Lyrics to Literacy: Read a Song & Sing a Book Debbie Clement rainbowwithinreach.com rainbowswithinreach.blogspot.com ***Find me on FB!!! Wobbleseat.com Pinterest Princess PreKandKsharing.blogspot.com [email protected] CELEBRATE! (“Debbie’s Ditties 5: Jump, Jam, Jive”) It’s time to celebrate: celebrate. We are great: we are great. It’s time to educate: educate. We are great!: we are great! Let’s all appreciate: appreciate. We are GREAT: we are GREAT! Today’s a whoop day: whoop day. I’ll be your whoop d.j.:whoop d.j. Whoop out loud: Whoop out loud. Whoop w/the crowd: Whoop w/the crowd. **** Call and response: Listening/memory/recall, strong beat, sign language “Clatter Bash! A Day of the Dead Celebration” Richard Keep All Soul’s Day “Shades of Black: A Celebration of our Children” Sandra Pinkney African Americans “Jamboree Day” Rhonda Green Jungles, Rhyme “Toni’s Topsy-Turvy Telephone Day” Laura Ljungkvist Communication “Monster Math” Anne Miranda Birthdays “Party” Barbara Reid Families “Block Party Today!” Marilyn Singer Friends, Summer “Family Reunion” Tricia Tusa Surprise GLAD I'M AT SCHOOL (“Debbie's Ditties 2 Much Fun”) Chorus: Well, all right: all right! OK: OK! I'm glad I'm at school today. Teacher, teacher, teacher I am ready to move, [Motions] #1: wipers Teacher give me skills to keep me in the groove. (2X) Chorus: Teacher, teacher, teacher I am ready to learn #2: swish Teacher call on me, it must be my turn. (2X) Chorus: #3: growing Teacher, teacher, teacher I am ready to grow, cross midline Teacher can you see how much that I know? (2X) Chorus: Teacher, teacher, teacher I am ready to work, #4: hand jive Teacher honestly, it isn't a quirk. (2X) Chorus: [2X each: knees, clap, swish, bop, and wave] ****affirmation, “choreography”/movement, patterns, sequence, rock-n-roll “Kindergarten Rocks” Diane De Groat Friends, Parties “Billy and the Big New School” Lawrence Anholt Starting School “Bus For Us” Suzanne Bloom Starting School “Lizard Walinsky” Roberta Baker Individuality, School “Friends at School” Rochelle Bunnett Disabilities “Henry’s Show and Tell” Nancy Carlson Kindergarten “Think Big” Nancy Carlson Self esteem, School “Blue Ribbon Day” Katie Couric Science, Esteem “Math Man” Teri Daniels Field Trips “Miss Smith’s Incredible Story Book” Michael Garland Books, Reading TOP TO BOTTOM (“Debbie’s Ditties 6: The Handwriting Mix” w/Zaner-Bloser) Top to bottom, left to right, left to right. (2x) That’s how people read & how people write. Top to bottom, left to right, left to right. 1.) Letters start up at the top, at the top. Never at the bottom at the top, at the top. 2.) Reading eyes go left to right, l to r. Writing hands go left to right, l to r.... That's how people read & how people write. Top to bottom, left to right, left to right. YOU'RE WONDERFUL (“Debbie's Ditties for Little Kiddies”) [Now a hard-cover picture book ISBN 0-9705987-4-2 & Kweezletown DVD] I think you're wonderful. I think you're marvelous. I think you're beautiful & magical, and filled with curiosity.... (and dreams.) 2. You think I'm wonderful? 3. You're right I'm wonderful. 4. I think you're wonderful. 5. You're right I'm wonderful. 6. That means we're wonderful. ****affirmation, self-doubt to self-esteem, patterns, graphics, sign language, performance, It’s a book/song about CONTRACTIONS!! Co-operative group card and exchange game: PATTERNS!! 6 per student Each child gets a set of 6 playing cards of their own unique pattern. Teacher leads group, get a partner, tell your partner…………. 1. What is the most wonderful thing about school? 2. What is the most marvelous thing that happened _____ birthday, field trip? “What a Wonderful World” George Weiss “Now I See How Great I Can Be” Linda Grossman Self Confidence “Being Me” Julie Broski Self-Perception “I’m Gonna Like Me: Letting Off a Little Self-Esteem” Jamie Lee Curtis Self-Esteem “Wow! It Sure is Good to be You!” Cynthia Jabar Individuality “Betty Lou Blue” Nancy Crocker Self Acceptance “It’s OK to be Different” Todd Parr Individuality “Just The Way You Are” Marcus Pfister Animals “Bintou’s Braids” Sylviane Diouf Self Acceptance “Clumsy Crab” Ruth Galloway Marine Life “Yay, You! Moving Out, Moving Up, Moving On” Sandra Boynton Self Confidence “Whoever You Are” Mem Fox Multi-cultural “What I Do Best” Allia Zobel-Nolan Pop up book “I Can Do It Too!” Karen Baicker Self Confidence “I am Me” Karla Kuskin Identity “Happy With Me” Leo Timmers Imagination “It’s Me!” Erich Drachman Imagination PATTERN SONG (“Debbie’s Ditties 4: Come Dance S’More!”) Here we go, it’s the pattern song. Listen and watch, and play along. We will start with an easy one. Listen and watch, and have some fun. Are you ready? It’s the pattern song. Listen & watch, cuz you belong: 1. Knees. Tap. (A/B) 2. Head. Ear-ear. (A/BB) 3. Stomp-stomp. Clap. (AA/B) 4. Hip-hip. Zoom-Zoom. (AA/BB) 5. Wrist-wrist. Chin-chin-chin. (AA/BBB) ****skills of prediction, anticipation, mathematics of algebra, rhythm, strong beat “Pattern Fish” Trudy Harris ISBN 0-7613-1712-0 “Pattern Bugs” Trudy Harris Algebraic prediction “The Baby Goes Beep” Rebecca O’Connell ISBN 0-7613-1789-9 “Wow! City!” Robert Neubecker ISBN 078680951-5 “Chugga-Chugga Choo-Choo” Kevin Lewis Book w/a hook “Please, Baby, Please” Spike Lee African American “Please, Puppy, Please” Spike Lee ISBN 0-689-86804-9 “All in One Hour” Susan Crummel Rhyme & Cumulative TALL GIRAFFE (“Debbie’s Ditties 3 At the Library” ) Tall giraffe, makes me laugh. 2X Come along sing this song. Tall giraffe, makes me laugh. 2. Neck so long, legs so strong. 2X 3. Brown and spotted, polka dotted. 4. Chewing leaves, on top of trees. 5. Happy lappy, tongue so slappy. 6. Tall and lean, stilt machine. ****Cumulative verses/memory, pattern, sequence, rhyme, sign language “Giraffes Can’t Dance” Giles Andreae Self-esteem, persistence “Giraffe Who Cock-A-Doodle-Doo’D” Keith Faulkner Humor, Pop-up format “Giraffe Trouble” Jean C. George Africa “Girl on the Yellow Giraffe” Ronald Himler Imagination “Visitor” Patrice Aggs Giraffes, Individuality “Carlo Likes Reading” Jessica Spanyo l Books, Reading, Giraffe “Carlo Likes Math” Jessica Spanyo l Counting, Giraffe “Idora” Alex Godard Change, Loneliness, Giraffe “I’m a Little Giraffe” Tim Wearve Board Book “Watching Giraffes in Africa” Deborah Underwood Africa “Through the Heart of the Jungle” Jonathan Emmett Cumulative “Sitting Down to Eat” Charise Harper Counting, Cumulative, Sharing “First Day of Winter” Denise Fleming Cumulative Song Art Project/Craftivity: Trace around shoe for giraffe head. Trace around forearm for giraffe neck. Fingerprint paint or ink pad for spots. RED, WHITE, AND BLUE (“Debbie’s Ditties 4: Come Dance S’More!”) Red, white, and blue. I love you. Red, white, and blue. I love you. Sing for our country. Sing for our country. Sing for our country, America brave and true. Sing for our country. Sing for our country. Sing for our country, America I love you. 2. march 3. clap 4. thank you **** Patriotism, American flag recognition, group performance (my nationally award winning book!) “The Flag We Love” Pam Munoz Ryan ISBN 0-88106-844-6 “Wow! America!” Robert Neubecker Travel “Across America, I Love You” Christine Loomis Parents “ABC of America” Per-Henrik Gurth ABCs “America the Beautiful” Robert Sabuda Pop up book “Hats off for the Fourth of July” Harriet Zieffert 4th of July “Of all human resources, the most precious is the desire to learn & grow.” –Vizzare JUMPIN’ JIMINY (“Debbie’s Ditties 5: Jump, Jam, Jive”) Jumpin’ Jiminy Jamboree. Jubilation Jubilee. Jazzy jesters joyfully. Jubilation Jubilee. (Repeat) Freezing frozen fantastically. Funsters frozen fraggle-de-free. Breathing, deeply, you and me. Thawing, thawing, now set free. ****Contrast & opposites: movement vs. stillness, alliteration, using & storing energy “Jump!” Steve Lavis Participation “Emily Loves to Bounce” Stephen King Playing, Jumping “Two Feet Up, Two Feet Down” Pamela Love Jumping Rope “Boing! Jumping on the Bed” Jane Seymour Cats, Misbehavior “Jump Up!” Dan Zanes Songs “Jump Rope Magic” Afi Scruggs Games, Jump Rope “Boing” Nick Bruel Kangaroos, Jumping LION PROWL (“Debbie's Ditties 2 Much Fun” ) Lion, lion prowls through the jungle. Lion, lion stalks the jungle floor. Lion, lion prowls through the jungle. Lion, lion listen for that roar: ------------------ (3 X) **** skills of prediction, anticipation, delayed gratification, sign language, rhythm, beat “We’re Going on a Lion Hunt” David Axtell ISBN 0-8050-6159-2 “Lion Who Wanted to Love” Giles Andreae Friendship “Roar! A Noisy Counting Book” Paula Duncan Counting “Nobody Laughs at a Lion” Paul Bright Self-Esteem “My Four Lions” Bernice Gold Imagination “Nata’s Lion” Suse McDonald Africa/Hunting “Time of the Lion” Caroline Pitcher Fathers & Sons “Little Lions” Jim Arnosky Baby Animals ALL TOGETHER NOW (“Debbie’s Ditties 3 At the Library”) Everybody, all together now. Everybody clap your hands. Repeat 2. Stomp your feet. 3. Swing & sway. 4. Shake it down. 5. Turn around. Everybody, sit back down. **** Pattern and sequence, cumulative/review, sign language, transition song “Dancing in my Bones” Sylvia Andrews Stories in Rhyme “Alley Cat’s Meow” Kathi Appelt Cats, Dancing “Big Bug Ball” Dee Lillegard Insects, Parties “Numbers Dance” Josephine Nobisso Counting “Dancing With Katya” Dori Chaconas Polio, Sisters “Can You Dance Dalila?” Virginia Kroll African American MONSTER SPRAY (“Debbie’s Ditties 4: Come Dance S’More!”) Once upon a time in my dark, dark room, there were monsters: creepy monsters. Big, tall hairy ones. Invisible scary ones. Irrational airy ones: airy ones, airy ones.