I'm excited for this month. Our transition son is "Must Be Santa" by Raffi. There are so many concepts reinforced with this song:
1. WHO QUESTIONS- this is a great introduction to the concept of WHO. The song repeats "Who......" and then answers the question. EX: Who's got a beard that's long and white? Santa has a beard that's long and white." We can further this concept with concrete questions such as "Who is wearing blue today?", "Who painted a picture today?". Later in the month, we'll add abstract questions such as "Who do we go to when we are sick? They take our temperature and look in our nose and ears."
2. PARTS/WHOLE - Parts make a whole. In this case, the separate pieces we are putting together (beard, cap, red suit, red nose, boots) make up our Santa. The children will take turns putting it together.
3. COLORS - red suit, red cap, white beard, black boots.
4. SEQUENCING - The song has a specific order to build the Santa. This is great to help the children understand "What happens next? What do we need next?"
The song is a bit fast for some of our language learners, so I will be singing it without music playing the first two weeks in order for the children to learn at a slower pace. Then I'll add the Raffi music while the children take turn singing and putting it together.
And here is the song
