Every year I start with an easy song that children can pick up quickly. The lyrics are simple, the body movement is repetitive, it allows practice for keeping a beat, focuses on concrete What-questions, and the kids learn anticipation/waiting skills.
Materials: Laminate Letter B
Song: Bouncy Bouncy Bouncy
Artist: Rachel Arntson
CD: VocalMotion
Bouncy, ® Rachel Arntson and Chez Raginiak, 2007
Bouncy, bouncy, bouncy. Bouncy, bouncy, bouncy.
Bouncy, bouncy, bouncy. Now we stop. Wait! Wait! Ready, set, go!
Phoneme: /b/. Practice b-b-b. Does anyone have that /b/ sound in their name? What other words have that sound? Baby, bubbles, banana, boy, bounce.
Practicing tracing: Start at the top and draw down. Go back to the top and bounce around.
Vocabulary: bounce, bouncy, wait, ready-set-go, back, top, down, body, head, toes, legs, knees, shoulders, tongue, head, feet, elbows.
We started with bouncing hands, feet, head, and elbows. What other body parts can we bounce? The kids came up with knees, legs, whole body, and hair. Miss Carrie came up with shoulders, noses, and tongues. Try to bounce your tongue and sing the song at the same time! We ended up in a fit of giggles and then bounced our way to our tables for Snack Time.
