do Katalina Matalina each year and have the kids draw what they think she looks like.  

We listen to the song over and over again until she is done.

Well this summer I did it again, based on a child's request.  

I had her last year in summer school and she came later in the program and asked if we could do it again, who am I to NOT do it?  So I put it in my lesson plans.

Here are some of them:

Music Monday

I love to incorporate music with everything- I tend to just make songs up as I go. I want to make sure that I use tried and true songs as well.


What are some of your favorite science songs?
Here are my science themes for this year:


Becoming a Scientist


Insects
*The Ants Go Marching


Rocks


Fall


Pets


Spiders
*Itsy Bitsy Spider by Dr. Jean

Living/Non-Living


Nutrition


Inventors/Inventions


Colors 
*All of the Frog Street Press color songs
*Roygbiv by Donna Whyte
*Mixing My Colors
*What Color Did You Choose?


Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs Dancing


Senses
*The Five Senses by Donna Whyte


Our Bodies
*Body Talk
*Body Part Movement



Trees


From Farm to Table
Old MacDonald


Space
Planet Poem by Dr. Jean

Constellations
Twinkle Twinkle


Clouds


Water


Worms


Plants
Parts of a Plant by Dr. Jean


Earth Day
R-E-C-Y-C-L-E




Amphibians and Reptiles
*Little Green Frog


Zoo


Land vs Sea
Oceans by Dr. Jean

Music

I love love love to sing.

I usually make up my own songs for everything.  I have so many songs/CD's that are collecting dust.

How do you use music in your classroom?

I also forget what songs I have as well uggggg!

I have already started adding music to my laptop so I can move to my iPod.

Don't get me started on all of the books on tape I have lol

Bonus for me and the children is that I can actually sing. I sing at church for weddings and funerals.

I created these sheet to help me out: Music Guide {link fixed :)}

I run the spreadsheet back to back. I do one CD at a time. so I am not overwhelmed at this daunting task.

I also have a playlist that has just musical backgrounds for new songs. Those familiar songs that I change the lyrics to :) I use this book: First Grade Grammar Book 1 and book 2.

ETA: It appears that they are doing some work, so I searched some, and located the blog where I got them:  Polka Dot Teacher