tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819722186267743707.post8696219628725690865..comments2024-03-25T18:30:16.490-04:00Comments on Organized Chaos: Teacher Tuesday: lessons for the end of the yearElizabeth Caldwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12042281726294433770noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819722186267743707.post-13106211365444519472017-04-18T05:21:31.859-04:002017-04-18T05:21:31.859-04:00I KNOW- it's so much fun! :) And how cool that...I KNOW- it's so much fun! :) And how cool that you learned it from Jill Trinka herself way back in the day?!? I picked it up from a music teacher friend years ago. Elizabeth Caldwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12042281726294433770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819722186267743707.post-80975817305370809742017-04-15T18:26:33.504-04:002017-04-15T18:26:33.504-04:00Yes! That's the version of Julie Ann Johnson t...Yes! That's the version of Julie Ann Johnson that I learned from Jill Trinka way back in 1987, give or take a year. My kids love it because they create a new song every time. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00947156190885747892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819722186267743707.post-14775722428692270002016-05-06T05:37:24.601-04:002016-05-06T05:37:24.601-04:00Ah, I love these twists! I had not seen the James ...Ah, I love these twists! I had not seen the James Taylor version of I Bought Me a Cat (which I love). What an awesome resource. Thank you for sharing!Elizabeth Caldwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12042281726294433770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819722186267743707.post-87884474774242604962016-05-06T05:35:42.445-04:002016-05-06T05:35:42.445-04:00So true! I was just telling a first year teacher a...So true! I was just telling a first year teacher a few weeks ago to be prepared for "end-of-the-year-itis" disease once we come back from spring break and boy, has that been the case.... I'm glad you found these ideas helpful!Elizabeth Caldwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12042281726294433770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819722186267743707.post-37408168368283999482016-04-21T09:43:59.920-04:002016-04-21T09:43:59.920-04:00Going Downtown sounds a lot like what I use for &q...Going Downtown sounds a lot like what I use for "Syncopated Cyril" from Shenanigans, only between each pair of walkers, the two lines "cross the street," and then cross back. This gives me another way to use longways set with rules they already know and different music. Thanks! I have also used the kindergarten soundscape idea, but a little differently. I have laid out several unpitched percussion instruments, demonstrating any that the students aren't already familiar with, and having them choose an instrument for each character in a book or song. The student has to listen for the character's name, and then play their sound "on cue." I have successfully used it with "There Was and Old Monster Who Swallowed a Tick," (although any of the books in that series would work, if you wanted to use the seasonally appropriate one), and "I Bought Me a Cat" (if you wanted to use it, there is a hilarious video on Youtube with James Taylor that has large photos of each animal, which helps the students play on time. The horse is especially funny!). Thanks for these awesome ideas! I will be adding them to my end-of-the year repertoire!!!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17876435097181389896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819722186267743707.post-89719786027756479272016-04-21T07:06:47.461-04:002016-04-21T07:06:47.461-04:00Thank you! I am definitely trying these with my st...Thank you! I am definitely trying these with my students. I'm a first year teacher and am blown away by how early the 'end-of-the-year' jitters/unfocused behavior has begun with my students. I'm sure these will help! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00060327676014061395noreply@blogger.com